CAG raps GAIL for undue benefit to private power producers
September 4th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India's official auditor Tuesday hauled up gas utility GAIL India for giving undue benefit of over Rs.246 crore to private power producers by supplying natural ... Read more...
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Coal may have to be imported to meet power demand
August 12th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) State miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) believes 50 per cent of the demand for power-grade fuel by electricity producers may have to be ... Read more...
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Reduce petrol price hike burden, Congress tells government
May 24th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Facing flak both from allies like the Trinamool Congress and the DMK as well as the opposition for hiking petrol price, the Congress Thursday said ... Read more...
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Turkmenistan gas pipeline transit fee finalised: Minister
April 26th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India said Thursday it has almost finalised the transit fee with Afghanistan and Pakistan for import of gas from Turkmenistan through a pipeline that will ... Read more...
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India seeks more gas, oil from Qatar
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India is keen to increase gas and crude oil imports from Qatar and the two countries are hopeful of soon working out the prices of ... Read more...
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CNG prices hiked in Delhi and neighbourhood
March 5th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Compressed natural gas (CNG) in Delhi will cost Rs.1.70 more per kg from midnight Monday.In the Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad neighbourhoods, the price of ... Read more...
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CNG prices raised up to Rs.2 a kg in NCR (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) will go up by Rs.1.75 a kg in Delhi and by Rs.2 in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad ... Read more...
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Coal India to implement new pricing system
November 13th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Coal India is likely to implement gross calorific value (GCV) based pricing from January 2012, a top official of the Maharatna company has said."As per the ... Read more...
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Congress signals partial roll back as Trinamool, allies up the ante
November 5th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With Trinamool Congress and other United Progressive Alliance (UPA) constituents upping the ante over the latest hike in prices of petrol, the Congress Friday ... Read more...
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Trinamool criticism is genuine concern, says Congress
November 4th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Congress Friday sought to underplay the stinging criticism from its ally Trinamool Congress on the petrol price hike and said the government would ... Read more...
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PM assures farmers that their interests will be protected
March 8th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): Reiterating the government's deep concern for farmers' welfare, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who met a Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) delegation here today assured them ... Read more...
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New oil blocks up for auction with no more tax breaks
October 15th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India Friday launched the ninth round of auction of its hydrocarbon assets for 34 blocks, including eight deep water ones, but removed the tax exemptions given to ... Read more...
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Piped cooking gas costlier in Delhi
July 1st, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Natural gas retailer Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) Thursday hiked the price of piped cooking gas by 93 paise in the capital.
The step has been taken in the ... Read more...
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CNG costs Rs.5.60 more a kg from midnight in Delhi (Lead)
June 16th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) People in the national capital region will have to shell out more for transport as the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) will go up by ... Read more...
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Gas price hiked to suit Reliance Industries: CPI-M (Lead)
May 21st, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday denounced the government's decision to hike the price of gas produced by public sector units from $1.8 per unit to ... Read more...
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Gas price hiked to suit Reliance Industries: CPI-M
May 21st, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday denounced the government's decision to hike the price of gas produced by public sector units from $1.8 per unit to ... Read more...
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Price of electricity to increase by Rs one per unit: Shinde
May 20th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said here today that the price of electricity would increase by Rs one per unit following the increase in the ... Read more...
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CNG prices to rise 20 percent; PNG unaffected (Lead)
May 19th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) is expected to rise by 20 percent but that of piped natural gas (PNG) will be unaffected with the ... Read more...
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CNG price to be hiked 20 percent
May 19th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) is expected to rise by 20 percent with the union cabinet almost doubling the rate at which it is ... Read more...
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Finance bill passed, ministry control on surveillance body mooted (Parliament Roundup)
April 29th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday passed the Finance Bill, 2010-11, with no change in fuel levies but with concessions for certain sectors on a day the government ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill with no change in fuel levies (Roundup)
April 29th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday passed the Finance Bill for 2010-11, with a special relief package for coffee growers, and tax concessions for healthcare, auto and realty ... Read more...
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Pranab justifies hikes in duties on oil, fuel products
April 29th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday justified the hike in excise and customs duties on crude oil and petroleum products because of the global situation and said ... Read more...
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‘Oil mafia siphoned Rs.90 bn annually during Musharraf regime’
March 13th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan's oil mafia is alleged to have siphoned Rs.90 billion annually during former president Pervez Musharraf's tenure by supplying substandard diesel at the rates of the high ... Read more...
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Need to improve competition in the agricultural market, says Pranab Mukherjee
November 16th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 16(ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that there is a need to improve competition in the agricultural market to benefit farmers as well as the ... Read more...
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Competition in agriculture to benefit people: Pranab
November 16th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said competition in the agricultural sector would be a "litmus test" but would benefit people.
"There is a scope to include competition ... Read more...
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Anil Ambani group says pressure working on Reliance Industries
August 6th, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Thursday said it was surprised to note a sudden increase in the output of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance ... Read more...
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Now, a Japanese Buffet Restaurant where you pay-by-the-hour to eat!
January 14th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 14 (ANI): It is pay-by-the-hour at Tenji Japanese Buffet Restaurant in Mont Kiara.If clients need an hour to eat their fill, then all they need to pay ... Read more...
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‘Improving gas supply needed, not gas price review’(Lead)
September 25th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Petroleum Secretary R.S. Pandey Thursday ruled out a reassessment of the administered price mechanism for gas in the near future, saying improving its supply was a more ... Read more...
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Government will continue to fix gas price
September 25th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Petroleum Secretary R.S. Pandey Thursday ruled out a review of the administered price mechanism for gas in the near future, saying improving its supply was a more ... Read more...
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Iron ore producers asked to fix prices for the long term
September 12th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) In an effort to bring down prices of steel products, the government Friday urged iron ore producers to enter into long-term agreements with steel manufacturers and ensure ... Read more...
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Gujarat blames centre for power woes
March 8th, 2008 - 6:49 pm ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, March 8 (IANS) The Gujarat government blamed the central government Saturday for adopting a fuel price mechanism which has led to a steep rise in power rates and a crippling effect ... Read more...
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Heavy snowfall brings tough time for residents in Srinagar
January 17th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by admin
Srinagar, Jan.17 (ANI): With persistent snowfall and closure of the highway linking the State with rest of the country, residents in Kashmir valley are having a tough time due to a price-rise ... Read more...
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