A rally marking the 41st anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy was disrupted by a controversy over an effigy allegedly depicting an RSS 'sevak,' leading to an FIR against organizers.
Most CNG pumps, including those operated by Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), saw long queues from early morning, particularly of black-yellow taxis and autorickshaws, with several drivers reporting wait times of three to four hours, compared to the usual 15 to 30 minutes.
Replying to a special calling attention motion on the issue by opposition parties, including DMK, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said her government would not encourage projects affecting people's welfare.
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Farmers from Mormugao, Ponda and Bicholim talukas met revenue officer Anthony D'Souza, on Wednesday expressing their opposition to the Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline, which will be plugged at Gokak to provide supply gas to Goa.
Commuters in Mumbai are having a hard time on Tuesday as the supply of Compressed Natural Gas in the city was hit after a service pipeline was badly damaged.
Gas Authority of India Ltd, which signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government recently, will spend Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) this year to lay the pipeline, a senior company official said.
The deployment of the special forces, however, will come at a cost for the industrial houses and tea companies. They will have to pay to utilise the services of the special government security forces that will operate under the state director general of civil defence and home guards.
The board of directors of Indian Oil Corporation on Wednesday decided to sell up to 50 per cent and 20 per cent of its take in Gas Authority of India Ltd
The agreement formalises the US Trade and Development Agency's programme with Indian public sector undertakings and cover activities like project preparation, trade capacity building, investment analysis and sectoral development.
The competition between the two main players vying to lay cross-country natural gas pipelines has undergone a volte-face.
The government will take home Rs 4,022 crore (Rs 40.22 billion) by way of interim dividend bonanza declared by the state-owned oil companies in the last one week.
The government will end Gas Authority of India's monopoly over laying natural gas pipelines by allowing private sector firms in gas transportation business, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said on Thursday.
While two of the labourers died instantly, one succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital. The place of attack was only 2 km away from the Assam-Agartala National Highway.
National Thermal Power Corp, Gas Authority of India Ltd and Indian lenders will contribute Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) each as equity
'It is almost certainly wrong in assuming that the Modi government will use its strong mandate to undertake some serious reform measures.' 'For it is fairly clear that the government's priorities lie elsewhere, in the powerful home minister's domain,' notes T N Ninan.
State-run gas firm Gas Authority of India Ltd on Tuesday signed an agreement with Spectra International Ltd of Bangladesh to identify possibilities of joint cooperation in compressed natural gas infrastructure development projects and gas retailing i
Gas Authority of India Ltd on Monday said strong winds of over 40 knots caused an accident at Petronet LNG Ltd's R-LNG terminal at Dahej, when the tug boats of LNG carrier 'Disha' hit the dolphin piles of the jetty on September 17.
Terming the Dabhol Power project a "bump in the road", GE, a major stakeholder in the project, on Monday said delayed resolution has not affected the company's investment plans in India and suggested that NTPC should be given responsibility to operat
State-run Gas Authority of India Ltd on Monday said the government's decision to raise natural gas prices by 12 per cent would not affect its profitability.
State gas transmission firm Gas Authority of India Ltd on Friday filed the draft prospectus for the public issue of government's 10 per cent stake with capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India.
GailTel, the telecom arm of state-owned Gas Authority of India announced on Thursday an investment of Rs 750 crore (Rs 7.5 billion) over thr next five years to expand its telecom infrastructure, combining it with its proposed city gas pipeline.
Gas Authority of India, PowerGrid and RailTel on Friday joined hands to pool in telecom infrastructure to become India's second largest broadband service provider with plans to venture into STD and ISD services in future.\n\n
Gas Authority of India on Monday said it is planning to invest up to $500 million over the next three to five years for gas exploration and liquefaction facilities in Australia.
The Bombay high court has given its go ahead for transfer of assets of the 2,184 MW Dabhol power plant to Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd, paving the way for restarting the plant before the end of 2006.
The government will allow exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Gas Authority of India to market domestic LPG to increase penetration of cooking fuel to 75 per cent of the population.
US-based General Electric, which along with Bechtel controls 85 per cent stake in the beleaguered 2,184-MW Dabhol Power Company, is open to sell its equity but wants its claims to be settled first.
State-owned Gas Authority of India Ltd has discovered oil and gas near Ahmedabad, in onshore block awarded under the exploration policy.
A roadshow for the public offer of 10 per cent government equity in the public sector gas transmission unit -- GAIL -- would be flagged off on February 20 in Mumbai.
The revised sale documents for public float of 10 per cent government equity in state-owned oil company Oil and Natural Gas Corp is expected to be filed with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India, next week.
Buoyed by the proposed public offerings in six companies, including Oil and Natural Gas Corp and Gas Authority of India Ltd, the government on Tuesday set an ambitious target of mobilising Rs 16,000 crore
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is ready to relax some of the public issue norms to facilitate divestment of government stake in public sector undertakings
Gas Authority of India Ltd, the country's largest gas distributor, and Turkey's Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corp, will sign a pact to jointly build cross-country pipelines and gas retailing projects, India's junior oil minister said.\n\n\n\n
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