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Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri will give a statement in Lok Sabha on the overall energy position of India amid West Asia conflict that has invariably affected shipping lines.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today has approved the development of a 4-lane corridor from Badnawar-Petlawad-Thandla-Timarwani section of NH-752D having a length of 80.45 kilometres with a total capital cost of Rs 3,839.42 crore. The approved corridor will provide connectivity of Ujjain to Timrawani interchange at Delhi Mumbai Expressway (DME). The primary purpose of the proposed four-lane project corridor is to improve travel efficiency and is expected to reduce travel time by approx. one hour.

According to the press release by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, "This 31.42 km long project corridor will provide direct and high-speed connectivity from South Delhi, Faridabad and Gurugram to Jewar International Airport, thereby promoting economic growth and logistics efficiency across the National Capital Region (NCR)." The corridor intersects the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Yamuna Expressway, and Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), which enables multimodal transport convergence.

The ongoing conflict in West Asia is likely to disrupt logistics for India's fertiliser imports and could significantly impact the agrochemical sector due to its dependence on petroleum-based inputs, said Nand Kishore Aggarwal, Chairman of the Chemical and Plastic Committee at PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of Crystal Crop Protection.

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 6: Asia Today Media, hosted a "Pride of Nation Award 2026" to honour exceptional individuals from various fields for their dedication and expertise. The event was graced by the esteemed presence of Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati, Hon'ble Governor of Odisha, Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel, Hon'ble Minister of State of Panchayati Raj, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. Of india. And Shri Golla Babu Rao, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.