Tag: Petroleum Ministry
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Cabinet apprised of India joining fuel research programme
The other member countries of AMFTCP are USA, China, Japan, Canada, Chile, Israel, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and Thailand.
November 9, 2018 -
Government raises ethanol price by over Rs 5; move aims to reduce sugar surplus and fuel imports
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has decided to increase the ex-mill price of ethanol derived fully from sugarcane juice at Rs 59.13 per litre for those mills that will divert their total sugarcane juice for ethanol production without producing any sugar
September 13, 2018 -
Government proposes to register only BS-VI vehicles from June 2020
In a bid to curb emissions from the vehicles based on outdated technology, the Central government has proposed to set the registration deadline for BS-IV standard vehicles to June 30, 2020. While the government had already ordered the implementation of the Bharat Standard-VI compliant cleaner transport fuels across the nation by April 2020 and by …
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December 3, 2017 -
AAP to lay siege to petroleum ministry on Sept 26
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said it will lay siege to the union petroleum ministry here on September 26 as part of its nationwide campaign against high fuel prices starting on Friday. Senior party leader Gopal Rai said the central government had increased the excise tax on petrol by 150 per cent since …
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September 21, 2017 -
Centre to pay Rs.6,320 cr as oil royalty to Assam
The Centre on Tuesday agreed to pay Rs.6,320 crore to the Assam government as crude oil royalty as part of an out of the court settlement after eight years of protracted legal battle. The amount will be paid by the central government to the Assam government over a period of three financial years commencing 2016-17. …
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February 21, 2017 -
Centre to pay Rs.6,320 cr as oil royalty to Assam
The Centre on Tuesday agreed to pay Rs.6,320 crore to the Assam government as crude oil royalty as part of an out of the court settlement after eight years of protracted legal battle. The amount will be paid by the central government to the Assam government over a period of three financial years commencing 2016-17. …
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February 21, 2017 -
Pakistan, Iran look to revisit gas pipeline agreement
Pakistan has shared with Iran amendments to gas sale and purchase agreement (GSPA) to extend implementation schedule and revise pricing under the $1.35-billion gas pipeline project. A senior government official on Thursday told Dawn that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has not yet allowed the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources to …
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December 9, 2016 -
PM chairs high-level meet, discusses steps to reduce oil import
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to discuss a roadmap to reduce dependency on import of oil and gas. During the meeting, the Petroleum Ministry presented strategies for achieving the objective by increasing production of crude oil and gas, promoting biofeuls and renewables, energy efficiency and conservation. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, …
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November 2, 2016 -
PM chairs high-level meet, discusses steps to reduce oil import
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to discuss a roadmap to reduce dependency on import of oil and gas. During the meeting, the Petroleum Ministry presented strategies for achieving the objective by increasing production of crude oil and gas, promoting biofeuls and renewables, energy efficiency and conservation. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, …
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November 2, 2016