A fire erupted at the Pachpadra refinery in Rajasthan’s Balotra district. Chief Secretary V Srinivas and Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma are reviewing the incident. The fire occurred in the Crude Distillation Unit section. Fire tenders worked to control the flames. The Prime Minister’s scheduled visit to inaugurate the refinery has been postponed due to the…
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A fire flared up at the Pachpadra Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex in Balotra, with emergency services reacting promptly to contain the situation. This alarming event takes place on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned trip to Rajasthan, where he will unveil India’s inaugural greenfield integrated refinery-petrochemical complex. This initiative is poised to revolutionize the energy…
In the backdrop of impending elections, truck fleet operators across India are seeing storm clouds on the horizon with expected fuel rationing and a steep rise in diesel prices. The flare-up in the Middle East is sending shockwaves through global oil supplies, forcing state refiners to reconsider their strategies amid rising inflation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Rajasthan this Tuesday, where he will unveil a transformative project—the country’s inaugural greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Pachpadra.