After petrol and diesel, now non-subsidised LPG rates reduced by Rs 25.50

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 12:33

Henceforth, non-subsidised LPG cylinder will come at Rs 585, the slashed rates will be effective from tomorrow.

Govt allows RIL to sell LPG to private marketers

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 19:06

The government has permitted Reliance Industries to sell up to 1.2 lakh tonnes of LPG produced at its plants to private cooking gas marketers.

Govt mulls 2-kg LPG cylinders; starts e-booking for connections

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2015, 18:47

After providing LPG in easy-to- carry 5-kg cylinders, the government is planning to launch 2-kg bottles at local kirana stores even as it introduced online booking of new connections for subsidised cooking fuel.

CII appeals to members to surrender LPG subsidy

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 21:05

Heeding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, industry body CII today appealed to its members to give up cooking gas subsidy.

Non-subsidised LPG rate cut by Rs 5; ATF to cost more

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 11:49

The reduction comes on the back of two successive hikes - Rs 5 on March 1 and Rs 11 on April 1.

3.5 lakh well-off people have given up subsidised LPGs: PM Modi

Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 13:19

Around 3.5 lakh well-off people have given up subsidised LPGs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, noting that the money saved on this will be diverted to those who still use wood for cooking.

PM appeals to well off people to give up subsidised LPG

Last Updated: Friday, March 27, 2015, 12:17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the well off people to give up subsidised cooking gas, and expressed his government's resolve to reduce dependence on energy imports by 10 percent by 2022.

Over 81% of LPG consumers join PaHaL scheme

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 21:34

More than 81 percent of the 14.5 crore LPG consumers have joined a scheme to get cash subsidy in their bank accounts, the oil ministry said Wednesday.

PNGRB invites licence bids for retailing CNG, piped gas

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 17:33

Oil regulator PNGRB has invited bids for issuing licences for retailing CNG and piped cooking gas in 20 cities like Haridwar and Aligarh.

IOC rapped by consumber forum for using unfit LPG cylinders

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 17:27

Apex consumer panel NCDRC has castigated Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for using LPG cylinders beyond expiry date and asked the state-run oil firm to pay a compensation of Rs 2.25 lakh to a victim of cylinder blast.

ATF price cut by 12.5%, non-subsidised LPG by Rs 43.50

Last Updated: Thursday, January 1, 2015, 17:25

Jet fuel (ATF) price was on Thursday cut by a steep 12.5 percent and non-subsidised domestic cooking gas (LPG) by Rs 43.50 per cylinder as international oil prices slumped to five-year lows.

DBT for LPG world's largest direct benefit transfer scheme

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 19:49

The ambitious scheme of giving cash subsidy on cooking gas directly to consumers has become the world's largest direct benefit transfer with 2.5 crore households getting about Rs 550 crore since November 15.