India's cooking fuel shortage is driving up California's gas pricesIndia's cooking gas shortage, driven by the Strait of Hormuz closure, forces refiners to cut alkylate production. This directly impacts Cal...
18 May, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
PM Modi calls for pandemic-era austerity drivePrime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to embrace austerity measures, similar to the Covid-19 pandemic, to counter disruptions in fuel ...
11 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Cooking through crisis: LPG shortage ignites this smart kitchen brand's hybrid cooking solutionSmart kitchen appliance brands such as Beyond Appliances are introducing hybrid configurations that combine traditional gas cooking with el...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
No serious LPG supply shortage reported by auto component makers so far, says govtAddressing an inter-ministerial briefing here on the recent developments in West Asia, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Heavy Indust...
13 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
NCL, a central lab, proposes use of DME as indigenous substitute for LPGIndia's National Chemical Laboratory is developing dimethyl ether, or DME, as a domestic cooking fuel alternative to LPG. This move aims to...
14 Mar, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
Can BPCL get domestically produced LPG after privatisation?A legal opinion has now been sought to ascertain if privatised BPCL will be eligible to receive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced by c...
11 Jul, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
Sell domestic LPG only to PSU oil firms: Government to producersThe Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, in an order issued this month, stated that "sale of indigenously produced LPG is not permitted t...
29 Nov, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
Government may ask all refineries to produce fixed level of LPG to ensure uninterrupted supplyGovt is likely to order oil refineries, including private sector Reliance Industries and Essar Oil, to maintain a minimum level of LPG prod...
07 Mar, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
Government orders Reliance Industries Limited to stop LPG retailing"We have issued an order last week, reiterating the government's position that sale of indigenously produced LPG is permitted only to IOC, ...
10 Feb, 2014, 09.21 AM IST
RIL sold LPG at plants, orders flouted: Oil Ministry"RIL was forced to foray into the domestic market as a parallel marketer to handle the production from its petrochemical plant," said a sen...
11 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- No shortage of domestic LPG in the country: Govt
There is no overall shortage of domestic LPG in the country and new cooking gas connections were available across the counter, the Rajya Sa...
22 Apr, 2008, 06.36 PM IST
- No LPG shortage in the country: Dinsha Patel
There is, overall, no shortage of domestic cooking gas in the country, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel told Ra...
18 Mar, 2008, 07.15 PM IST
- RIL plant shutdown may hit LPG supply
During December the government gears up for a bout of shortage in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a common cooking fuel.
05 Dec, 2007, 03.23 AM IST
- No overall LPG shortage: Deora
LPG supplies to distributors were being made by OMCs through indigenous production and imports in accordance with the requirement of custom...
04 Dec, 2007, 01.15 PM IST
- RIL to cut LPG production from mid-2008
Reliance Industries plans to cut LPG production from its Jamnagar refinery in Gujarat by 40 per cent to around 1.6 million tons per annum f...
20 Nov, 2007, 08.45 PM IST
- No shortage of LPG in country: Deora
The country is facing no shortage of domestic cooking gas (LPG) at the moment, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesd...
20 Nov, 2007, 03.14 PM IST
- Technology developed to double LPG production
Indian Oil Corporation has developed an indigenous technology that can double LPG production in refineries, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora ...
10 May, 2007, 02.10 PM IST