In 2022-23, India’s LPG consumption was 28.5 million tons (MT) and production was 12.8 MT. At over 41.1 percent, LPG imports accounted for the largest share of petroleum product imports in 2022-23. Domestic LPG consumption accounted for over 89 percent of total consumption. The adoption of LPG by low-income households …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Seeking to expand the reach of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to remote areas in the country, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has laid down a firm road map for the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) that would entail the release of 5.5 crore LPG connections by …
Aug. 28: Despite the government making the use of LPG and CNG in public vehicles in major cities mandatory, autogas companies are facing hurdles in getting the necessary approvals for setting up gas stations, said Mr S.M. Antony Thomas, the CEO of Indian Autogas Company Ltd (IACL). To deal with …
The state transport department is planning to allow registered autorickshaws without permits to ply on existing routes or on ones where three-wheelers have been operating illegally to hasten their switch to LPG. Around 30,000 autorickshaws in Calcutta, Howrah and North and South 24-Parganas are registered with the transport authorities but …
The second oil crisis of 1979 had just ended when the Government of Sri Lanka decided in 1982 to place energy efficiency and demand management as the top priority, with the energy ministry functioning directly under the President. By 1983, burdened with a severe drought requiring more thermal power generation …
Jamshedpur, July 14: Soon the steel city will be the first in Jharkhand and Bihar to have LPG-run vehicles. The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is set to launch an Auto LPG Centre (LPG dispensing station) and special kits for LPG driven vehicles on July 23. The maiden LPG dispensing …
After showing the graffiti-scarred city how to keep its walls clean at poll time, Salt Lake seems to be leading the clean-fuel move with around 50 per cent of its two-stroke auto fleet going visibly green. Officials of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), North 24-Parganas, and Citu leaders told Metro …
Will Kolkata succeed in phasing out two-stroke autos by July end? two-stroke and non-lpg (liquefied petroleum gas) four-stroke autorickshaw will not be allowed to ply in Kolkata from August 1, the Calcutta High Court has ordered. The city has around 38,000 registered two-stroke autorickshaws running on petrol; 30,000 of them …
The hike in petrol and diesel prices reverses the price cut announced in January this year. While this was widely anticipated, critics are making every effort to embarrass the government. From an economic point of view, the hike will do several things. One, it will reduce the amount of off-balance …
KOLKATA, 7 JUNE: The state government is likely to move the Calcutta High Court for the extension of the deadline for phasing out of two-stroke autorickshaws from 31 July to December 2009. According to a senior official of the state transport department the government may move the Calcutta High Court …
Maulshree Seth Posted: Friday , Jun 05, 2009 at 0214 hrs IST Lucknow: As part of its first 100-day agenda, the Manmohan Singh Government has decided to make LPG available in rural areas across the country. To facilitate this, a scheme to appoint one LPG distributor for every 1,000 households …
Biotic pressure on Protected Areas (PAs) in developing countries is primarily to satisfy the fuelwood requirements and is one of the factors affecting their conservation. For studying the fuel consumption pattern and the potential of PA conservation through a change in fuel-mix, a fuel consumption survey was conducted during 2002 …
This article is an analysis of the India Eco-Development Project (IEP) implemented in Sasan Gir National Park and Sanctuary. Statistical data describing the consumption patterns and financial status of the Maldharis was collected from 13 nesses. This information demonstrates the impact of the Maldharis on Gir, a lack of willingness …
The prices of daily use items are likely to go up from the first week of July as Light Goods Vehicles (LGV) owners are preparing for a direct fight with Delhi Government. Four month ago, the Transport Department of Delhi Government ordered all the LGV owners to convert their diesel …
'Significant volumes of LPG are being imported by the private sector under the existing, competition-conducive policy framework, which should remain unchanged for the sake of market stability.' The LPG Association of Pakistan (LPGAP) said on Thursday. 'Pakistan is likely to import its highest ever quantities of LPG this calendar year …
Amitav Ranjan New Delhi: Even before the new government takes shape, the petroleum ministry is ready with a proposal to decontrol pricing of petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG. The
About 450 biogas units, based on dung of buffaloes and cows have been installed in the country, which will fulfil the needs of an average family of up to eight members in far-flung rural areas of the country. This was informed to the participants at a book launching ceremony of
KOCHI: Eranakulam District Collector M Beena has said that no families would be evicted to set up the Puthuvype LPG project. The Collector said that the project comes in the area specified for the Special Economic Zone in Puthuvype under the Cochin Port Trust. Concerns over eviction for this project …
Pakistan is likely to bring Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Turkmenistan to meet its energy requirements besides offering Turkmenistan a facility at Gwadar Port for processing gas and export to other markets of the region. Sources told Business Recorder that Advisor to Prime Minister on …
