Indian Oil Corporation Current Affairs, GK & News
Indian Oil Corporation launches battery swapping facility for EVs
On June 26, 2020, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) launched battery swapping facility for Electric Vehicles at its petrol pumps. The facility will replace discharged batteries with charged batteries in 2 minutes. Highlights The IOC is to begin its battery swapping facility in one of its outlets in Chandigarh. The company is to gradually scale ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Charging stations • Electric battery • Electric bus • Electric car • Electric vehicle • Electric vehicle battery • Electric vehicles • Indian Oil Corporation
IOC signs MoU with Russia’s Rosneft for crude oil imports
Indian Oil and Gas company, the Indian Oil Corporation recently signed an MoU with Russian energy firm, Rosneft for importing Crude Oil from Russia. The crude oil purchase agreement was signed during a meeting between Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and the Chairman and CEO of Rosneft, Igor Sechin. Under the agreement, Russia ..
Topics: crude oil • India-Russia • Indian Oil Corporation
IOCL inks MoU with Oil Regulator of Ghana
To further strengthen the bilateral relationship between India and West African country, Ghana, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and National Petroleum Authority (NPA) of Ghana on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020, under which IOCL will have the administrative assistance for commercial participation in the gas-rich petroleum sector ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Ghana • Indian Oil Corporation • Liquefied petroleum gas • Memorandum of understanding • National Petroleum Authority
Ghana inspired by India’s Ujjwala; India to assist; MoU signed
On January 23, 2020, Ghana announced that the country will replicate the Ujjwala model of LPG connection under the guidance of India (represented by Indian Oil Corporation). Highlights LPG coverage in Ghana is 23%. Citizens of Ghana spend hours together at petrol stations to refill their cylinders. Ghana is to fix the issues around LPG ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: India-Ghana • Indian Oil • Indian Oil Corporation • LPG • LPG Bottling Plant • PMUY • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
‘APNA UREA- SonaUgle’ launched by Union Minister
The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, D.V Sadananda Gowda on Friday, 17th January 2020 launched a brand of the Joint venture of the state-owned Maharatna Public Sector Undertakings- NTPC, IOCL, CIL-named Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL), brand named ‘APNA UREA-SonaUgle’ and also unveiled the logo of the company. With the objective of making ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: APNA UREA- SonaUgle • Bihar • Coal India • D. V. Sadananda Gowda • HURL • Indian Oil Corporation • Jharkhand • NTPC Limited • Prime Minister of India • Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) • Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers • Uttar Pradesh