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Petrol, diesel prices cut as global oil rates soften
Oil & Gas

Petrol, diesel prices cut as global oil rates soften

the pump price of petrol and diesel was cut 15 paise per litre to Rs 101.49 a litre and Rs…
Petrol, diesel prices increase again after day’s pause
Oil & Gas

Petrol, diesel prices increase again after day’s pause

Under the new found preference for revising fuel prices every alternate day, the Oil and marketing companies (OMCs) raised the…
Biofuels from surplus from Food Corporation of India
Sustainability

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…
Upcoming polls keep oil companies from hiking prices
Oil & Gas

Upcoming polls keep oil companies from hiking prices

Fuel prices in the country have remained steady for over a fortnight now as softening crude and upcoming elections in…
LPG price, petroleum taxes rise since BJP came to power
Oil & Gas

LPG price, petroleum taxes rise since BJP came to power

Price of domestic cooking gas, LPG has doubled to Rs 819 per cylinder in the last seven years while the…
Odisha has potential to emerge as global steel hub
Mining

Odisha has potential to emerge as global steel hub

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the state has the potential to emerge as a global hub in steel, aluminium…
India is creating a global model of energy justice
Oil & Gas

India is creating a global model of energy justice

MoPNG Dharmendra Pradhan said that by balancing accessibility and affordability, India is creating a global model of energy justice and…
Price of LPG gas cylinder hiked by Rs 50
Oil & Gas

Price of LPG gas cylinder hiked by Rs 50

The price of liquefied petroleum gas domestic cylinder in Delhi has been increased by Rs 50 per unit, now a…
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…
Strategic Crude Oil Reserves in India
Oil & Gas

Strategic Crude Oil Reserves in India

Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited (ISPRL) has established Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric…
PCRA campaign ‘SAKSHAM’ to focus on clean fuel
Sustainability

PCRA campaign ‘SAKSHAM’ to focus on clean fuel

Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched a month long campaign, highlighting the adverse health…
BP to meet 10% ethanol blending target by 2022
Sustainability

BP to meet 10% ethanol blending target by 2022

Bharat Petroleum is confident of meeting the new government target of blending 10% biofuel with petrol by 2022 with the…
Cabinet approves ethanol price for Public Sector OMCs
Oil & Gas

Cabinet approves ethanol price for Public Sector OMCs

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following, including fixing higher…
PMUY LPG credit scheme extended till September 30
Oil & Gas

PMUY LPG credit scheme extended till September 30

As part of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, a scheme for providing free of cost LPG refills to PMUY beneficiaries…
Cheap crude oil purchase saves India Rs 5,069 Cr
Oil & Gas

Cheap crude oil purchase saves India Rs 5,069 Cr

Taking advantage of the low crude oil prices in international market, India purchased 16.71 million barrels (mbbl) of crude in…
Establishment of biofuel stations
Sustainability

Establishment of biofuel stations

The Government has notified the National Policy on Biofuels-2018 on 4th June 2018. This policy has laid out indicative targets…
Battery Swapping Facility Quick Interchange Service inaugurated in Chandigarh
Renewable Energy

Battery Swapping Facility Quick Interchange Service inaugurated in Chandigarh

Governor of Punjab V P Singh Badnore, along with the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated…
Financing for Compressed Bio-Gas plants to be brought under priority sector lending
Oil & Gas

Financing for Compressed Bio-Gas plants to be brought under priority sector lending

Government is in the process of including Compressed Bio-Gas under Priority Sector Lending. Speaking at the online inauguration of the…
1.51 Crore free LPG cylinders distributed so far to the PMUY beneficiaries
Oil & Gas

1.51 Crore free LPG cylinders distributed so far to the PMUY beneficiaries

More than 1.51 Crore free LPG cylinders have been distributed so far to the PMUY beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri…
OMCs announce Ex-Gratia of Rs 5 Lakh for delivery boys and others workers
Oil & Gas

OMCs announce Ex-Gratia of Rs 5 Lakh for delivery boys and others workers

Oil marketing companies- IOCL, BPCL and HPCL today announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh each, as a one-time…
Share of gas in the energy basket
Oil & Gas

Share of gas in the energy basket

Natural Gas being an alternative cleaner fossil fuel has a major role in catering the growing energy demand in a…
PSU OMCs constrained to stop fuel supply to Air India at six airports
Oil & Gas

PSU OMCs constrained to stop fuel supply to Air India at six airports

PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs - IOC, BPC and HPC) have been constrained to suspend supply of jet fuel to…
Steps to curb fuel adulteration
Oil & Gas

Steps to curb fuel adulteration

Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) namely, IOCL, BPCL and HPCL take action against the erring Retail Outlet dealers as…
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