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More than 15 injured in naphtha pipeline fire at Haldia Petrochemicals plant in Bengal

June 30, 2026 5:24 pm

The fire may have occurred in the vicinity of an unauthorised naphtha theft point, Haldia Petrochemicals said in a statement.

Fire at Rajasthan refinery day before its inauguration by PM

Fire at Balotra's Pachpadra refinery; inauguration by PM postponed

April 21, 2026 3:54 am

A statement from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said Tuesday's programme has now been postponed and a new date will be announced in due course.

Ratnagiri project not viable, talks on to set up 3 refineries at 3 locations in country: Hardeep Singh Puri

January 24, 2025 10:55 pm

However, the minister did not specify whether Ratnagiri will be one of the proposed locations for the three refineries.

In BJP-Sena deal, price is Konkan refinery, as Fadnavis gives in to ally

March 06, 2019 12:45 am

Assiduously wooed by the BJP, the Sena had laid setting aside the refinery as one of the conditions for the tie-up. The Fadnavis government has now promised to ensure public consensus before going ahead with the project.

Germany: Eight injured in blaze at refinery; hundreds evacuated

September 01, 2018 3:38 pm

Police said the fire spread quickly after a loud detonation was heard early Saturday in the southern German town of Vohburg an der Donau. A huge smoke cloud could be seen miles away.

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena slams BJP over ‘poisonous’ Nanar project

June 30, 2018 3:59 am

An editorial in the party mouthpiece, Saamana, said PM Modi should “shut down” the Ministry of Environment at the Centre and in the state.

Growth of eight key industries slows to 2.5% in March

May 01, 2014 1:21 am

Among the eight industries, the electricity generation outperformed other sectors. The growth in electricity generation was 5.6 per cent during the fiscal.

French police force open fuel depot

October 23, 2010 4:08 am

Shoving striking oil workers aside,French riot police forced a strategic refinery to reopen on Friday,aiming to halt growing fuel shortages.

Govt to reject Vedanta refinery expansion

October 20, 2010 2:34 am

The Environment Ministry blocked Vedantas mining project in the Niyamgiri hills of Orissa.

RILs new refinery overtakes old complex in processing

October 15, 2009 2:42 am

Reliance Industries new 5,80,000 barrels per day refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat is performing better than expected and has overtaken the companys adjacent old refinery in processing crude oil.