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BPCL disinvestment plans stalled as of now: Oil minister Hardeep Puri

The government currently owns a 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL. It had sought to sell its entire stake in the disinvestment process

India's crude oil production falls 3.8% to 2.45 MT in July: Govt data

India's crude oil production fell 3.8 per cent in July on lower output from fields operated by state-owned ONGC and private sector firms, government data released on Tuesday showed. Production of crude oil, which is refined to produce fuels such as petrol and diesel, fell to 2.45 million tonnes in July from 2.54 million tonnes a year back. The output was lower than the monthly target of 2.59 million tonnes, the data released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas showed. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) produced 1.7 per cent less oil at 1.63 million tonnes on lower output from western offshore. Fields operated by private firms saw a 12.34 per cent decline in production. But the oil production during the first four months of the current fiscal that began on April 1 was only marginally lower at 9.91 million tonnes as opposed to 9.96 million tonnes during April-July 2021. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on August 4 tweeted that the declining trend in crude oil production

Sounds from Rohingya colony: From hope to fear in a matter of hours

Mariam, a Rohingya Muslim who lives in a squalid Delhi locality, was happy she and her daughter would get to live in a pucca house for the first time in a decade. A tweet by Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri had raised her hopes, but a quick clarification by the Home Ministry meant the hope of getting a roof over her head in a faraway land was short-lived. "We don't know why the Government of India changed their decision. The only thing I was happy about was that, my daughter and I would be living in a pucca building for the first time after a decade," the 35-year-old, living in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj, told PTI. A section of the refugees living in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj has been apprehensive about their deportation in an "unfair" manner, after the Ministry of Home Affairs directed the Delhi government to declare the camps of the Rohingyas in Delhi as detention centres. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made it clear Wednesday it had not given any directions to provide flats to Rohing

Helter-skelter shelter: Why are Rohingya refugees in the news again?

No sooner did the union minister Hardeep Puri hail giving Rohingyas a permanent shelter than the MHA denied any such order

India's bet on gas-based economy runs into Ukraine war challenges

As the Ukraine-Russia conflict pushes up prices and Europe outbids South Asia for scarce supplies, billions of dollars in domestic gas infrastructure investment are at risk

Central Vista Avenue redevelopment project to be completed by July 18: Puri

Earlier this week, Puri had visited the stretch and said that Delhiites, who have warm memories of the place, would be pleasantly surprised to see how it is being totally transformed

Other countries facing steep inflation as compared to India: Hardeep Puri

The surge in inflation is largely driven by rising fuel and food prices, government data showed

States should cut VAT to give relief to consumers: Puri on fuel prices

All BJP-ruled states have reduced VAT on petrol and diesel, Puri pointed out

PM Modi's govt provided new definition of governance: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has given a new definition of governance in the last eight years

Govt to take measures to provide relief to consumers from high fuel prices

India relies on overseas purchases to meet about 85 per cent of its oil requirement, making it one of the most vulnerable in Asia to higher oil prices

FM raises concern on rising oil prices; Puri says oil cos to decide on hike

India relies on overseas purchases to meet about 85 per cent of its oil requirement, making it one of the most vulnerable in Asia to higher oil prices

Govt took many steps to reduce black money in property deals: Official

As the real estate sector becomes cleaner, Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Manoj Joshi said more and more women would come to work in this industry

'We don't tell oil marketing cos to raise or lower prices,' says Puri in LS

Puri also said prices have gone up by only 30% in the last 7 years, that is from 2014-2021 period and emphasised that various steps have been taken to deal with the situation of high oil prices

9% ethanol blending in petrol achieved; 20% target by 2025: Hardeep Puri

India has achieved 9 per cent ethanol blending in petrol and is confident of meeting the 20 per cent target by 2025, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.

Hardeep Singh Puri says high oil prices to hurt global economic recovery

He described India alongside the US, Japan and Korea releasing oil stock from its emergency stockpile as a very bold move

India's transition from fossil-fuel to green economy on track: Hardeep Puri

India is on the right track as far as its transition from a fossil-fuel based economy to a green one is concerned, Hardeep Puri said

New Parl building, Central Vista Avenue to be completed on time: Puri

Puri said that the existing building, which doesn't have the capacity to accommodate more parliamentarians, was never designed to be Parliament and it was a council house of a colonial power.

Who are the smartest stock market investors among Modi govt ministers?

Who are those top ministers in the PM Modi's government who made handsome gains who invested during the market crash last year due to covid-19 pandemic and economic lockdown. Let's take a look

Petrol prices not coming down as states don't want it under GST: Puri

Petrol prices in the country are not coming down as the states do not want to bring fuel under the ambit of the GST, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. In an interview to PTI here, Puri said petrol prices crossed the Rs 100-mark in West Bengal as the TMC government is levying heavy taxes. "If your question is do you want the petrol prices to come down then the answer is yes. Now, if your question is why the petrol prices are not coming down, then the answer is because the states don't want to bring it under GST," he said. "The Centre charges Rs 32 per litre (as taxes on petrol). We charged Rs 32 per litre when the fuel price was USD 19 per barrel, and we are still charging the same even when the price rose to USD 75 per barrel. With this Rs 32 per litre, we provide free ration, free housing and Ujjawala, among several other schemes, to the people," he said. Puri said the West Bengal government increased prices by Rs 3.51 per litre in July, resulting in the petrol crossing

People to get some relief in coming months: Hardeep Puri on fuel price rise

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday, asserting that people will get some relief in the coming months