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India unveils new licensing, pricing norms for difficult gas discoveries
New Delhi, March 10: Hydrocarbons discovered and produced from difficult areas will now get a new pricing norm to encourage production and unlock Rs.180,000 crore worth of reserves that are stuck due to want of incentives, Petroleum…
Despite flaps, ties with India’s Modi government strong: US
Washington, March 10: Despite a flap over sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and India's denial of visas to a US commission on religious freedom, the US says it has a strong relationship with India, specifically with the Narendra Modi…
National Steel Policy aims to Make Indian Steel Industries Globally Competitive
Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar in a statement laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha today informed the House that India is the 3rd largest crude steel producer in the world in 2015 as per provisional rankings released by…
New Dedicated Freight Corridors of Indian Railways
Apart from Eastern(Ludhiana to Dankuni) and Western (Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Dadri) Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) currently under implementation, in Budget Speech 2016-2017, it is proposed to take up the following freight…
80 lakh LPG consumers voluntarily surrender subsidy on LPG
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that the response from LPG consumers to the ‘GiveItUp’ campaign initiated by the Ministry to voluntarily…
Government to implement DBT Scheme for Kerosene in 33 District from April 1
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that Government has announced implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene w.e.f. 01.04.2016 in…
Identification of Cities for City Gas Distribution Project: Pradhan
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that in year 2007, Government has established Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) under the…
Aadhaar Card number for grievances complainants
Recently voluntary mentioning of Aadhaar Card Number has been introduced along with other relevant information for the purpose of lodging of Public Grievances on Centralized/Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) which is…
Compensation to fishermen affected due to Hudhud cyclone
The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the States. The concerned State Governments undertake relief operations in the wake of natural disasters including cyclone from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already…
PM Modi uses sarcasm, poetry to target Congress
New Delhi, Mar 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday mixed Urdu poetry and sarcasm to take digs at the Congress which he compared to 'mrityu' (death) even as he sought the cooperation of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha for the…