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No-Go zones

Highlighting a decade of progress, Hardeep Singh Puri stated that India has achieved 172 hydrocarbon discoveries since 2014, of which 62 are in marine areas.

India has opened nearly one million square kilometres of offshore territory, previously classified as ‘No-Go’ zones, to intensify oil and gas exploration, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.