Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri announced a new oil discovery in the country. Hardeep Singh Puri said that the first oil was extracted yesterday 30 kilometres off the coast of Kakinada in the Krishna Godavari Basin. Hardeep Singh Puri said, “30 kilometres off the coast of Kakinada in the Krishna Godavari Basin, the first oil was extracted yesterday. Work started on this in 2016-17, then there were some delays due to COVID, but I'm sure that out of the 26 wells there, 4 wells are already operational. We will not only have gas also in a very short period but by May and June, we hope to be able to produce 45,000 barrels per day, which will be 7 per cent of our total crude oil production and 7 per cent of our gas production.” Narendra Taneja said, “This is a huge step. They first conduced a search operation in deep sea near Krishna-Godavari Basin and then started production. We have now started 47,000 barrels of ONGC production from there. In future, it will be 75000 barrels.” The place where the oil is extracted is 30 kilometres off the coast of Kakinada in the Krishna Godavari basin. Phase 3, leading to peak oil and gas production from the basin, is already underway and likely to be over in June 2024. The 98/2 project is likely to increase Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)'s total Oil and Gas production by 11 per cent and 15 per cent respectively. India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, is dependent on crude oil from various sources in the global market to meet its domestic demand.
09 January,2024 12:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Celebrated author and philanthropist Sudha Murty reminisces about picking up the Midday newspaper when she used to work in Mumbai near Dalal Street in Fort, and looking forward to read the column of Behram Contractor, popularly known as BusyBee.
30 October,2023 03:26 PM IST
Congratulations are pouring in as India’s Chandrayaan-3 scripted history with soft-landing on the moon's surface. With this historic achievement, India has become the first country to successfully land on the moon's south pole. From world leaders to top personalities, Chandrayaan-3 has hogged the limelight for its historic feat. Elon Musk, who also owns SpaceX and Google CEO Sundar Pichai praised India’s lunar mission. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in his congratulations post on his X handle, said that “What an incredible moment!” Reacting to his post, Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk commented “Super cool”. Prominent newspapers in the United States and the United Kingdom featured news items of Chandrayaan 3’s landing. After Chandrayaan-3's success, India has become the fourth country- after the US, China and Russia – to have successfully landed on the moon’s surface. India has also earned a place in record books as the first to touchdown on the south side of Earth’s only natural satellite.
25 August,2023 02:35 PM IST | Mumbai
After the controversy over Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena's advertisement that was released on Tuesday, another ad has been published on Wednesday. The Shiv Sena-led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde raised eyebrows on Tuesday by putting out an advertisement citing a survey which showed that Shinde was the most popular choice for the state's top political job rather than his deputy Devendra Fadnavis. Whatever the intentions of Shinde's Shiv Sena in publishing the ad, it gave enough fodder to the Opposition to get back at the ruling alliance. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut lambasted Shinde for not using the picture of Balasaheb Thackeray or mentioning him anywhere in the ad. Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule turned the numbers in the ad against Shinde. She said that if only 46.4% people preferred the BJP and Shiv Sena parties combined, it means majority of the people were against them.
14 June,2023 03:06 PM IST | Mumbai
'Shelf Life' is a weekly series that explores the reading culture in Mumbai. In part three, Mid-day.com visits Nallasopara resident Kuldeep Kolhe, who has his book stall near the Vasai West railway station and has seen several hardships in his life. When the first one struck during the recession 14 years ago, he found his true calling in selling books. Now, despite pandemic setbacks, the 39-year-old continues finding hope in the printed page.
16 April,2022 01:23 PM IST | Mumbai
Comedian & actor Mallika Dua talks about Mumbaikars' hardworking nature, her favourite street food and hangout spot in the city and shares how she feels Mid-Day captures the essence of Mumbai. Watch this video for more!
19 January,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Sunday Mid-Day's Editor Gitanjali Chandrasekharan talks about how Mid-Day represents the soul of Mumbai and how the paper came out even during really tough times. She also sheds light on some major campaigns that made a huge difference in the city of Mumbai. Watch this video for more!
14 January,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
A newspaper office was allegedly vandalized by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's supporters in Agra on Wednesday. Supporters of Asaram Bapu reached the newspaper office in Agra
30 September,2015 03:33 PM IST
APJ Abdul Kalam was one of the most loved presidents of India and that's not without a reason. His simple and humble nature made him the people's president and through his hard work and perseverance he made his ordinary life extraordinary. Be it the role of a scientist, teacher or a statesman, he played every role earnestly. But the role in which he stood out was that of a great human being. How was Abdul Kalam's life journey from that of a newspaper boy to the President of India? Watch the video.
15 October,2018 04:30 PM IST
Did you know that you could turn your newspaper into wonderful pieces of art? Renowned origami artist Himanshu Agrawal shows us how to create pretty Diwali decor with the Sunday mid-day newspaper. Watch this video to know more.
27 October,2019 02:25 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
