PM Modi’s Ujjwala at 10 marks shift from access to empowerment, says education minister Dharmendra PradhanTen years on, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has provided clean cooking fuel to over 10 crore women. This initiative has significantly i...
01 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Delhi bans sale of LPG directly from godowns; govt warns of actionThe Delhi government has banned the direct sale of LPG cylinders from godowns. Strict action will be taken against those who violate this r...
05 Apr, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
Govt steps up LPG supply, urges calm amid Hormuz concernsSales of 5-kg LPG cylinders have increased significantly. The government is boosting supplies and taking action against hoarding. Domestic ...
05 Apr, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
LPG cylinders produced in Bengal should not be sent outside: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reiterated her demand that cooking gas produced in the state should not be diverted elsewher...
27 Mar, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
India’s gas utilities aim to grow market share on LPG shortagesIndia's natural gas companies are seizing an opportunity. Recent Middle East conflict has disrupted cooking fuel supplies, leading to short...
20 Mar, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Think Gas faces hurdles in connecting PNG to homes: CEOThink Gas has faced challenges in connecting homes with piped natural gas due to the absence of trunk pipelines and customers' preference f...
14 Feb, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
BPCL's AI enabled chatbot 'URJA' enhances digital experience of customersThe chatbot is "an intelligent virtual assistant with AI/NLP (Natural Language Processing) capabilities and trained on more than 600 use ca...
21 Aug, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
No fuel crisis in India; enough stock of petrol, diesel, LPG available to last lockdown: IOCIndia, the world's third largest energy consumer, has enough petrol, diesel and cooking gas (LPG) in stocks to last way beyond the three-we...
30 Mar, 2020, 06.15 AM IST
Target of 1.5 crore LPG connections under PMUY for 2016-17 achieved: Petroleum Minister Dharmendra PradhanThe government had set a target of five crore connections for three years, ending 2018-19 under the Prime Minister Ujwala Yojana (PMUY) sch...
10 Jan, 2017, 09.38 PM IST
Freecharge ties up with IOCL for cashless paymentsAt the point of delivery, customers will be able to complete payment for their LPG cylinders within 10 seconds and at the tap of a button, ...
07 Nov, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
LPG-related accident raises questions over government initiative to provide clean cooking gas to poorAccording to eyewitness accounts to the police and on TV channels, there was no blast in Munni's household – the cylinder was found intact.
29 Oct, 2016, 01.03 AM IST
Safety concerns loom over LPG scheme for BPL homesThe protest has been triggered by a recent incident in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where an entire Ujjwala beneficiary family perished after...
25 Oct, 2016, 12.53 AM IST
LPG master plan: Government to examine separate brand and marketing structureThe effort will also include exploring “the feasibility and necessity of creating a separate brand and marketing structure for commercial L...
08 May, 2015, 10.58 PM IST
Only few giving up LPG subsidy voluntarilyThe government has been since 2012 urging the rich to give up subsidies on LPG to make them available to people who deserve it.
15 Dec, 2014, 05.16 PM IST
LPG subsidy to continue for all consumers irrespective of Adhaar card"All consumers irrespective whether seeded with Adhaar card or not will continue to get LPG subsidy," a top oil company official said.
01 Nov, 2013, 03.43 PM IST
Uproar in Lok Sabha over cooking gas subsidiesSpeaker Meira Kumar urged members to calm down and allow a woman to answer the question. She pointed out that today was international women...
08 Mar, 2013, 01.24 PM IST
- LPG prices to inch up
Houswives may now have to shell out up 95 paise more per cylinder, as the government plans to round off the retail selling price of LPG to ...
23 Mar, 2007, 02.15 AM IST