Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has developed a novel technology to test the quality of crude oil at a fraction of the cost and time that it takes now through the lengthy lab tests. This is a 'crude horoscope predictor tool' called BPMarrk, which can optimise varied properties from the crude.

The Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has achieved early first gas on the 98/2 Block in the Krishna-Godavari Basin off India’s eastern coast. This involved the tie-back of a single well to the existing Vashishta facility. That well is in the deepest water depth opened by ONCC, at 4,265 feet.

Manufacturing of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug said to be effective against Covid-19, is fast catching up in Asia’s pharmaceutical hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN). Zydus Cadila and Cipla are the major manufacturers of the drug.

Several of India’s leading drug companies have had their manufacturing facilities cleared in the last 10 days by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lupin Ltd, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Biocon Ltd, nd Strides Pharma Science Ltd have received Establishment Inspection Reports (EIRs).

The World Bank board of executive directors has given its approval for a project worth $500 million to build safe and green national highway corridors in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The project will also enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to mainstream modern technologies.

The Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) plans to develop farmers’ lands as modern housing colonies at Settipalli village in Tirupati Urban Mandal.

The Telangana government is planning to bring in industries that process jute and make gunny bags so that the paddy produced in the state can be properly marketed.

The Centre has submitted a revised application to the environment ministry for the new Parliament building, part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, after an expert appraisal committee deferred environment clearance last month.

The Central Government has approved a Covid-19 package worth Rs. 15,000 crore to build on health infrastructure till March 2024 even as the number of affected surged past 6,000 mark.