Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

The government has notified the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana” for providing financial support for setting up Second Generation (2G) bioethanol projects in the country in order to…

With the gradual expansion of refining capacity, the country has already become self-sufficient in the refining sector. As a result of various efforts, Indian refining capacity has increased from 215.1Million Metric Tonne Per Annum (MMTPA)…

The government has taken various steps to reduce import of crude oil. These inter alia include demand substitution by promoting usage of natural gas as fuel/feedstock across the country towards increasing the share of natural gas in economy…

Government provides deposit free LPG connection to adult woman of poor households under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). Further, a targeted subsidy of ₹300 per 14.2 kg cylinder (and proportionately pro-rated for 5 kg cylinders) for up…

The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi along with the leaders of USA, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Singapore, Bangladesh, Mauritius and UAE on 9th September 2023, on the sidelines of the…

India has been the only major economy in the world where the prices of petrol and diesel have come down in recent years. Changes in prices of petrol and diesel in some major economies between November 2021 and April 2024 are as under:…

India now has one of the most robust LPG supply infrastructure globally. Before April 2014, nearly 45% of Indian households didn’t have access to clean cooking fuels and were constrained to depend on traditional fuels like cow dung,…

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched on 01.05.2016 to release deposit free LPG connection in the name of adult woman member of poor households across the country. The primary objective of the PMUY is to provide access to clean…

The government has been taking various steps to increase hydrocarbon production whichinter- alia include: Policy for Relaxations, Extensions and Clarifications under Production Sharing Contract (PSC) regime for early monetization of…

The government has been taking various steps to increase hydrocarbon production whichinter- alia include: Policy for Relaxations, Extensions and Clarifications under Production Sharing Contract (PSC) regime for early monetization of…