Compressed natural gas
World’s first CNG terminal
Prime Minister Modi laid foundation stone for the world’s first CNG terminal in Gujarat. Key facts The world’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) terminal will be set up close to Gujarat’s Bhavnagar port. The terminal will be built by a ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Delhi’s first DTC Electric Bus
On January 17, 2022, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off the first electric bus of the Delhi Transport Corporation. The E – buses are to run on 27 – km long route. These buses were manufactured by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
National Policy to speed up Gas Infrastructure
A “high-level committee” has been set up by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory board (PNGRB) to frame national policy on city gas distribution. The intention of the policy is to speed up development of infrastructure of piped natural gas. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
World’s first CNG port terminal to be built in Gujarat
Gujarat government has given its approval to a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal facility at Bhavnagar port. This would be the world’s first CNG port terminal. The approval for this was given by Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board headed by Chief ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
India’s 1st plant to convert paddy straw into compressed biogas (CBG) to come up in Karnal
India’s first plant to convert paddy straw into Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) will come up at Gharaunda village in Karnal, Haryana. The biogas generated at the Indra Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) ‘s plant will be used as CNG in vehicles ..
Fire in ONGC Plant in Mumbai
A large fire broke out in a plant belong to Oil and Gas Natural Corporation (ONGC) located in Uran, Navi Mumbai. While the fire was successfully contained within two hours, it caused the death of five people and eight others ..
PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of City Gas Distribution Projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of City Gas Distribution (CGD) Projects of Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in 65 Geographical Areas (GAs) in 129 districts under 9th CGD bidding round. He also launched 10th CGD Bidding ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Punjab government signs a pact with IOC to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants
The Punjab government has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants in the state. The purpose of the MoU is to find sustainable solutions to paddy straw ..