On the 65th establishment day of Indian Oil, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri stated that when the entire world suffered 40-70 per cent fuel inflation in the last three years, Indian Oil kept Indian citizens insulated from soaring global fuel prices.
As of July 1, there are 32.68 crore active domestic LPG consumers being served by public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). To ensure a steady supply of refills and to accommodate new LPG connections, OMCs have over 50 crore cylinders in circulation, most of which are steel cylinders.
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday announced that Maharashtra's Mahayuti Government will provide money for three LPG cylinders to women and girls whose annual income is under Rs 2.5 lakhs in the state.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says that the oil marketing companies are undertaking eKYC (Electronic Know Your Customer) Aadhar authentication for LPG customers to check bogus customers against whose name commercial cylinders are often booked by many gas distributors.
The price of the commercial LPG cylinder of 19 Kg has been slashed by Rs 30. Consequently, the new retail sales price of a 19 Kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi is now Rs 1646.
Three people were injured after an LPG cylinder exploded in a residential building in Delhi's Uttam Nagar area, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said on Monday.
The cylinder blast and fire incident, which tragically claimed numerous lives, predominantly children, once again exposes the vulnerabilities and limitations of Liaquat University Hospital's burns ward
The death toll following a blast at a liquid petroleum gas cylinder filling shop in Hyderabad's Preetabad area climbed to 12 on Monday, as two more injured people succumbed to their injuries, reported ARY News.
Effective today, the rate of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders has been slashed by Rs 69.50 in Delhi, with the retail sales price now standing at Rs 1676.