The ministry raised the demand recently following the Delhi High Court's decision in the matter last month
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced the country had already achieved 19.6 per cent ethanol blending and was confident of reaching 20 per cent by next month
Addressing the Advantage Assam 2.0 business summit in Guwahati, he said 19.6 per cent blending has already been achieved
Observing that there has never been a shortage of energy in the global market, the former diplomat highlighted that more oil is entering global markets than ever before
Puri said India's investments in Mozambique and Russia assets hold major potential
The development and deployment of small and modular reactors have become part of the general discourse, Puri said
For too long, energy transition has to be framed as a linear journey - from fossil fuels to renewables, from past to future, from problem to solution, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said
Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri made the statement during a panel session on the inaugural day of the four-day India Energy Week 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the India Energy Week 2025, outlining India's energy roadmap and the country's commitment to becoming a global energy leader
Addressing a presser on Indian Energy Week 2025 beginning on Tuesday, Puri allayed fears of impact on energy supplies to India from Russia after US sanctions
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "commitment is to make energy available round the clock in the most affordable manner, along with the transition to green energy", the minister said
As Indian companies begin talks with Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi this week, traders say discussions between refiners and the OPEC producers will be tense
Trump's energy push may lead to increased American crude oil, LNG shipments to the country
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, highlighted the stability of the global oil market, supported by increased supplies from the US, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Canada
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri slammed Rahul Gandhi's remark about fighting the 'Indian state' and advised him to 'get his mental stability checked'
He said the International Monetary Fund has projected India to reach there by 2027. But if the present trajectory continues, India will arrive there much before that
Puri informed that discussions were focused on green energy transition, leveraging artificial intelligence along the entire hydrocarbon value chain and expansion and strengthening of existing infra
Hitting back, Puri, the Union petroleum and natural gas minister, charged in a post on X that Kejriwal's repeated "support" to the Rohingya infiltrators is like playing with the national security
Citing two tweets by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in 2022, Atishi alleged the Union government has settled a large number of illegal Rohingya refugees in different parts of the national capital