Assam

The Indian Army and the Assam Rifles troops have rescued two of the three abducted employees of ONGC, while operations are on to rescue the third employee

Modi Govt on Tuesday signed an agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for borrowing $304 million (over Rs 2,200 crore) to improve the power transmission network in Assam

Numaligarh Refinery in association with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has electrified about 720 un-electrified households in Golaghat district of Assam using Solar Domestic Systems (SDS)

The team of foreign experts and personnel from OIL have begun all the pre-snubbing operation activities and it is expected that the operation will begin within a day or two

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Jadav Chandra Nath Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Jasimuddin Ahmed and office assistant Pranab Dutta of Harmoti Forest range, Assam have been arrested taking bribe

OIL lost Rs 148 crore in revenue in the aftermath of the well blowout in its oilfield in Assam’s Baghjan, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said

The well killing operation is the final measure towards capping the gas leakage from the well in Baghjan and will take about 24-36 hours

According to a source, the well killing operation will not happen on Tuesday as the weather has disrupted all the preparations made by OIL for the same

The preparation for starting the well capping operation could not be done as protesters blocked the approach road to the site of the well blowout in Baghjan, said OIL

After an assessment of the ground situation, OIL is expecting to cap the oil well in Baghjan, Assam, by July 17 or 18, an official spokesperson said