The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily informed the Lok Sabha recently that for transporting natural gas across the length and breadth of the country, a cross-country pipeline network is being laid throughout the country. Presently, there are around 11,500 km of natural gas pipelines across the country and another 12,650 km of pipeline infrastructure is under various stages of imple
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Centre wants TAPI gas pipeline to begin from Kazakh
According to media reports, the Indian government has already presented a concept of the proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline that could later be expanded to the territory of Russia. It is learnt that the central government wants the pipeline to begin from Kazakhstan border, more specifically from Shymkent (a southern city of Kazakhstan) and cont
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Minister mulls extending Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline
Union Petroleum Minister Veerapa Moily informed that his ministry was thinking of extending the Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline between Chitradurga and Mangalore. He said this after commissioning the 1,000 km long gas pipeline between Dabhol in Maharashtra and Bidadi near Bangalore. The pipeline was laid by GAIL at an inve
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Minister mulls extending Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline
Union Petroleum Minister Veerapa Moily informed that his ministry was thinking of extending the Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline between Chitradurga and Mangalore. He said this after commissioning the 1,000 km long gas pipeline between Dabhol in Maharashtra and Bidadi near Bangalore. The pipeline was laid by GAIL at an inve
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PwC India suggests tax benefits for oil & gas sector
PwC India has suggested the government to give some tax benefits to the oil and gas sector. Deepak Mahurkar, Leader Oil & Gas, PwC India recommended the government to make all petroleum sector transactions eligible for classical GST benefit. He proposed the government to include natural gas and coal bed methane in the 'mineral oil' category, in order to q
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Minister commissions Gail’s 1,000 km pipeline project
Recently, Union Petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily commissioned the 1,000-km-long pipeline set up by public-sector gas transmission major GAIL to transport natural gas from Dabhol in Maharashtra to Bangalore. Following this, GAIL started delivering gas to its customers in Bangalore through the pipeline. Toyota Kirlo
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Minister commissions Gail’s 1,000 km pipeline project
Recently, Union Petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily commissioned the 1,000-km-long pipeline set up by public-sector gas transmission major GAIL to transport natural gas from Dabhol in Maharashtra to Bangalore. Following this, GAIL started delivering gas to its customers in Bangalore through the pipeline. Toyota Kirlo
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GAIL India’s pipeline project faces hurdle
State-run natural gas transmission firm GAIL India is in the process of laying 42 km underground gas pipeline in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu. However, the project faces roadblock as farmers in the area oppose the work on grounds that they may lose their livelihood.
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UP has Rs 20,000 cr worth road works underway
In Uttrar Pradesh, road projects worth about Rs 20,000 crore are either underway or in the pipeline. The road projects pertain to both State highways and road projects of the UP State Highways Authority (UPSHA). UP has one of the largest road networks in India measuring 1,33,122 km, which includes national/state highways, district and rural roads.
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Ministry waives nod of gram sabha for linear infra projects
In order to address delay in projects, Union Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan allowed linear infrastructure projects, such as roads, transmission lines and gas pipelines to skip approval from gram sabhas. Under the Forest Rights Act, these projects required the approval of gram sabhas. The decision was taken con