PMUY: A milestone in LPG penetration or a mixed success?
Launched on May 1, 2016, was initially hailed as a transformative initiative aimed at providing deposit-free LPG connections to the adult women members of impoverished households across India.
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Fuel prices continue to soar across India and touched a record high in the national capital as petrol price is retailing at Rs 100.56 per litre…
Gujarat announces new EV policy 2021
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced the 'Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy 2021' which, according to him, has been designed to see at least two lakh electric…
No option but to make businesses green: Ambani
Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani said there is no option for businesses but to go green and every unit of Reliance Industries would have to pivot…
Pradhan inaugurates CNG distribution through MRUs
Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today dedicated to the nation GAIL group’s 201 CNG stations across the Country.
Petrol crosses Rs 100/litre in Thane after 14th price hike
Petrol price on Thursday crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Thane district of Maharashtra, while it was hovering a tad below that level in Mumbai, after…
Petrol prices down 19-22 paise across four metros
Oil marketing companies reduced fuel prices on Tuesday after a four-day halt. Prices of the transportation fuel declined in the range of 19-22 paise across the…
Ethanol sale for compatible automobiles to boost demand
Centre's move to allow the direct sale of ethanol as a fuel for compatible automobiles is expected to boost demand, said India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).
Costly fuel drives demand for electric scooters
In a reflection of the impact of the frequent rise in the prices of petrol and diesel on maintaining vehicles, dealers in Maharashtra's Aurangabad are seeing…
IOCL to invest Rs 32,496 crore to expand Panipat refinery
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) said it will invest Rs 32,946 crore to expand its oil refinery at Panipat in Haryana to 25 million tonnes per…
Shiv Sena slams Sitharaman’s Dharm-Sankat remark on fuel
The Shiv Sena on Friday targeted Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for referring to the issue of high fuel prices as dharm-sankat
Congress leaders detained during protest against fuel prices
Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir was among the large number of party workers who were detained here on Thursday during a protest against…
LPG price hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder
Cooking gas LPG price on Thursday was hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder across all categories, including subsidised fuel and those availed by Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries.
Government gets tax rich from oil as consumers bear brunt
Government is all set to walk away with the highest level of excise duty collection from the petroleum sector this year, even as fuel consumers continue…
Fuel prices rise again after two-day break
The petrol and diesel prices across the country continued their northward march after two days break taking its retail rates to unprecedented levels while burning bigger…
We see Hydrogen as the future energy, says Pradhan
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan witnessed the signing of a Statement of Intent between Indian Oil and Greenstat Hydrogen India for setting up…
Congress calls for Odisha bandh over rising fuel prices
The Congress gave a call for a seven-hour Odisha shutdown on February 15 to protest against the rising prices of petrol and diesel.
Ghazipur Police withdraws ban on fuel to tractors
The Ghazipur police have withdrawn the orders issued by two police stations, asking petrol pumps to stop giving fuel to tractors, in view of the proposed…
Subsidy payment push to keep Australian refineries open
Australia will bring forward by six months a payment to support the country's three remaining oil refineries to help tide over the financial hit from the…
Nagaland government hikes taxes on fuel
The Nagaland government has hiked tax on diesel, petrol and other motor spirit from Thursday Additional Chief Secretary and Finance Commissioner Sentiyanger Imchen said in a…
EV makers asked to forgo initial profit and capture market
Asserting that India has full potential to emerge as a global hub for electric vehicles by 2025, Nitin Gadkari asked automobile manufacturers to reduce cost and…
NextChem and Indian Oil sign circular economy MoU
NextChem and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of industrial projects using NextChem technologies to industrialize circular economy…