Clean cooking's still not plug and playIndia faces a significant challenge in transitioning its vast population from polluting cooking fuels to cleaner alternatives. While initia...
09 Jul, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
Budget 2025: Sitharaman and co may reduce your LPG bills this time aroundBudget 2025 Expectations: The Indian government may extend LPG subsidies for Ujjwala beneficiaries and introduce a new subsidy program for ...
05 Dec, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
Kitchens of India, plug in, go electric!Climate discussions often overlook kitchens' role in pollution. GoI aids PNG adoption but must promote electric cooking for cleaner, safer ...
29 Mar, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
Preparations for Modi regime 3.0: To fire up PNG adoption, govt may hand out free connectionsPetroleum ministry plans Prajwala scheme for free PNG connections and subsidies, inspired by Ujjwala scheme. Prepaid meters and gas pipelin...
27 Mar, 2024, 04.13 PM IST
Ujjwala burning bright?On the face of it, the scheme reflects an incomprehension of rural India's political economy. The countryside is littered with unused LPG s...
14 Mar, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
India set to overtake China as the world's largest LPG residential market by 2030Driven by environmental and health concerns, the government has also been implementing schemes to help lower-income families cope with the ...
06 Oct, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
Centre sets into motion second phase of PMUYFifteen women from BPL families from the three states were handed over LPG connections today, the Petroleum Ministry said in a statement.
15 May, 2016, 08.28 PM IST
Green fuel projects likely to get top priority for gasRaising number of households connected to piped gas supplies would bring down number of LPG users & lessen cash-strapped govt's subsidy bur...
19 Dec, 2014, 01.35 PM IST
Gail plans Rs 10,000 crore pipeline to bring CNG to VaranasiThe project envisages laying a 2,050-km pipeline connecting Jagdishpur in UP to Haldia in West Bengal within two years.
25 Aug, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
Users may get to keep both LPG, PNG connectionsCustomers of cooking gas cylinders will soon be able to get legitimate piped natural gas connections in their kitchens.
26 Dec, 2013, 07.14 AM IST
- One lakh households to get PNG connections: Gujarat govt
Close to one lakh households in Navsari, Surat, Valsad, Rajkot and Surendranagar will get connections for the PNG for cooking purpose, a st...
12 Mar, 2013, 08.32 PM IST
Multiple gas connections to attract penal actionOil marketing firms have decided to initiate penal action against users of PNG who also own LPG connections.
19 Sep, 2012, 07.49 AM IST
- Petroleum regulator, oil ministry lock horns on gas
The oil ministry and the petroleum regulator have crossed swords for the second time this year as the petroleum and natural gas regulatory ...
19 Jul, 2011, 03.40 AM IST
- Two years from now, 7mn more rural homes to have LPG gas
The government will provide cooking gas connections to 7 million rural households, incurring an additional subsidy of Rs 2,700 crore a year...
15 Jan, 2011, 05.33 AM IST
- RIL gets govt nod for piped gas deals
Reliance Industries, which recently began gas production off the east coast, has got the government go-ahead to sign agreements with firms ...
21 May, 2009, 12.25 AM IST
- Piped gas to replace LPG in more cities
Long waits for gas, and the heavy and clumsy red LPG cylinders may soon be a thing of the past. The cylinders will be phased out of cities,...
17 Feb, 2009, 12.29 AM IST
- Oil cos told to stop LPG supply to PNG users
The government has directed oil companies IOC, BPCL and HPCL to immediately block cooking gas (LPG) connections of consumers already using ...
26 Feb, 2008, 03.38 AM IST