Oil India strikes natural gas in Andaman offshore block, Hardeep Singh Puri reacts
Oil India said that the drilling work was carried out at a depth of more than 1,900 metres in the Eocene formation.
Oil India said that the drilling work was carried out at a depth of more than 1,900 metres in the Eocene formation.
Sanjay Malhotra said the rising energy prices due to the ongoing Iran war were testing India's flexible inflation targeting. This necessitates potential policy intervention by the central bank.
Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India has enough crude and LPG in its stock.
The Minister categorically stated that retail fuel prices in India have remained unchanged over the last four years despite mounting geopolitical pressures and global market volatility.
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has stated that Gujarat has emerged as India’s ‘Energy Capital’ and the country’s ‘Natural Gas Gateway.’
Sources indicate that major changes are likely in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s council, as well as in the team of newly-appointed BJP president Nitin Nabin, “anytime after Holi, around March–April.” They also point out that Puri’s second Rajya Sabha term is scheduled to end on November 25, 2026.
The Congress MP made the ‘traitor’ remark after the Union MoS Bittu commented on the Congress MPs protesting at the Makar Dwar of the Parliament. Bittu said, "They are sitting as if they won a war."
Describing IEW as the first major international energy event of the year, the Minister said the platform will focus on strengthening energy security, catalysing investment and advancing practical decarbonisation pathways.
Responding to an article written by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in an English daily, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a post on X said, "India welcomes robust, evidence-based criticism that strengthens policy and protects reform."
The PM emphasised that this state-of-the-art facility adds momentum to the nation’s efforts to boost energy independence, aligning with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
