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 …
The Delhi Government on Wednesday decided to provide a free LPG cylinder for the first time to beneficiaries under “Kerosene-free Delhi” scheme and to subsidise three additional cylinders for all 356,395 beneficiaries under the scheme. Under the scheme, which was approved by the Cabinet on June 26 and which would …
The Rajasthan State Petroleum Corporation Limited (RSPCL) signed a joint venture agreement with GAIL Gas Limited here on Monday for laying a natural gas supply pipeline in the State and formulation of a long-term action plan for domestic, commercial and industrial consumption of gas. RSPCL Managing Director Ajitabh Sharma and …
With half to five kg of waste, burn stove for more than two hours With a cap on the supply of LPG domestic cylinders at subsidised prices, kitchens can make use of alternative options. Some in Coimbatore have done so and also gone green with biogas plants. A simple system …
Mumbai Soaring crude prices and pressure back home to keep rates lower is forcing government-run hydrocarbon firms to diversify into non-oil and gas sectors. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), which supplies crude to oil refiners at a lower price as part of a government subsidy plan, said its board …
HC to pass orders today SRINAGAR, Nov 2: After considering the affidavits filed by the state government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on LPG crisis in the state, the High Court today said it will pass appropriate orders tomorrow. Meanwhile, the division bench comprising Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir and …
On poll eve, government in rethink mode Faced with increasing political heat and criticism within the party and outside, the Manmohan Singh government has put on hold the Rs. 26.50 hike in the price of non-subsidised LPG cylinders. It is also reviewing the cap of six LPG cylinders allowed to …
The move is aimed at passing on the marginal increase in international rates to domestic customers The government, facing stiff opposition, on Thursday put on hold the Rs 26.5 increase in price of cooking gas cylinders that consumers buy beyond their quota of six subsidised bottles. “The price hike has …
PM “sympathetic” to Reliance Industries’ demand for gas price revision India Against Corruption alleged on Wednesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was batting for corporate houses, and the PMO was very “sympathetic” to Reliance Industries Limited’s demand for a revision in the gas price. “RIL’s request for an increase in …
Price of non-subsidised cooking gas, which consumers buy beyond the quota of 6 cylinders was hiked on firming international rates The price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG), which consumers buy beyond the cheaper quota of six cylinders, was today hiked by Rs 26.50 to Rs 922 per unit on firming …
This study’s main aim was to observe tribal household energy habits and determine their relationship to subsequent greenhouse gas emissions. It attempted to classify emissions based upon household economic and compositional factors and analysed five emission sources, including cooking/boiling, lighting, machinery, wasteburning and religious activities. Furthermore, it developed two data …
New Delhi Petrol price will be hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 18 paise a litre after the government decided to increase the commission paid to petrol pump dealers. The petroleum ministry on Thursday decided to increase the dealer commission on petrol from R1.499 per litre to …
The BJP has promised a free induction heater to every household in Himachal Pradesh, the highlight of a manifesto that has something for practically every section, including youths, farmers, students, traders, women, senior citizens and government servants. “To reduce dependence on costly LPG cylinders, we will provide relief to all …
The 3 govt-owned OMCs-IndianOil, BPCL and HPCL-together meet the country's entire LPG cylinder demand After consumers exhaust the year’s quota of six subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders announced by the Union government, oil marketing companies (OMCs) would charge them at the market rate for additional cylinders. This is despite …
Government, oil companies to work out modalities The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to provide subsidy for up to nine cylinders of cooking gas (LPG) a year to all domestic consumers. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the media here after the weekly Cabinet meeting that the Centre was providing subsidy for …
The Centre’s move of withdrawing subsidies on gas cylinders and restricting the number of cylinders to six a year will affect the school mid-day meal scheme, which caters to more than 1.8 crore students. The MLA from the teachers’ constituency has placed the demand for subsidy on gas cyliders to …
Guwahati, Oct. 14: The century-old Cotton College is looking to the sun to feed its boarders. The region’s oldest college has planned to use solar cookers or solar ovens to cook food in its hostels, as a cost-effective measure after the sharp rise in the price of LPG cylinders. There …
Unable to get an exemption for the cooking gas cylinders used for the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in the wake of a steep hike in the prices of domestic gas, Union Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal has suggested that the Petroleum Ministry consider providing subsidised LPG cylinders for the current fiscal …
Human resource minister Kapil Sibal has urged the oil ministry to allow the use of subsidised cooking gas for mid-day meals for the current fiscal year to help prevent additional expenditure of . 653 crore on the popular scheme. He has urged oil minister Jaipal Reddy to take a quick …
Ruling out any further hike in the prices of diesel and domestic LPG, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Jaipal Reddy said on Tuesday he was wary of applying another round of price hike though the current retail rates were lower than the cost of production. The oil marketing companies (OMCs) …
New Delhi Amid the controversy over cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the government recognises that some subsidy has to be given for rural poor for cooking gas and electricity as part of its endeavour to give access to energy to all. He talked …
