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 Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has been publishing its annual bulletin “Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas Statistics” since 1967 containing comprehensive information on the Oil & Gas Sector. The bulletin provides information in terms of both calendar year and financial year, to address the demands of the diverse …
The Government of India constituted this committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Vijay Kelkar to prepare a roadmap for enhancing domestic production of oil and gas and sustainable reduction in import dependency by 2030.This report includes a discussion of the economic foundations of Exploration and Production Contracts and an early …
Central govt issues guidelines to GAIL in compliance with Gujarat HC order. Following the Gujarat High Court directive of supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) to Gujarat at the same rate as Mumbai and Delhi, the Central government has issued guidelines to the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) to supply …
Hyderabad : The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas has said the states where gas production is taking place should be given at least 50% of the total quantity produced besides the royalty on natural gas produced from offshore fields. The recommendations, if accepted, will boost Andhra Pradesh …
Five surrendered discoveries to be put up for competitive bidding Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), India's largest private sector company, might find this difficult to digest. The petroleum ministry has asked it to give up more than 80 per cent of its D6 gas block area in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin, …
Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily has approved taking away five gas discoveries from Reliance Industries in the KG-D6 block over the company’s failure to meet timelines but has allowed it to retain three other finds. The five discoveries -- D4, D7, D8, D16 and D23 -- hold 0.805 trillion cubic …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, on Friday directed the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to convene a meeting of secretaries of the ministries of Environment and Forest and Industry, and the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, and oil companies to chalk out a clear-cut plan to …
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily on Wednesday announced that Aadhaar would no longer be mandatory for availing the subsidy given for nine domestic cylinders under the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme, till it was cleared by the Supreme Court or through legislative authorisation. “Aadhaar is only an identification …
Moily will take the metro from Race Course metro station residence and travel to the Central Secretariat station Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily will travel by metro today as part of a fuel conservation drive. "Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense …
Says state transport undertakings may soon get subsidised diesel Making a partial U-turn on the recently-introduced policy of a dual-pricing system for diesel, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said the government might soon supply subsidised diesel to state transport undertakings (STUs). In January, the government had decided that …
Bids invited based on production-linked multiple; company quoting the highest multiple to become preferred bidder Amid controversy surrounding the allocation of coal blocks to private companies, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for new allocation policies that would govern the auctioning of coal reserves and shale gas acreages …
Seeks answers from Petroleum Ministry on IPI, TAPI and India-Bangladesh-Myanmar gas pipeline. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has sought answers from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry over the inadequate progress made in execution of transnational pipeline projects including the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline, the TAPI gas pipeline and the …
To cut down the outflow of dollar and increase the rupee trade for purchase of more crude oil from Iran, the Finance Ministry has asked the Petroleum Ministry to take immediate steps to make the Energy Insurance Pool operational. In a letter to Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae, the Secretary of …
Facing inter-ministerial turf battles and pressure from the automobile industry, the government has yet again held back on imposing fuel efficiency standards for cars — which would help cut oil imports by millions of tonnes. The standards would have mandated efficiency improvements for a manufacturer’s fleet of cars over a …
The government auditor wants to know steps taken to ensure that the firm delivers gas at $4.2 mbtu The Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is in for more trouble as the Comptroller and Auditor-General has questioned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry over the recent gas price increase and …
The CAG has said the technical reports have indicated that the operator has not fulfilled its obligation on well drilling. The Comptroller and Auditor General has asked the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) to explain the steps taken by it to ensure that Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) complies …
“Presence of highly inflammable products can result in explosions in Tondiarpet” A preliminary investigation report on the recent oil leakage in Tondiarpet found that the groundwater in the north Chennai locality is severely contaminated with petroleum products. Calling for proper precautionary measures, the report warned that presence of such highly …
The groundwater in sample-tested areas of Tondiarpet, where an oil leak from a pipeline was reported in July, is severely contaminated with petroleum products, an IIT Madras team has said in its preliminary report. The water could remain polluted for several decades if no remedial measures were taken, it added. …
It suggested a comprehensive technical study on cost estimates of gas production, covering the aspects of cost recovery and technical parameters Parliament’s standing committee on finance, headed by former finance minister Yashwant Sinha, on Wednesday tabled its report on gas pricing, asking the government to review its decision to increase …
The Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Monday told the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal that the oil companies are contemplating shifting some of the pipelines from certain areas of North Chennai. Varadarajaperumal Street in Tondiarpet made headlines recently after residents complained that their bore well …
