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Liquefied petroleum gas

Kirit Parikh Committee to moderate gas prices

The Central Government has recently constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Kirit Parikh to control and reduce the continuous increase in LPG gas prices. Key Points A...

September 9, 2022

PM inaugurates Three Petroleum Sector Projects

Three key projects related to the Petroleum Sector in Bihar has been dedicated to the Nation by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conference on September 13,...

September 14, 2020

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...

January 23, 2020

Kirit Parikh committee to review existing marketing structure in LPG marketing in India

The Government of India (GoI) has recently constituted a 5-member committee to review existing marketing structure in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) marketing in India. The committee, headed by...

June 14, 2019

Betul becomes first Solar Kitchen only village in India

Bancha in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh has become the first village in India to have zero wooden stoves and almost no use for LPG cylinders with all...

June 10, 2019

Ujjwala Beneficiaries in Four States still use Earthen Stoves

A study from the Research Institute for Compassionate Economics (r.i.c.e) study on the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) makes the following observations: Most rural households with LPG (liquefied petroleum...

April 9, 2019

2nd Asia LPG 2019 Summit

The 2nd edition of the Asia LPG Summit 2019 was held in New Delhi with theme ‘LPG – Energy for Life’. The summit was organized by the World...

February 8, 2019

LPG Transparency Portal begins functioning to ensure in delivery of domestic LPG cylinders

Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry launched a LPG Portal aimed at ensuring transparency in the delivery of domestic LPG cylinders to the consumers. This step is expected to...

June 25, 2012

No Govt decision yet on doing away with LPG subsidies for rich

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas R.P.N. Singh held that the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas had advocated that the government may consider...

May 23, 2012

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