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Replacing 5-7% coal with biofuel pellets to catalyse India’s clean transition
Featured
July 31, 2022
Replacing 5-7% coal with biofuel pellets to catalyse India’s clean transition
In the global fight against climate change and global warming, India has emerged as a frontrunner. The country is taking…
US extends support to India’s 20% Ethanol blending target
Oil & Gas
November 24, 2021
US extends support to India’s 20% Ethanol blending target
At the twelfth ministerial-level meeting of the India-United States Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in New Delhi on Tuesday, the US…
Energy cost should not outstrip the paying capacity
Oil & Gas
October 22, 2021
Energy cost should not outstrip the paying capacity
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said that unless the prices of crude oil are maintained at…
Gadkari emphasizes on adoption of alternative fuels
Oil & Gas
October 12, 2021
Gadkari emphasizes on adoption of alternative fuels
Nitin Gadkari has emphasized on adoption of alternative fuels which will be import substitute, cost-effective, pollution-free, and indigenous and discouraged…
Ethanol blending with petrol seen at 8.3% in 2020-21
Oil & Gas
October 9, 2021
Ethanol blending with petrol seen at 8.3% in 2020-21
Ethanol blending with petrol has been achieved in all the states and UTs, and is likely to touch around 8.3%…
OMCs get good response to ethanol procurement tender
Oil & Gas
September 19, 2021
OMCs get good response to ethanol procurement tender
State-owned fuel retailing firms have received an overwhelming response to the tender they floated for buying ethanol for mixing in…
Biofuel manufacturing, sand mining policy to boost WB
Oil & Gas
September 16, 2021
Biofuel manufacturing, sand mining policy to boost WB
West Bengal government made a slew of announcements aimed at giving a fillip to industry, including proposals for manufacturing biofuel,…
Petronet looks to make foray into petrochemical business
Oil & Gas
September 4, 2021
Petronet looks to make foray into petrochemical business
Petronet LNG Ltd, India's largest gas importer, plans to set up a petrochemical complex at Dahej in Gujarat as it…
PM announces self-reliance in energy by 2047
Power
August 15, 2021
PM announces self-reliance in energy by 2047
Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally announced the launch of a National Hydrogen Mission to accelerate plans to generate the carbon-free…
PM sets 2047 target for India to become energy independent
Oil & Gas
August 15, 2021
PM sets 2047 target for India to become energy independent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday set a target of becoming 'energy independent' by 2047 through a mix of electric…
Government making all efforts to reduce crude oil imports
Oil & Gas
August 4, 2021
Government making all efforts to reduce crude oil imports
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha informed that…
India to boost ethanol production due to high fuel rates
Oil & Gas
June 17, 2021
India to boost ethanol production due to high fuel rates
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said India is going to increase the production of alternative fuel ethanol as people are facing…
India prepones target of 20% ethanol blend petrol to 2023
Oil & Gas
June 3, 2021
India prepones target of 20% ethanol blend petrol to 2023
The government has brought forward the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol by two years to…
Assam gives Rs 500 crore to OIL to increase stake in NRL
Oil & Gas
May 28, 2021
Assam gives Rs 500 crore to OIL to increase stake in NRL
The Assam government handed over a cheque of Rs 500 crore to Oil India Limited (OIL) as a part of…
Biofuels from surplus from Food Corporation of India
Sustainability
March 24, 2021
Biofuels from surplus from Food Corporation of India
The National Policy on Biofuels 2018 inter-alia allows the use of surplus food grains for production of ethanol for blending…
Oil & gas sector are catalysing socio-economic change
Oil & Gas
March 16, 2021
Oil & gas sector are catalysing socio-economic change
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that Energy is the catalyst of socio-economic change.
Demand for electric vehicles in India more than doubled
Renewable Energy
March 16, 2021
Demand for electric vehicles in India more than doubled
The adoption of electric vehicle by commuters is on the rise in the country as falling prices and government support…
Government promoting Ethanol Blending of Petrol
Oil & Gas
March 8, 2021
Government promoting Ethanol Blending of Petrol
Government has been promoting use of ethanol as a blend stock with main automotive fuel like petrol in line with…
India has potential for setting up 5,000 bio CNG units
Oil & Gas
February 13, 2021
India has potential for setting up 5,000 bio CNG units
Pitching for promoting clean fuel in India, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said there is a potential for setting up at…
Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years
Sustainability
January 26, 2021
Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years
Green Tax will soon be imposed on older vehicles in a bid to clean up the environment by phasing out…
SAIL to set up gas to ethanol plant in Chandrapur
Oil & Gas
January 25, 2021
SAIL to set up gas to ethanol plant in Chandrapur
SAIL with the help of the Centre is planning to set up India's first gas to ethanol plant at its…
Indian Oil & NDMC to develop Waste to Energy Facility
Power
January 20, 2021
Indian Oil & NDMC to develop Waste to Energy Facility
Indian Oil and NDMC signed a MOU for development of integrated waste-to-energy facilities at NDMC’s landfill site at Ranikhera in…
Government notifies modified scheme on ethanol production
Sustainability
January 15, 2021
Government notifies modified scheme on ethanol production
The government notified a modified scheme to provide financial assistance to distilleries producing first-generation ethanol from feedstocks, including cereals.
Modi inaugurates Kochi Mangaluru Natural Gas pipeline
Oil & Gas
January 5, 2021
Modi inaugurates Kochi Mangaluru Natural Gas pipeline
Blue Economy is going to be an important source of Aatamnirbhar India. Ports and coastal roads are being connected with…
Ethanol plant to be set up under PPP model in Chhattisgarh
Oil & Gas
December 31, 2020
Ethanol plant to be set up under PPP model in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh government signed a contract execution (MoU) for the country's first ethanol plant to be set up in the state…