Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Current Affairs, GK & News
Rajiv Bansal appointed as the Chairman and Managing director of Air India
Veteran bureaucrat Rajiv Bansal was recently appointed as the Chairman and Managing director of Air India. He has been appointed as the head of the national carrier for a second time. Rajiv Bansal is a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Nagaland cadre and he is currently serving as the additional secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. ..
Topics: Air India • Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Cabinet approves transfer of Assam Gas Cracker Project to oil ministry
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the transfer of administrative control of Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) implementing Assam Gas Cracker Project (AGCP) from Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (under Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers) to Union Ministry ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Assam Accord • Assam Gas Cracker Project • BCPL • Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited • CCEA • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers • Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
High level Committee Recommends to Reduce Import Dependency of Crude
The High-Level Committee constituted to examine the issues relating to the preparation of action plan to create synergy among R&D Centres of Oil & Gas PSUs; tax issues and ways to benefit from GST by the Oil & Gas PSUs has submitted its report to the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Observations made on ..
Topics: crude oil • domestic production • GST • Import Dependency • Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas • PSU
Ministry of Petroleum launches Saksham 2018 Campaign
The Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has launched month long Saksham 2018 (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav). Saksham is annual flagship event of PCRA with active involvement of Oil & Gas PSUs along with other stakeholders like State Governments. Key Facts Saksham aims at creating focused attention ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas • National • PCRA • Saksham 2018 • Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav
M. Veerappa Moily is the new Environment and Forests Minister
The current Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Marpadi Veerappa Moily, has been assigned an additional charge of the Environment and Forests Ministry after the exit of Jayanthi Natarajan. Ministry of Environment & Forests ( MoEF) The MoEF is the chief agency in the administrative framework of the Central Government accountable for the planning, promotion, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Current Affairs 2013 • IBPS • Ministry of Environment and Forests • Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Petroleum Ministry launches two new consumer empowering initiatives
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched two new consumer empowering initiatives. These are: Sale of 5 kg LPG cylinders at market price Inter-Company LPG Portability scheme Sale of 5 kg LPG cylinders at market price without any POA/POI: The Petroleum Ministry has launched this scheme keeping in view the needs of a ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Current Affairs 2013 • Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas • Ministry of Power • Socio-Economic