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Centre Bars Bulk Industrial Petrol, Diesel Purchases Through Petrol Pumps
The government said bulk procurement through retail stations could divert supplies intended for ordinary consumers.
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PIB Fact Check Debunks Social Media Posts Citing Petrol, Diesel Price Hikes
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Wednesday dismissed as fake a viral message claiming that petrol and diesel prices have been hiked by up to Rs 12.50 per litre.
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Centre Notifies Order To Strengthen Piped Natural Gas Infrastructure
The Order provides a streamlined and time-bound framework for laying and expanding pipelines across the country, addressing delays in approvals and access to land, and enabling faster development of natural gas infrastructure, including in residential areas.
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LPG Gas Cylinder KYC: Centre Makes Biometric Authentication Mandatory For Domestic Consumers
According to the ministry, the process is designed to be simple and does not require visiting an LPG distributor.
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"Not Real Facts": Centre Dismisses Concerns Over Ethanol-Blended Petrol
The ministry acknowledged that ethanol has a lower energy density than petrol, which may lead to a slight reduction in mileage. But it said that the drop was minor and well within acceptable limits.
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India's Crude Imports Fall To Lowest In Over A Decade In July
Crude oil imports from July 2020 slumped about 36.4 per cent from a year earlier to 12.34 million tonnes, or 2.92 million barrels per day, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas showed.
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Petroleum Ministry Constitutes Committee To Inquire Assam Gas Well Fire
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) on Thursday constituted a three-member high-level committee to inquire about the circumstances that led to the blowout incident at Baghjan in Assam.
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India To Get 10,000 CNG Stations By 2030
Companies like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai already have this as part of its line up; and now even Ford is likely to get into the act.
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Top Court Rebukes Petroleum Ministry Over Laxity, Questions Its Status
Does the Petroleum Ministry consider itself to be 'God' or a 'super government' and think that the "unemployed" judges are at their mercy, an anguished Supreme Court bench observed today.
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Pollution Control Body Labs Not Equipped To Detect Fuel Impurity: Ministry To Green Panel
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, which was directed by National Green Tribunal to check adulteration of petrol and diesel at petrol pumps across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), has told the green panel that the laboratories of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), are not equipped to detect...
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Supreme Court Fixes March 31 As Deadline For All Cabs To Convert To CNG In Delhi
The Supreme Court today extended the deadline for all taxis in the National Capital Region to convert to CNG mode from March 1 to March 31 and directed the Centre to set up 104 gas stations in ten districts of NCR.
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Jayalalithaa Seeks Additional Rice, Kerosene For Rain-Hit People in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu government today urged the Centre to allocate 30,000 tonnes of rice and 19,100 kilolitre of kerosene to cater to the needs of the people affected by the recent torrential rains and floods in the state.
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Those Who Subverted System Will be Punished: Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Espionage Case
After the leak of documents from his ministry, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday asserted that all those who subverted the system would be punished. He, however, made it clear that the government was not targeting any particular corporate.
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15-Year-Old Cars May Not be Banned in The Capital
Remember the government's proposal to remove 15-year-old vehicles from Delhi-NCR's roads? Well, that's probably not going to happen. At least as far as private vehicles are concerned. The Centre seems to have changed its mind about the proposal that first came to be considered as a measure curb pollution in the capital.
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Centre Bars Bulk Industrial Petrol, Diesel Purchases Through Petrol Pumps
The government said bulk procurement through retail stations could divert supplies intended for ordinary consumers.
-
PIB Fact Check Debunks Social Media Posts Citing Petrol, Diesel Price Hikes
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Wednesday dismissed as fake a viral message claiming that petrol and diesel prices have been hiked by up to Rs 12.50 per litre.
-
Centre Notifies Order To Strengthen Piped Natural Gas Infrastructure
The Order provides a streamlined and time-bound framework for laying and expanding pipelines across the country, addressing delays in approvals and access to land, and enabling faster development of natural gas infrastructure, including in residential areas.
-
LPG Gas Cylinder KYC: Centre Makes Biometric Authentication Mandatory For Domestic Consumers
According to the ministry, the process is designed to be simple and does not require visiting an LPG distributor.
-
"Not Real Facts": Centre Dismisses Concerns Over Ethanol-Blended Petrol
The ministry acknowledged that ethanol has a lower energy density than petrol, which may lead to a slight reduction in mileage. But it said that the drop was minor and well within acceptable limits.
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India's Crude Imports Fall To Lowest In Over A Decade In July
Crude oil imports from July 2020 slumped about 36.4 per cent from a year earlier to 12.34 million tonnes, or 2.92 million barrels per day, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas showed.
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Petroleum Ministry Constitutes Committee To Inquire Assam Gas Well Fire
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) on Thursday constituted a three-member high-level committee to inquire about the circumstances that led to the blowout incident at Baghjan in Assam.
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India To Get 10,000 CNG Stations By 2030
Companies like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai already have this as part of its line up; and now even Ford is likely to get into the act.
-
Top Court Rebukes Petroleum Ministry Over Laxity, Questions Its Status
Does the Petroleum Ministry consider itself to be 'God' or a 'super government' and think that the "unemployed" judges are at their mercy, an anguished Supreme Court bench observed today.
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Pollution Control Body Labs Not Equipped To Detect Fuel Impurity: Ministry To Green Panel
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, which was directed by National Green Tribunal to check adulteration of petrol and diesel at petrol pumps across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), has told the green panel that the laboratories of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), are not equipped to detect...
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Supreme Court Fixes March 31 As Deadline For All Cabs To Convert To CNG In Delhi
The Supreme Court today extended the deadline for all taxis in the National Capital Region to convert to CNG mode from March 1 to March 31 and directed the Centre to set up 104 gas stations in ten districts of NCR.
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Jayalalithaa Seeks Additional Rice, Kerosene For Rain-Hit People in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu government today urged the Centre to allocate 30,000 tonnes of rice and 19,100 kilolitre of kerosene to cater to the needs of the people affected by the recent torrential rains and floods in the state.
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Those Who Subverted System Will be Punished: Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Espionage Case
After the leak of documents from his ministry, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday asserted that all those who subverted the system would be punished. He, however, made it clear that the government was not targeting any particular corporate.
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15-Year-Old Cars May Not be Banned in The Capital
Remember the government's proposal to remove 15-year-old vehicles from Delhi-NCR's roads? Well, that's probably not going to happen. At least as far as private vehicles are concerned. The Centre seems to have changed its mind about the proposal that first came to be considered as a measure curb pollution in the capital.
