The government today asked the petroleum ministry to ensure that oil companies compulsorily sold petrol mixed with 5 per cent ethanol.

The government had in November 2006 mandated that ethanol should be blended in a 5 per cent proportion with petrol to be sold throughout India, except in areas like North-Eastern states and Jammu and Kashmir.

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NEW DELHI: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will launch the

The government will now look at allocating more natural gas from Reliance Industries Ltd

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.

Sujay Mehdudia
NEW DELHI: The government is fully behind the Petroleum Ministry on the gas dispute issue before the Supreme Court and will not compromise its rights over national resources, Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said.

The power ministry has told the oil ministry that the quantity of gas earmarked for NTPC from Reliance Industries Ltd

Although in favour of permitting partial deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today went with the Congress party decision to keep retail prices under check with the increase in petrol limited to Rs 4 per litre and diesel, Rs 2 per litre.

The national gas grid is still a mirage and all the pipelines are making a beeline for Gujarat
Latha Jishnu / New Delhi June 25, 2009, 0:50 IST

The national gas grid is still a mirage and all the pipelines are making a beeline for Gujarat.

Govt Decision On Deregulation Proposal In 6-8 Weeks, Says Deora