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 institution has been auditing ONGC and Oil India for several decades The contention of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) questioning the competence and scope of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to carry out an audit of its KG basin facilities was strongly rebuked by the CAG which said the …
New Delhi The government proposes to offer gas for all power projects to be completed in the current Five Year Plan by creating a pool of domestic gas and imported re-gassified liquified natural gas (RLNG). The new mechanism will not only ensure that gas is available to meet around 80% …
London-based Hardy has been forced to stop crude oil production at its Cauvery basin block because the Oil Ministry has refused to extend a key contract in the field without competitive bidding, government sources said. The ministry, which is facing a CAG probe into its dealings with private firms in …
Govt had earlier decided to raise ethanol level in petrol to 10% from the current 5% The government’s plan to raise the level of ethanol blending in petrol to 10% from the current 5% may fail to take off because of poor supplies from sugar companies. The government had decided …
Kohima: A PIL, filed in Gauhati High Court representing Champang and Tssori villages of Nagaland, has sought Rs 1,000 crore as compensation following the damage caused allegedly due to unabated oil spillage by Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC). The PIL filed yesterday held the ONGC and the Nagaland State …
The Government is committed to provide petroleum products at reasonable prices to consumers. This is while maintaining the financial health of the public sector oil retailers, said Mr S Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Addressing the Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to his ministry here …
New Delhi: Petrol prices in India are costlier than in the United States but cheaper than European countries, MoS for petroleum and natural gas R P N Singh said on Tuesday. Petrol in Delhi is priced at Rs 63.70 per litre, while the same in the US is priced at …
If you pay income tax or own a scooter, car or a house, you will soon be limited to four subsidised gas cylinders a year, if a proposal informally approved by an empowered Group of Ministers on Monday night is finally implemented. Seeking to address a ballooning subsidy bill, the …
Plan to levy market rate on owners of luxury cars Faced with growing diesel consumption and rising under recoveries, the Union government on Thursday said it was working on “dual pricing of diesel” wherein luxury car owners could be asked to pay the market rate and subsidised diesel restricted to …
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in the Lok Sabha today that the government could consider the Opposition’s suggestion to scrap diesel subsidy for car-owners. This isn’t a new idea — it was shot down last November by the petroleum ministry as it was difficult to implement. For, industry experts …
Plays Down Supply Cut Threat, Says Eco Affairs Dept Looking At Payment Issue Iran on Tuesday again threatened to cut oil supplies to India from next month if New Delhi failed to route payments to clear a pending bill of around $5 billion by that time. Agencies quotedthesemiofficial Iranian Fars …
Busy fighting corruption charges, the government has decided to form two committees of secretaries (CoS) for revamping crucial processes which are at the root of corrupt practices. The committees will chalk out ways of implementing changes in the allocation of natural resources and the government
KG Basin, Barmer, Panna-Mukta-Tapti Under Scrutiny New Delhi:The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said oil ministry and its regulatory arm for oil hunting companies, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, showed favour to at least three explorers. The draft report, which is awaiting oil ministry
The government has yet again deferred a decision on raising prices of diesel, kerosene and cooking gas, needed to rein in the fiscal gap, government sources said on Wednesday, as it deals with one of the worst political crises in recent years. It was the third time in two months …
Keeping in view of cash subsidy for kerosene oil, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has released only 33 per cent allocation of kerosene oil to Delhi for June and July. In other words, 67 per cent allocation of kerosene oil has been reduced. This led to heart burn …
The Delhi Government is all set to introduce cash subsidy to all BPL and AAY card holder families using kerosene as fuel switchover to LPG. To make Delhi a kerosene free city, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has set up a joint working group to look at modalities …
Fears large-scale diversion of grain for manufacture of ethanol by the alcohol industry The food ministry is set to oppose the mandatory 5% ethanol blending programme, fearing diversion of foodgrain for manufacture of ethanol. The ministry has called for the report of the expert panel headed by Planning Commission member …
EGoM to consider oilmin plan on May 11 Fuel prices will rise next week as the government is planning to increase the state-set price of diesel by up to 5 per litre while oil companies are preparing to raise petrol rates by a similar amount after assembly polls end on …
New Delhi: A thriving black market in kerosene, estimated at Rs 10,000 crore a year, killed additional collector Yeshwant Sonawane. A litre of kerosene sold at ration shops is often costlier than a bottle of packaged water. Most of this
