Starting with North Eastern states, the three state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) resumed issuing of new LPG connections after putting it on hold for a few weeks. It is learnt that they have started issuing connections in Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. In September, issue of new LPG connections was put on hold pending a massive nationwide exercise to eli

State-run petroleum companies may share additional financial burden of the Delhi government's ambitious scheme to provide Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) connection to poor people. The state government initiated Kerosene Free Delhi Scheme to replace completely kerosene used by BPL or Antyodaya families for cooking purposes with

In order to cater to the varied demands of market and also to raise sales, Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma asked steel companies to innovate and manufacture products that can be used in households. The minister said this after inaugurating the steel pavilion at the India International Trade Fare (IITF) 2012. This year’s theme for the pavilion was ‘Skilling India’ which depic

Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said the government plans to reduce the import dependence for crude

For the first fortnight of November effective November 1, the under-recovery incurred by oil marketing companies (OMCs) on sale of diesel remains at a high level of Rs

Effective leadership envisions results in the long term, so even exceptional leadership qualities can at best limit the impacts of immediate issues such as economic slowdown, but not much more.

Modernisation and technology go hand-in-hand, and clearly Indian Railways understands that. Its technology division, CRIS, has created several modules and technologies, many of which the Railways has not implemented in a standardised way.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has suggested that the government was open to increasing the fuel subsidy beyond the budgeted level, if needed.

Jammu and Kashmir government has given its nod to the prestigious gas pipeline project from Bhatinda in Punjab via Jammu to Srinagar, expected to be completed within three years. The contract for the pipeline project has been awarded to