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. …
There has been a consistent lack of transparency and several governance lapses in the natural gas sector which have led to various kinds of concerns in important areas such as investment levels in blocks, availability of information regarding gas finds, content and process of arriving at pricing and utilisation policy, …
UNION Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Saturday commended the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) measures to become self-reliance on water and for steps related to environment protection He was addressing the gathering during CPCL
N. Ravi Kumar CHENNAI: Petrol and diesel prices will be reduced if international crude prices drop, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora said on Saturday. He said this in response to a query from reporters at the commissioning of an aviation turbine fuel (ATF) pipeline of Indian Oil …
NEW DELHI: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora has written to Chief Ministers of all States to rationalise the tax structure on petrol and diesel and do away with the ad valorem component of excise duty to protect the interests of consumers. Mr. Deora pointed out the high tax …
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday rejected the Opposition demand for an immediate rollback in increased prices of petrol and diesel even as Lok Sabha witnessed frequent adjournments with non-Congress parties, including UPA allies the DMK and the Trinamool Congress, criticising the hike and the Opposition staging a walkout from …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Following a rise in the international price of crude oil and the increasing under-recovery of State-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), the United Progressive Alliance government on Wednesday increased the price of petrol by Rs.4 a litre and diesel by Rs.2 a litre. The hike comes on …
Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has chalked out an ambitious plan to bring 200 cities under the supply network for compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) by 2015. In the Ministry
A directive from the Indian petroleum ministry banning the sale of biodiesel as transportation fuel directly to consumers has forced several manufacturers, already squeezed by a pricing cap, to slow production. The directive also has renewed calls for a comprehensive biodiesel policy to decide issues such as pricing, levels of …
As India continues its struggle to find alternative energy sources to cope with the growing energy demand, it is looking aggressively at cbm (coal bed methane) gas as a source of clean, thermal energy, that is known for its easy inflammability. India currently consumes 140,000 mw of electricity per year, …
At least four more blocks in Assam-Arakan basin including two each in Assam and Manipur have been thrown open for bidding under the NELP- VIII. At least one block of Coal Bed Methane
RETAIL prices of diesel may go down further by Rs 2 soon as the government looks to hike its goodwill quotient among voters before the code of conduct kicks in for the general elections slated for April-May. A cut in diesel prices could bring down prices of essential commodities such …
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is concerned with exploration and production of oil and natural gas (including import of Liquefied Natural Gas), refining, distribution & marketing, import, export and conservation of petroleum products. Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (2008-09) having been authorised by the Committee to …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas deals with the action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Sixteenth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (2007-2008) on
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is entrusted with the responsibility of exploration and production of oil and natural gas (including import of liquefied Natural Gas), their refining, distribution and marketing. The Indian oil sector can be divided into three sub-sectors: Oil and Gas Exploration & Production; Oil Refining; …
