Mumbai, Kandla ports clog as oil cos clamour for select ports for LPG importsUnder the PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme of 2002, the government has categorised ports at Kandla, Mumbai, JNPT, Jamnagar, Haz...
12 Apr, 2022, 04.35 PM IST
Government eliminates subsidy on kerosene via small price hikesIndustry sources said the government in 2016 allowed state-owned fuel retailers to raise the price of kerosene by 25 paise a litre every fo...
02 Feb, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
The clue to India's future fuel is in your tea cupTea-estates are using methanol burners to dry tea leaves that add colour and flavour to your cuppa every morning.
09 Jan, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
How ‘kerosene-free Gujarat’ move burnt holes in BJP poll pocketsLocal revolts added up and reduced BJP's winning margin, more than any wider pattern of urban-rural divides, the party's internal assessmen...
08 Jan, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Government unlikely to implement DBT in kerosene"Savings on account of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) to be made by sending subsidy into bank accounts will not be commensurate with the...
04 Dec, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
Better targeting of kerosene subsidy govt's next agenda: FM Arun Jaitley01 Oct, 2016, 01.24 PM IST
Government to plug PDS leakages with Aadhaar authenticationThe move takes forward Karnataka’s efforts to weed out bogus ration cards by using the beneficiary’s Aadhaar number to validate genuine one...
28 May, 2016, 01.51 AM IST
Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking changes in order on Aadhaar on October 6The RBI sought clarification as to whether an account can be opened in a bank on the basis of the Aadhar card for providing the benefit of ...
29 Sep, 2015, 08.40 PM IST
Direct benefits transfer for LPG consumers scheme met target for February: Dharmendra PradhanOil minister Dharmendra Pradhan says over 80% customers registered through bank account or Aadhaar card.
03 Mar, 2015, 02.02 PM IST
Markets will give more time to Narendra Modi government to roll out policies: Nilesh Shah"The markets probably are going to look at direction rather than magnitude and also the steps being taken by the government. "
05 Sep, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
How to solve electricity woes in rural India? Free solar lamp instead of subsidized keroseneStudies show 40 per cent of kerosene, supposedly meant for the poor, is diverted to other users.
27 Jul, 2014, 03.00 PM IST
CAG flays government's fuel pricing policy"Procurement at TPP/IPP affords an undue benefit to private refiners, which was estimated at Rs 667 crore on diesel in only one year ie 201...
18 Jul, 2014, 05.54 PM IST
Swaminathan SA Aiyar: What a strong Modi govt implies for markets & economyNarendra Modi achieved astonishing success in spreading the message that he had produced good results in Gujarat and could do the same for ...
24 Jun, 2014, 02.44 PM IST
- US consulate offers $200K grant for clean energy
SELCO will utilize the aid to set up six innovation labs, which will develop and test sustainable energy solutions.
05 Mar, 2014, 06.53 AM IST
What Varun Gandhi misreads as a failed socialist experiment is actually a triumph of aam admi empowermentThe arguments put forth by Varun are demonstrative of a remarkable aloofness or ignorance of ground realities and a weak understanding of a...
27 Feb, 2014, 10.39 AM IST
Agri companies now prefer solar powered products in rural IndiaIf manufacturing companies are to be believed, threshing, fodder cutting, tractor, desalination and water purification, all this would soon...
25 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Opportunity for RIL to restart retail fuel outlets
Analysts are of the view that the move of removing subsidy on petrol would lead to fair competition between the private players and PSUs. G...
27 May, 2008, 03.05 PM IST