India must push solar, grid reforms to navigate oil price rise: Ex-NITI Aayog member Arvind Virmanisuggested navigating this crisis by adopting a two-pronged strategy by implementing a gradual pass-through of rising oil and gas prices in ...
17 May, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
88% ‘hard-to-recycle’ plastic: PolyCycl’s bet on turning waste into valueIndia's plastic waste problem is being tackled by PolyCycl's innovative chemical recycling. The technology transforms difficult-to-recycle ...
01 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Coming soon: Price hike round 3 in four months for durablesConsumers face another price hike on electronics like ACs, TVs, and smartphones by end April. This marks the third increase in four months....
18 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
The Ice Cube Trick People Swear By for Carpet Dents Actually Has Science Behind ItFurniture dents on carpets are a common problem. A simple ice cube method can effectively lift flattened carpet fibers. Moisture from melti...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
Iran-US war pushes polymer, resin prices up 60%; plastics exporters squeezed despite ceasefireFreight rates jump up to 10x, polymer prices rise 60%, while supply disruptions and supply chain delays strain MSMEs and the sector's expor...
11 Apr, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
PM Modi unveils development projects worth Rs 10,800 cr in poll-bound KeralaPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for development projects worth Rs 10,800 crore in Kerala. These include a ...
11 Mar, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
Assam-based Numaligarh Refinery opens liaison office in Bangladesh's DhakaThe office was inaugurated in presence of Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan, Managing Director Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL). Also present on the oc...
12 Mar, 2024, 11.12 AM IST
Odisha clears projects worth Rs 2 lakh croreIOCL will invest Rs 1,00,300 crore in expanding its Paradip refinery capacity from 15 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 25 mtpa and settin...
20 Aug, 2019, 04.45 PM IST
Odisha to clear IOCL's Rs 1 lakh crore investmentA high-level committee under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be clearing IOCL's expansion proposal on Monday.
19 Aug, 2019, 03.27 PM IST
CAG pulls up MRPL for cost overrun in expansion projectsMRPL had in 2006 decided to upgrade its refinery at Mangalore in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 7,943 crore.
02 Aug, 2017, 07.44 PM IST
Indian Oil eyes West coast for new refinery project"We have a 19 per cent market share and we are looking at expanding. We see plenty of opportunities and want to be a strong player," Ashok ...
30 Nov, 2014, 12.36 PM IST
Indian Oil Corporation's Paradip Refinery to be commissioned from March 2015India's largest refiner and oil marketing company Indian Oil Corporation's Rs 34,555-crore 15 million tonnes per annum Paradip Refinery wil...
29 Nov, 2014, 10.02 PM IST
Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan lays foundation of new Rs 3150 crore plant in OdishaThe project, set to come up in the Indian Oil Corporation Refinery Project complex, marked the dawn of a new era for industrial development...
16 Nov, 2014, 09.11 PM IST
Baijayant Panda urges Veerappa Moily to fast-track Paradip PCPIR projectBaijayant Panda urged Veerappa Moily to fast-track Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Region project at Paradip in Odisha.
16 Dec, 2013, 07.23 PM IST
EIL enters Nigerian refinery and petrochemical sector with a mega projectEIL reached an understanding with Dangote Group in Nigeria for PMC and EPCM services for implementing a petroleum refinery and polypropylen...
24 Nov, 2013, 01.30 PM IST
- Supreme Petrochemicals eyeing Rs 1600 cr revenue
The company, part of the Mumbai-based Supreme Industries Group, has a strong export market across 85 countries in Europe, North America and...
19 Sep, 2007, 03.40 PM IST
- End differential tax on naphtha
Finance minister P Chidambaram could look at doing away with the the present policy of end-use based differential import duty on naphtha in...
10 Jan, 2007, 02.17 AM IST