Multi institutional team led by IIT Guwahati produces pluripotent stem cells from skin cellsResearchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) and Christian Medical College Vellore have developed a safe method to cre...
India needs to be wary of Chinese private security companies in Africa: ReportChina is using an aggressive approach of employing Private Security Companies (PSCs) to mitigate the security risks for Chinese nationals i...
China’s grand designs in resource rich Central Asia face local ireThe growing resentment towards China's debt diplomacy and land encroachment in Central Asia has resulted in over 150 anti-China protests in...
China allegedly deploying huge no of ex-PLA personnel in AfricaIn the beginning of the 21st century, China’s presence in Africa in terms of trade and investment was almost negligible. By 2009, it had ov...
China using private military companies to expand its footprint in AfricaChinese investments in Africa have multiplied with the establishment of terrestrial and maritime routes connecting China with Africa since ...
Finance ministry considers shore-up certificates to ease bad loan burden of lenders“The Prime Minister’s Office has passed on a representation-…we are looking at it,” a senior finance ministry official said. The idea is on...
Government approves licence extension for 28 oil and gas fieldsProduction sharing contracts for as many as 28 fields, including western offshore Panna/Mukta and Tapti oil and gas fields operated by BG G...
Oil ministry moves to allow explorers more flexibilityThe oil ministry is proposing about 11 changes in PSCs to allow explorers more flexibility in meeting timelines for developing fields.
AAP's allegation on Mukesh Ambani: Persons of integrity have found corruption in gas exploration is a mythAAP says Cong, BJP are in pocket of Mukesh Ambani, and have agreed to double the price of gas. But the Rangarajan panel has recommended the...
- DGH Choubey favoured PLP regime for future auction of oil and gas blocks and shale gas
DGH Rajiv Nayan Choubey has favoured a system where energy explorers would sharing profits with the government from the day they start prod...
- Panel invites comments on oil & gas exploration contract terms
A high-level panel headed by C Rangarajan has invited comments on terms of contracts for exploration of oil and gas to be signed in future.
- Energy firms $582.29 million investment in Nelp-IX
Energy firms have committed investments worth $582.29 million in oil and gas exploration from 13 blocks, awarded in the recent bidding roun...
- Govt toughens stance, set to review Cairn PSC
The government is set to review the 15-year old production sharing contract (PSC) with Cairn Plc and will not approve , or even consider, t...
- Govt yet to decide on Cairn-Vedanta deal: Oil Secy
Oil Secretary said govt is yet to take a view on Cairn-Vedanta deal as the it is awaiting reply from the British energy major regarding spe...
- Reliance to hunt for oil in Kurdistan
RIL announced that it has executed two production sharing contracts with the Kurdistan Regional government (KRG) covering petroleum explora...
- New gas price, use norms won't hit PSCs
The proposed policies on gas pricing and utilisation, currently being finalised, are expected to be implemented prospectively.
- ONGC, OIL may get tax sop in joint blocks
Oil majors ONGC and Oil India (OIL) may soon be relieved of the cess and royalty burden that they pay on behalf of their private sector par...