The government has extended the National PNG Drive 2.0 until June 30, 2026, to maintain momentum in PNG expansion across the country. It has also directed city gas distribution entities to expedite the installation of domestic PNG connections. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas stated...
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New Delhi, March 28 The Centre on Saturday pushed for rapid expansion of PNG networks across urban areas in the country, amid concerns over LPG supply arising from the West Asia conflict.Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar outlined key priorities, including a...
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Kolkata, March 27 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her demand that cooking gas produced in the state should not be diverted elsewhere in the country, citing concerns over a perceived LPG shortage amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.Responding to a query on the Centre’s...
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New Delhi, March 25 In a significant move aimed at bolstering energy security and reducing dependence on imported fuels, the Central government has issued a new order to streamline the laying of pipelines for natural gas and petroleum products.The order, titled the Natural Gas and Petroleum...
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Lucknow, March 14 Amid the LPG crisis, the Uttar Pradesh Food and Civil Supplies Department conducted raids at 1,483 locations here and arrested six people as part of an operation to check the black marketing of cooking gas cylinders, according to an official statement.The raids were conducted...
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New Delhi, March 13 The Delhi Police has cautioned citizens against clicking on suspicious links or trusting calls from unknown numbers claiming to be from gas agencies, warning that cyber fraudsters may exploit the ongoing panic over LPG availability to deceive people and steal their...
The Lok Sabha will continue discussions and voting on the Supplementary Demands for Grants – Second Batch for 2025-2026. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will respond to the debate in the House. In the Rajya Sabha, further discussion will be held on the functioning of the Ministry of Rural...
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Guwahati, March 11 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assured on Wednesday that there was no shortage of cooking gas in the state, despite concerns about a possible supply disruption in India due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said...
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New Delhi, March 10 Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, a billionaire-owned company, announced on Tuesday that its massive Jamnagar oil refining complex would maximize the production of cooking gas (LPG), while gas extracted from the KG-D6 fields in the Bay of Bengal would be diverted to...
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Ahmedabad, March 10 The Gujarat government has imposed a 50 per cent cut on industrial use of gas amid concerns over the West Asia conflict, a state minister said on Tuesday, while assuring that domestic LPG distribution remains uninterrupted.The state and the Centre were coordinating closely...
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New Delhi, March 1 With sufficient crude oil reserves to meet at least 10 days of needs and fuel stocks covering another 5-7 days, India is unlikely to face any immediate disruptions in oil supplies due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.Even as developments related to the...