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While ethanol-blended petrol is important, a cautious approach is needed so that there is no pressure on food crops

In order for all companies to start work on exploration and production, Union Petroleum and natural gas secretary Pankaj Jain requested that the chief secretary take action to restore the Petroleum Mining Leases (PML).

Production of petroleum products by Fractionators during April, 2021 was 365.89 TMT which is 5.08 per cent higher than the target for the month.

The exports during the first week of January last year were at USD 5.34 billion.

"As far as exports are concerned, some sectors have done wonderfully well. Even during the slowdown, agriculture exports and pharmaceutical exports went up," he said at an event organised by industry body PHDCCI.

Export sectors which did well during the eight months period include pharma, which grew by 15%, rice (39%), and iron ore (62%)