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8 PSUs surrender 11 coal mines: Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi
Eight public sector companies have submitted requests to surrender 11 non-operational coal mines under an amnesty scheme, Parliament was informed on Monday.
India’s import of Russian oil less than 1% of total: Puri
India buying more volumes of crude oil from Russia is still less than 1% of the total oil imports, while the volumes from the US will…
EV sales set to rise, scenario will change in 5 years: Gadkari
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed optimism about the adoption of EV sales and alternative fuel-powered vehicles, saying the scenario will change in…
Parliament passes bill to bury ghost of retrospective taxation
Parliament cleared a bill to bury the ghost of retrospective taxation which had created discontent among foreign investors.
Total 105 exploration blocks awarded under OALP
The Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha informed that total 105 Exploration blocks…
Government making all efforts to reduce crude oil imports
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha informed that the Government is making all efforts…
India seeks reasonable price from oil producers
India has asked crude oil producers, including OPEC, to price oil at reasonable rates and to provide better commercial terms like enhanced credit period
Govt confirms French court order against Indian assets
government confirmed that a French court has ordered the freezing of certain Indian assets in Paris on a petition by Britain's Cairn Energy, which is seeking…
Centre sitting on Rs 25 lakh cr fuel tax: Kharge
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the Centre had collected Rs 25 lakh crore through fuel tax but it is neither using this fund for the welfare…
Not possible to bring petrol under GST for next 8-10 years
BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said it is not possible to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime for the next eight to 10 years…
Pradhan rules out any plans to cut taxes on petrol, diesel
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ruled out any cut in excise duty, for now, to give relief to consumers from the spiralling retail prices of petrol and…