Govt launches bidding for 10 blocks of hydrocarbon under open acreage program

Jul 08, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 8 : The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched the 'Open Acreage Licensing Programme Bid Round-VIII', offering 10...

India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70 lakh hectare; gap reducing

May 19, 2023

The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is...

India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70.3 lakh hectare

May 26, 2023

The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is...

Govt has undertaken a series of strategic reforms for self-reliance in hydrocarbon production

Mar 21, 2025

One of the key initiatives driving this effort is the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP), which has played a crucial role in expanding the...

Paddy sowing down 13 pc this kharif season, monsoon played spoilsport

Aug 10, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 10 : Farmers in India have sown less paddy this Kharif season. Going by the latest acreage data, the area...

Global uncertainties, rising crude keep private bids in OALP VII round low

Feb 18, 2022

New Delhi [India], February 18 : Global uncertainties and the rising price of crude oil may have kept private participation low in the seventh...