Hyderabad: Realising that dependence on gas for power generation could prove detrimental in the long run, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to bank only on coal to meet the future needs.

Chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Wednesday pointed out that coal was the only

Aug. 6: The petroleum minister, Mr Murli Deora, said on Thursday more natural gas from the Krishna Godavari basin would be allotted to Andhra Pradesh for its fertiliser companies and for domestic consumption.

The Centre on Thursday turned down the demand raised by MPs in Rajya Sabha that Mukesh Ambani-led RIL's gas fields be nationalised even as it assured members that it would do everything to protect the national interest.

Aug. 5: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, on Wednesday said the KG basin gas would not provide solutions to all problems of power generation.
He said the government will not allow gas-based power generation beyond 5,000 MW capacity.

State plans to ask Centre to increase K-G gas allocation

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will pick up a 67 per cent stake in Krishna Godavari Gas Network Ltd (KGGNL), a joint venture promoted by the Andhra Pradesh government, for undertaking city gas distribution in the state.

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to bid for exploration of natural gas in the country

July 28: While the state government is worried over the alarming increase in the price of red gram, agriculture officials are apprehensive over the utility of the seeds being supplied to farmers at 50 per cent subsidy.

Days before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives In India on her first official visit after taking charge, India is learnt to have firmed up a site each in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh that will be dedicated for the first US nuclear reactors after the nuclear deal.

July 6: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, has appealed to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, not to allow private firms decide on natural gas. The Chief Minister wrote a letter to the Prime Minister seeking appropriate action to protect the rights of the state over allocation and pricing of natural gas in the wake of the Ambani brothers waging a legal battle in the Supreme Court.