| Ties up with Aegis, Elf, SHV for auto LPG | 24-NOV-09 |
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| To expand its footprint in auto and piped natural gas retailing, Essar Oil has tied up with Aegis Logistics, Elf Gas and SHV to roll out auto LPG dispensing stations in the country. |
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| Banned autorickshaws very much in business | 23-NOV-09 |
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| The polluting two-stroke autorickshaws banned from the streets of the metropolis by the Calcutta High Court, have quietly begun running in the suburbs after being repainted green and yellow to resemble LPG-run three-wheelers. |
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| Domestic fuel consumption jumps 12% | 21-NOV-09 |
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| India’s fuel consumption rose 12 per cent in October, the highest growth rate this financial year, on the back of a surge in demand for auto fuels — petrol and diesel. |
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| Autorickshaw union, STA tiff delays Chd LPG plans | 13-NOV-09 |
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| The Chandigarh dream of seeing only LPG compliant autoriskshaws plying on the city roads continues to linger, as almost two months have passed since the deadline expired. The State Transport Authority, Chandigarh, had earlier fixed the deadline for all autorickshaws plying here to get converted to LPG by August 31, 2009. However, the deadline is yet to be met, considering the standoff between autorickshaw union and the transport authority. |
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| Volkswagen rules out plans of alternate fuel tech in India | 10-NOV-09 |
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| German car maker Volkswagen has ruled out any possibility of working on alternate fuel engine technology following the footsteps of other international car majors like Suzuki and Mercedez which too have operations in India. |
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| Petroleum Min seeks Rs 11,853 cr oil bonds | 06-NOV-09 |
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| The Petroleum Ministry has sought oil bonds worth Rs 11,853 crore for state-run fuel retailers to make up for the losses they incurred on selling domestic LPG and kerosene below cost during the first half of the current fiscal. |
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| Govt launches drive to provide LPG to 75% of population | 16-OCT-09 |
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| The government today launched an ambitious scheme to expand coverage of domestic cooking gas to rural areas, and plans to give poor people LPG stoves free of cost to bring at least three-fourth of the population under the LPG coverage. |
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| TVS aims for 3-wheelers top slot in 3-4 years | 13-OCT-09 |
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| India's third largest two wheeler-maker TVS Motors is looking at making a significant headway into the three-wheeler market by the end of this calender year with an eye on overtaking segment leader Bajaj in another 3-4 years. |
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| Centre urged to remove hurdles in LPG supply by SHGs | 10-OCT-09 |
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| The state government has sought the intervention of the Centre for resolving the problems faced by the Self Help Groups (SHGs) in providing LPG connection in rural areas under the ‘Shakti Gaon’ project of Orissa Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS). |
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| Innovator designs gas-run iron box | 08-OCT-09 |
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| The next time you set to iron out the wrinkles and creases from your clothes, do not forget to turn the knob on your gas cylinder! With an aim to provide an energy-saving and low cost option to iron boxes operated through electricity, an innovator has come up with an iron box operated with the help of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG). |
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| IOC seeks autonomy, freedom to fix fuel rates | 25-SEP-09 |
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| Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest oil company, has asked the government for freedom to fix retail fuel prices and more autonomy in carrying out day to day affairs of the company. |
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| Railways rolls out safety measures | 23-SEP-09 |
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| Indian Railways has announced plans to introduce a slew of safety measures, including ways to bring down human error to make rail travel accident-free. |
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| LPG may get expensive in Delhi | 21-SEP-09 |
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| Prices of LPG cylinders might go up in the capital with the cash-strapped Delhi Government mulling to do away with or slash the subsidy offered on them. |
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