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petroleum ministry news

Govt reduces subsidised LPG cylinders under Ujjwala Yojana from 9 to 4

A petroleum ministry official said that all cooking gas customers (about 333.7 million) are still getting LPG refills cheaper by ₹700 per cylinder compared to market rates.
india news
Updated on Jun 09, 2026 12:00 pm IST

Why India-bound Iran oil shipment rerouted mid-voyage to China? Centre explains

Iran crude tanker changes course to China, govt says no payment issues
india news
Updated on Apr 05, 2026 10:35 am IST

India denies that Iranian crude oil ship diverted to China over ‘payment issues'

The statement came after a tanker carrying Iranian crude oil headed to India's west coast terminal of Vadinar in Gujarat changed course to China.
india news
Published on Apr 04, 2026 10:56 pm IST

On E20 petrol, Centre lists benefits: From farm income to carbon emissions

Benefits of ethanol include improvement in the engine performance and ride quality in modern vehicles, says ministry.
india news
Updated on Aug 12, 2025 08:56 pm IST

India’s LNG dependence: Domestic shortfalls and global risks

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economy
Published on Apr 07, 2025 07:01 pm IST

India to give $647 million to support strategic reserve oil purchases in 2025-26

Silos at an oil refinery operated by Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. A surprise cut in oil production from OPEC+ is now setting the stage for other producers to vie for markets in Asia.
business
Published on Feb 01, 2025 04:28 pm IST

Centre hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude

India hikes windfall tax on crude oil to 6,800 rupees per metric ton.
business
Published on Apr 04, 2024 12:27 am IST

Queues at fuel pumps, some running dry, amid nationwide strike by truckers

Heavy rush at a petrol pump in Jammu following a nationwide strike by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run cases. (PTI Photo)
india news
Updated on Jan 02, 2024 09:33 pm IST

Chemicals department may be moved under ministry of petroleum

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india news
Updated on May 08, 2023 12:31 am IST

Tarun Kapoor, former petroleum secretary, appointed advisor to PM Modi

Former petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor.
india news
Updated on May 02, 2022 04:30 pm IST

‘Taking steps to provide relief': Petroleum minister Hardeep Puri on fuel prices

Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on March 14 in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. (File photo)
india news
Published on Mar 14, 2022 02:56 pm IST

India to save Rs 35,758 crore on key fuel subsidies

The subsidy through direct benefit transfer (DBT) of cooking gas, or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is expected to be Rs 3,506 crore in 2020-21, substantially lower than the budgeted amount of Rs 35,605 crore, these officials added.
business
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 06:54 am IST

Demand for petroleum inches towards normalcy

India’s overall petroleum products consumption, which had nosedived in last week of March and April this year, is now steadily getting to its pre-lockdown levels in June’20, according to a petroleum ministry statement.
business
Published on Jul 01, 2020 11:35 pm IST

Govt seeks to bring states on board for piped gas project

The government has roped in states to expedite projects worth about Rs 90,000 crore to directly supply piped natural gas to about 40 million households
india news
Updated on Jan 19, 2020 11:36 pm IST

Government may extend 10% quota for poorer sections to allocation of petrol pumps

The government may extend the newly announced 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in government jobs and education institutes.
india news
Updated on Jan 12, 2019 07:35 am IST

Leaf out of Sushma Swaraj’s book taken for Ujjwala tweak

Workers load liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking cylinders onto a supply truck outside a distribution centre in Mumbai, India, February 19, 2015.
india news
Updated on Jul 31, 2018 12:50 am IST

On Iran oil crisis, India needs a long-term strategy

The minister of external affairs Sushma Swaraj with the foreign minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif in New Delhi, May 28, 2018. While oil trade is extremely crucial for Iran’s economy, India also stands to gain from it. Price of oil imports from Iran has always been less than that of Saudi Arabia since 2016-17.
editorials
Updated on Jul 26, 2018 10:52 am IST

India plans to cut oil imports from Iran, say officials

A worker inspects a pump jack at an oil field in Tacheng, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China.
business
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 05:53 pm IST
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