(P.I.B) Government of India has been taking all ameliorating measures to safeguard the energy security of the country by ensuring energy justice for all citizens The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the Government of India has agreed to release 5 million barrels of crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserves, in consultation and parallely with other major global energy consumers. India strongly believes that the pricing of liquid hydrocarbons should be reasonable, responsible and be determined by market forces. India has…
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(Millennium Post) The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday informed that a novel fuel efficient domestic cooking stove for Piped Natural Gas (PNG) has been developed by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) in collaboration with CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum Dehradun. Entire combustion system including burner, mixing tube, venture etc. has been customized in this new stove to handle PNG. The stove has been optimised to have the highest thermal efficiency. The newly developed PNG stove has a thermal efficiency of around 55 per…
(PIB) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to scale-up Alkaline Electrolyser technology for Green Hydrogen production. Presently, Electrolyser Plants are imported. This is a first of its kind initiative to support the country’s commitment to achieve renewable energy targets and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Refineries use large quantities of Hydrogen for de-sulfurization to make petrol, diesel and other chemicals. Currently, Hydrogen is made at the Refinery via. Steam Reforming of Natural gas, but this results in high CO2 emission. Therefore, Refiners are setting up large…
(Zee Business) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier this year written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to consider transferring all assets of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in the northeastern region to Oil India Ltd. There is no proposal at present to transfer India’s biggest oil and gas producer ONGC’s assets to smaller state-owned firm Oil India Ltd (OIL), Parliament was informed on Monday. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier this year written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to consider transferring all assets of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in…
(The Telegraph) The tender process to award a berth at Haldia was held in abeyance by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, as per the court’s directive. Adani Group’s entry to the Bengal’s maritime sector survived a legal scare after Calcutta High Court set aside a challenge mounted by a disqualified competitor. The tender process to award a berth at Haldia was held in abeyance by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Calcutta, as per the directive of the court, which had put an interim stay on the process, pending judgment. Last week, the court dismissed the legal challenge of Orissa Stevedores…
(I.T) The prices of petrol and diesel have been left untouched by the state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) for over a month now. A litre of petrol now costs Rs 95.41 in Delhi, while diesel rates – which were kept unchanged – stood at Rs 86.67. In Mumbai, petrol is retailed at Rs 109.98 per litre, while diesel is being sold at Rs 94.14 per litre. Among the metro cities, fuel rates are still the highest in Mumbai. Petrol and diesel in Kolkata are retailing at Rs 104.67 per litre and Rs 89.79 per litre, respectively. Chennai retailed a litre…
(T.E.T) Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the National Highway-334B, which starts at Baghpat near the UP-Haryana border and ends at Rohna in Haryana is set to be completed by next month. The Road Transport and Highways minister in a series of tweets, said National Highways (NHs) are growing at unprecedented pace under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The project, NH-334B is nearing completion with ~93% progress and is targeted for an early completion by 3 months in January 2022,” Gadkari said in a tweet. He said NH-334B will provide seamless connectivity from UP to Rajasthan border via Haryana, ensuring that…
(H.T) The exhibition by the Centre-owned aerospace and defence electronics company will take place from Monday till Sunday (December 19) in adherence with all coronavirus disease (Covid-19) related protocols. Defence minister Rajnath Singh will on Monday inaugurate Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) week-long exhibition at its nine units spread across the country to showcase its capabilities in both defence and non-defence segments, according to the company’s press release. The exhibition by the Centre-owned aerospace and defence electronics company will take place from Monday till Sunday (December 19) in adherence with all coronavirus disease (Covid-19) related protocols. Apart from Bengaluru, the exhibition…
(T. E. T) Oil marketing companies (OMCs) kept petrol and diesel prices unchanged across major Indian cities on Monday, but retail rates varied depending on the level of local taxes. Accordingly, diesel and petrol prices in Delhi stood at Rs 86.67 per litre and Rs 95.41 per litre, respectively. While in Mumbai, diesel was at Rs 94.14 and petrol at Rs 109.98. Prices also remained static in Kolkata at Rs 89.79 for diesel and Rs 104.67 for petrol, while in Chennai diesel was at Rs 91.43 and petrol Rs 101.40
(Hindustan) केंद्रीय शिक्षा मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान ने कहा कि देशभर के केंद्रीय विद्यालयों में कौशल विकास केंद्र खोला जाएगा। पीडीडीयू नगर स्थित केवि में बने ऑडिटोरियम का लोकार्पण करने के बाद उन्होंने कहा कि कौशल विकास केंद्र खोलने की शुरुआत केंद्रीय विद्यालय पीडीडीयू नगर में बने पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय बहुद्देश्यीय प्रेक्षागृह में जनवरी 2022 से होगी। साथ ही उन्होंने कहा कि आंगनबाड़ी केंद्रों की तरह केंद्रीय विद्यालयों में भी तीन से पांच साल तक के बच्चों के लिए प्री-प्राइमरी स्कूल खोले जाएंगे। वहीं केंद्रीय मंत्री डॉ महेंद्रनाथ पांडेय ने कहा कि केवि में बने प्रेक्षागृह छात्र-छात्राओं को नई ऊंचाई प्रदान…