There is good news for customers of LPG in several Indian cities — they will soon have the option to pick and choose their own distributors. Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Pune, and Ranchi are the places where the facility will be made available under the pilot phase. The pilot phase is about to be launched, a […]
Day: June 11, 2021
Petrol costs Rs 102 in Mumbai after another hike on Friday
Petrol now costs Rs 102 in Mumbai as OMCs hiked fuel prices again on Friday after pressing the pause button on Thursday. Petrol and diesel saw a hike of 29 paisa per litre and 28 paisa per litre respectively. Petrol price in Delhi rose to Rs 95.85 and diesel is selling at Rs 86.75 per […]
Good thing that Indian economy is able to come back quickly once things stabilise: Dr Praveer Sinha, Tata Power
Tata Power NSE -1.57 % is very clear that it wants to move away from carbon-based generation to non-carbon generation, Dr Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power told ET Now’s Nikunj Dalmia. Edited excerpts: Nikunj Dalmia: What is your assessment of the economy based on power demand and power generation data? Dr Praveer Sinha: […]
Retiring old coal plants can help Maharashtra save Rs 16,000 cr in five years: Report
Maharashtra can save up to Rs 16,000 crore in the next five years by shutting down old coal-fired power plants, along with other measures, an environmental advocacy group said on Thursday. The savings can go up to Rs 75,000 crore over a decade if the state follows a set of recommendations, the report by Climate […]
EV startup Cell Propulsion raises $2 million to fuel its expansion plans
Bengaluru: Cell Propulsion, a Bengaluru-based mobility and EV technology startup, has raised $2 million in debt and equity from its existing investors Endiya Partners, growX Ventures, Huddle Accelerator and Micelio Mobility, among others. The company has now raised a total of $4 million in three years of its existence. The fresh funds will be used […]
Petrol, diesel prices continue to rise; Here’s what you will have to pay
Fuel prices continued to spike across India after another rate revision was done on Friday, according to a report by Livemint. The cost of petrol in Delhi went up by 31 paise at ₹95.85 per litre and diesel is available at ₹86.75, a price notification from the Indian Oil showed. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel […]
Congress to hold ‘symbolic protest’ against fuel price hike today
Congress leaders will be holding “symbolic” protests against the petrol and diesel price hike from various locations across the country today, June 11. The two-hour protest is scheduled to commence at 10am. The party decided to demonstrate after the fuel prices crossed the ₹100-mark in several states. It has instructed all the state units and […]
Congress to protest in front of petrol pumps against rising fuel prices
Congress will hold symbolic protests in front of petrol pumps across the country on Friday against the rising fuel and cooking gas prices and demand their withdrawal. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal has said the protests will be organised by the local units of the party and Covid-19 protocols prescribed by the local, district and […]
Fuel price hike leads to increase in cost of car rentals
PUNE For Manoj Gaikwad, it was a hard decision to cancel his trip to Nagpur with family. But, thanks to the increased fuel rates and its impact on rental car charges, he had to. “I am originally from Nagpur, my parents stay there and as the unlock started, I was planning to go for a […]
Pune LPG customers can soon choose a distributor for cylinder refills
PUNE The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Thursday, announced that it is going to launch a new facility in which LPG customers will have the choice of deciding which distributor they want to refill LPG cylinders. The new facility will be available in Pune and few other cities. According to a release from […]
LPG customers soon to be free to choose distributors. Here’s how
The government on Thursday announced that the LPG consumers will now be able to decide their distributors for LPG refill. In the pilot phase, which will be launched shortly, the facility will be available in Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Pune, and Ranchi. “Consumers will be able to choose their “Delivering Distributor” from the list of distributors […]
Govt to auction major ONGC, OIL gas fields
The government has decided to auction unmonetized oil and gas fields of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) to raise hydrocarbon production and improve energy security. Speaking at the launch of the third bidding round of discovered small fields (DSF), petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday […]