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. …
The Home Ministry has given unconditional approval to Reliance Industries for the sale of a 30 per cent stake in 23 oil and gas properties, including the Mukesh Ambani-led firm
Petroleum minister S Jaipal Reddy has sought an immediate rise in the prices of diesel, kerosene and domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The empowered group of ministers on fuel pricing was likely to meet soon, he said today. The finance minister Pranab Mukherjee-headed group was first supposed to meet on …
Group of ministers to meet on June 9, quantum of increase the only issue, says senior official With Assembly elections over and the latest increase in petrol prices almost two weeks old, the government is set to make diesel, kerosene and domestic LPG more expensive. The Ministry of Petroleum and …
Bhopal, May 20: The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh dedicated the Rs. 12 thousand crore Bharat-Oman Refinery at Agasod near Bina today. Describing it a world class project he said that it would boost development in and around Bundelkhand region. The revenue of Madhya Pradesh would go up and around …
Appreciating the India-Oman collaboration, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday dedicated the Bina refinery in Sagar to the nation. Besides, he also announced a `7,266 crore package for the underdeveloped Bundelkhand region. The `12,100 crore Bharat-Oman Refinery Limited (BORL) project is situated in Bina or Sagar district. Describing it a …
Pump dealers at present get . 1.21 a litre on petrol and . 0.76 a litre on diesel Petrol will be costlier by 40 paise again after it witnesses a substantial hike of . 5 a litre last week and diesel will cost 12 paise a litre more as the …
New Delhi The petroleum ministry said on Wednesday that it will take a fresh view on May 18 whether to fully meet the natural gas requirement of priority industrial customers like power and fertiliser producers from Reliance Industries' gas output at the expense of non-core consumers like steel and petrochemical …
With a crucial meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on fuel price hike postponed by a week, a decision on increasing the prices of diesel and domestic LPG prices will be taken only by May 17 or 18. However, petrol prices, which were deregulated by the government, can …
New Delhi The government will soon evolve a new system for offering hydrocarbon blocks to companies for simultaneous exploration of both coal and coal bed methane (a form of natural gas) which now fall under different ministries and regulatory regimes. This will be a new addition in the current government …
The law ministry has rejected the proposal of food ministry for direct manufacture of ethanol from sugarcane on a standalone basis and not only as a by-product of sugar by amending the Sugar Control Order under Section 3 of Essential Commodities Act. Backed by the view of attorney general, law …
The gas-based steel and sponge iron plants in the country will have to wait for an indefinite period for gas supply as the petroleum ministry has decided to accord priority to the core sector in supplying the feedstock fuel owing to falling gas production from the KG-D6 basin. Protesting the …
Petrol, diesel exports to fuel-starved neighbour will open up new markets for RIL, Essar refineries The thaw in relations between India and Pakistan, which started with cricket diplomacy at Mohali last month, could soon see India exporting petroleum products to its neighbour. India, which has surplus refining capacity, has agreed …
RAJEEV JAYASWAL & ANINDYA UPADHYAY NEW DELHI India's top auditor will investigate why state oil companies are selling petrol, a deregulated fuel, below market rates allegedly because raising prices may hurt the ruling party in the on-going assembly elections, official sources said. State retailers Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Indian Oil Corp …
Five of the eight members of the expert panel on ethanol pricing headed by Planning Commission member Saumitra Chaudhuri have not signed the final report submitted to the petroleum ministry. The absence of consensus among the committee members undermines the suggestion of a cap on the use of ethanol for …
PANIPAT: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday dedicated to the nation India's largest naphtha cracker plant at Indian Oil Corporation's (IOCs) Panipat Complex. The complex has been commissioned in 46 months, which compares with the global standard for similar capacity plants and is ahead of average …
THE government has indefinitely deferred a hike in diesel rates despite soaring crude oil prices to prevent a further increase in prices, particularly of food items, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said. Oil marketing companies are demanding higher prices because crude oil has been trading at about $90 a barrel for …
When Ranbir Singh Butola took over as the managing director of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) in 2004, the overseas subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), his brief was to expand India's oil and gas footprint. Not surprising then that Butola has spent the last six years living out …
Decision Prompted By Fear Of Regular Income Rendering Male Head Of Family Unproductive THE new mining legislation will make woman of the house chief beneficiary of the compensation for land acquired for mining project, as the government seeks to ensure the large amounts provided go into ensuring livelihood and are …
Shale gas is the new buzzword. India is believed to have enormous amounts of shale gas deposits, according to studies conducted by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India (ONGC) in the Damodar (West Bengal) and Cambay (Gujarat) basins. P.K. Bhowmick, head of Dehradun-based Keshava Deva Malaviya Institute of Petroleum …
