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Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches India's first Green Hydrogen fuel cell bus in Delhi

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today launched a first-of-its-kind Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus from India Gate in New Delhi. On this occasion, Mr. Singh said, the government is working in a mission mode to bring in a new generation of green vehicles. Highlighting the merits of green energy, he said, it has helped in bringing down the import bill of the country. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli said that these buses are a positive step toward...

August 3, 2023 1:20 PM

Govt sets target to raise share of natural gas in energy mix, says Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the government has set the target to raise the share of natural gas in the energy mix to 15 percent by 2030 from 6 percent as present. In a reply in Lok Sabha today, the Union minister informed that various measures are being taken in this direction including expansion of National Gas Grid pipeline, expansion of City Gas Distribution network among others. He also said that gross domestic production of natural gas has increased by ne...