Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
After mulling over whether China and India should divide hydrocarbon reserves among themselves, the Government of India has told its energy majors to sign up more contracts no matter what. But Delhi is in a bind. To compete with China’s oil giants, India’s energy firms will have to bulk up. …
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Thursday said that its natural gas output will rise by over 58 per cent to 100 million cubic metres a day by 2015-16 after it puts its eastern offshore fields into production.
The Indian gas market is expected to be one of the fastest growing in the world over the next two decades. This paper analyses this market, highlighting the current challenges. It first looks at the industry structure, presents the main players from industry as well as government, and gives an …
In May, a few bankers walked into the headquarters of Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Resources in London with a blind suggestion to take over Cairn India, the 62 per cent subsidiary of London-headquartered Cairn Energy. Agarwal gave them the go-ahead to begin talks. But who would approach Bill Gammell, the overpowering …
Bharuch: The leaking oil from a breach in an Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) pipeline at Adol village of Ankleshwar taluka in Bharuch district on Thursday morning caught fire, but there were no casualties, police said. ONGC fire tenders reached the spot and brought the fire, which was major, …
New Delhi: State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is planning to set up a Rs 650-crore wind power project in Rajasthan and solar power projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Jitin Prasada told Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Ajay Modi & Jyoti Mukul / New Delhi August 9, 2010, 0:40 ISTThe petroleum ministry has rejected the crude oil matrix-based subsidy-sharing formula for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL), as suggested by the expert committee headed by Kirit Parikh. The ministry, however, wants to …
Cos Still Reel Under Subsidy Burden As Kerosene, Cooking Gas Not DecontrolledTHE petroleum ministry will support disinvestment in two stateowned oil majors ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation only after there is clarity on the subsidy sharing formula even as the ministry is examining a proposal by the disinvestment department.
Gireesh Chandra Prasad New Delhi: State-owned ONGC has insured itself against a possible environment damage due to its operations, unlike British Petroleum, which has no external insurance cover for environment damage. ONGC accounts for 80% of India
ARIYALUR: Collector T. Abraham convened a meeting at Jayamkondam in Ariyalur district on Tuesday to elicit opinion of the people of three villages of Amanukkuvandi, Veerachozhapuram and Pilichikuzhi in the district for the proposed exploration activity by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in these villages. The Collector told …
In a significant development, the government has given national oil companies, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL), freedom to price any additional natural gas produced from blocks given to them on nomination basis at market rates. So far, all gas
