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Initiatives taken by government to reduce crude oil import
Oil & Gas

Initiatives taken by government to reduce crude oil import

Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya…
Ruckus in Goa Assembly over query on coal block allocation
Coal

Ruckus in Goa Assembly over query on coal block allocation

The Goa Legislative Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes after the opposition MLAs strongly objected to the BJP government's move of seeking…
Pakistan opposition blames govt for blocking investment
Coal

Pakistan opposition blames govt for blocking investment

Pakistan's Minister for Energy for Sindh province, Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh has slammed the federal government for restricting access to a…
Women in UP manufacture solar lamps for kids
Renewable Energy

Women in UP manufacture solar lamps for kids

Women of self-help groups are creating these solar lamps, which are being made available to the school children by the…
India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years
Power

India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years

India's annual electricity demand fell for the first time in at least 35 years in the fiscal year to March,…
Remove distortions before bringing petrol under GST: Moily
Oil & Gas

Remove distortions before bringing petrol under GST: Moily

Former Union Oil Minister and senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said distortions in the GST Act will have to…
Demand for electric vehicles in India more than doubled
Renewable Energy

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 committed to promote RE, especially in MSME
Renewable Energy

Government committed to promote RE, especially in MSME

The government is committed to promote Renewable Energy (RE) resources in the country, especially in the micro, small and medium…
Over 72 lakh domestic PNG connections in India
Oil & Gas

Over 72 lakh domestic PNG connections in India

As per data provided by PNGRB, as on 31.12.2020, the total number of domestic PNG connection in India was approximately…
Government promoting Ethanol Blending of Petrol
Oil & Gas

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…
Government gets tax rich from oil as consumers bear brunt
Oil & Gas

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…
India should promote clean auto fuel not just electric mobility
Sustainability

India should promote clean auto fuel not just electric mobility

Indian Auto LPC Coalition, the industry body of auto LPG stakeholders has urged the government to promote a number of…
Meghalaya government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7
Oil & Gas

Meghalaya government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has informed that the prices of petrol and diesel will be reduced by Rs 7…
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over LPG price hike
Oil & Gas

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over LPG price hike

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Central government over the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) domestic cylinder price…
Government to create a company to own and operate NDR
Oil & Gas

Government to create a company to own and operate NDR

The government will create a company to own and operate India's maiden National Data Repository (NDR) that stores information on…
Petrochemical Park to make Kerala industry friendly
Oil & Gas

Petrochemical Park to make Kerala industry friendly

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Rs 300 crore Petrochemical Park coming up at Ambalamugal in Kochi, will change…
Meghalaya government to reduce tax on petrol & diesel
Oil & Gas

Meghalaya government to reduce tax on petrol & diesel

The Meghalaya government has decided to reduce the tax on petrol and diesel in the state by Rs 2 per…
World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
Renewable Energy

World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea

A $43 billion deal was signed to build what the South Korean government said will be the world's biggest offshore…
Steps taken to ramp up production of Iron Ore and Steel
Steel

Steps taken to ramp up production of Iron Ore and Steel

The Government has taken steps to ramp up production of iron ore and steel to increase their domestic availability to…
Kerosene subsidy eliminated via small price hikes
Oil & Gas

Kerosene subsidy eliminated via small price hikes

Government has eliminated subsidy on poor man's fuel kerosene through small fortnightly price increases and the fuel sold through the…
No new policy to support gas-based power plants
Power

No new policy to support gas-based power plants

The government has decided not to bring any new policy or provide support to gas-based power plants at the moment…
Total investments by power PSU to rise 19% to Rs 60,000 cr
Power

Total investments by power PSU to rise 19% to Rs 60,000 cr

Government has increased total investments by eight state-owned power companies, including REC Ltd, by over 19% to Rs 59,990.52 crore…
Environment protection is topmost priority of Government
Sustainability

Environment protection is topmost priority of Government

India is among the frontline nations in implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change, President Ram Nath Kovind said.
Incentive for early production from auctioned mines
Mining

Incentive for early production from auctioned mines

The government plans to provide incentive to mineral block allocatees for early commencement of production from the auctioned mines, a…
Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years
Sustainability

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…
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