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7 stories for “Petroleum” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Union government has notified the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution Order, 2026 under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to widen the use of natural gas. India aims to raise gas's share in its energy m...
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has launched India's first LPG ATM at Gurugram.The facility has been introduced under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.As an automated dispensing point for LPG, it is...
India's trade deficit with China has gone past $100 billion for the first time, touching about $102 billion during FY 2025–26 (April–February).A trade deficit arises when a country's imports exceed its exports over a per...
With shipping through the Strait of Hormuz disrupted by the Iran-Israel conflict, India is diversifying its energy basket and now sources crude oil from about 40 countries. Around 60% of India's crude imports arrive thro...
In March 2026 the Union government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to keep Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) adequately available during a global energy crisis. On 5 March 2026, oil refining companies were direct...
**Overview** On March 1, 2026, a tragic explosion at an explosives manufacturing factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district resulted in 17 fatalities and 18 injuries, prompting immediate high-level rescue operations and fi...
Overview: On March 1, 2026, a devastating explosion occurred at an explosives manufacturing factory operated by SBL Energy Limited in Raulgaon village of Katol tehsil, Nagpur district, Maharashtra, resulting in the tragi...
