Andhra govt brings out new safety guidelines to check industrial accidentsMadireddy Pratap, Director General of AP Disaster Response and Fire Services (DRFS), said the new guidelines issued under the AP Fire Servi...
03 Oct, 2022, 12.04 PM IST
Maharashtra govt orders fire, oxygen audits for all hospitalsThese directives from Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte come in the backdrop of the oxygen leak incident at a state- run hospital in Nashik, in...
23 Apr, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
Panel examines direct benefit transfer of subsidy for power consumersThe Niti Aayog and industry experts have been advocating the scheme to lower subsidy, prevent its misuse and strengthening power distributi...
29 Dec, 2016, 01.23 AM 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
Make India energy sufficient, cut imports: PM ModiIndia imports about 80 per cent of its daily crude oil requirements, making it a major contributor to the country's import bill.
27 Mar, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
PM Modi appeals to well-off people to give up subsidised LPGThe PM said the decision to surrender LPG subsidy by 2.8 lakh consumers would result in a savings of Rs 100 crore.
27 Mar, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
Panel recommends reinstatement of Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG schemeThe panel headed by the former Director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur was appointed to review DBTL.
05 Jun, 2014, 02.02 PM IST
Rs 2,000 cr sent to accounts of 40 million consumers under Direct Benefit Transfer LPGGovernment has transferred over Rs 2,000 crore in the accounts of 40 million consumers under the Direct Benefit Transfer.
26 Dec, 2013, 10.41 PM IST
IOCL, BPCL and HPCL move Supreme Court for modification of Aadhaar orderDBTL has already been implemented and has been running successfully in 54 districts and the old system of subsidy has been stopped.
06 Oct, 2013, 11.23 AM IST
Allow Aadhaar for transfer of LPG subsidy: Government to Supreme CourtUnder an ambitious scheme of the ministry of petroleum and natural gas, all consumers will eventually have to buy LPG at market rates.
05 Oct, 2013, 03.20 AM IST
Direct subsidy transactions for LPG cylinders cross 4.5 mnThe scheme for paying LPG subsidy to customers directly in their bank accounts has crossed 4.5 million transactions with over Rs 187.65 cro...
22 Aug, 2013, 07.06 PM IST
35 more districts come under direct transfer of LPG subsidyThis will add about 1.4 crore LPG consumers to 2.12 crore already being covered by the scheme.
12 Aug, 2013, 06.08 PM IST
LPG distributors want government to delay Direct Cash Transfer schemeIt is not only the opposition parties but cooking gas distributors also want the UPA govt to delay the implementation of DBT of LPG scheme.
08 Aug, 2013, 03.32 AM IST
- Direct benefit transfer for cooking gas touches 1 mn mark
Government launched DBTL scheme in 18 high Aadhaar coverage districts benefitting 67 lakh consumers.
26 Jun, 2013, 08.55 PM IST
Rupee to touch 50-mark against dollar in 2-4 months: GovtThe govt said the rupee could touch the 50-mark to a dollar in the next four months on the back of strong inflow of foreign currency.
28 Sep, 2012, 09.54 PM IST
- Pollution Board asks ports to handle chemicals properly
The near-fatal gas leak in the Bombay Port Trust (BPT) is an eye-opener to various cargo handlers importing hazardous chemicals, the countr...
16 Jul, 2010, 02.39 PM IST
- Expert aid sought to prevent further gas leaks at Mumbai port
After nearly 60 persons were hospitalised following leakage of chlorine gas from a cylinder at the Mumbai Port Trust early this morning, th...
14 Jul, 2010, 02.49 PM IST