From UPI, FASTag to KYC rules: Here’s what changes for consumers this AugustAugust 1 New Rules: India is set for financial updates from August 1, 2025. NPCI will implement new UPI transaction rules. SBI will discont...
01 Aug, 2025, 09.46 AM IST
Pakistan's explosive negligence: Half of LPG tankers operate illegally, endangering millionsPakistani officials are worried about LPG safety. Many LPG tankers operate without proper registration. A recent explosion in Multan highli...
16 Jul, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
Shortage of LPG cylinders likely in South Indian regions after tanker owners announce indefinite strikeLPG supply disruptions are possible in southern India as 4,000 LPG tanker trucks begin an indefinite strike from March 27. The strike follo...
27 Mar, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
Regulator wants oil companies to avoid transportation via roadOil companies should utilize railways or competitors' pipelines for transporting petroleum products over long distances to avoid accidents,...
03 Mar, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
India builds world’s longest LPG pipeline to cut costs & deadly road accidentsIndia’s state-run refiners will fully commission the world’s longest liquefied petroleum gas pipeline by June, significantly reducing trans...
28 Feb, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
Navigating Safer Roads: AI and Technology Transforming Fleet Safety in the Oil and Gas SectorDiscover insights from the ET Road Safety & Safer Mobility Forum 2023, where industry leaders discussed AI-driven solutions, legislation, a...
01 Feb, 2024, 06.39 PM IST
Truckers call off strike in Maharashtra's Nashik after assurance from authoritiesFollowing an assurance by the collector, the transporters agreed to call off the strike. It was decided to provide police protection if nee...
03 Jan, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
Truckers' protest: MHA agrees to keep new hit & run laws on holdThe All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has agreed to put a new provision imposing ten ye...
02 Jan, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
About 2,000 petrol pumps run dry as truckers strike against new penal codeEssential supplies of vegetables, fruits and milk too may get affected if the three-day strike is extended or a pan-India movement is launc...
02 Jan, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
Truck Driver Protest: Mumbai, Nagpur witness long queues at petrol pumps amid fuel shortage"Petrol pumps started getting dry yesterday. If we don't get the supply, most of the pumps will run out of fuel from today." Mumbai, with a...
02 Jan, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
Gujarat: Movement of heavy vehicles restricted in Ahmedabad cityA notification issued by city police commissioner Sanjay Srivastava on Monday evening stated that all kinds of goods and passenger vehicles...
24 Nov, 2020, 02.19 PM IST
Generator safety checklist: Precautionary measures genset users should be aware ofHere are seven basic safety, and precautionary measures genset users should take to avoid unnecessary accidents
30 Apr, 2019, 05.49 PM IST
FIR to be lodged in case of delivery of underweight cylinderFIR would be lodged under the Essential Commodities Act in case of delivery of underweight cylinders, the Delhi government said today.
20 May, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
Delhi government cracks down on illegal LPG refilling unitsFIRs have been lodged against 32 persons allegedly involved in illegal filling of LPG from big cylinders into small cylinders.
26 Jun, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
- Kerala may extend state subsidy on LPG cylinders to Above Poverty Line families
The govt is considering extending the state subsidy to APL category families to 3 LPG cylinders above the 6 fixed by Centre.
03 Oct, 2012, 07.42 PM IST
- Oil Industry Safety Directorate likely to get statutory status
The government is mulling giving statutory status to Oil Industry Safety Directorate which formulates measures for safety in oil and gas in...
02 Aug, 2012, 06.55 PM IST
- New norms to avert chemical disasters
Prevention and mitigation of chemical disasters will now not only be limited to strict regulation and safety audits of industries handling ...
28 May, 2007, 03.26 AM IST