August 18, 2026

The government has approved the scheme to accelerate the expansion of domestic piped natural gas (PNG) connections, with the aim of making clean, safe and affordable cooking fuel accessible to more households across the country. NEW DELHI: To promote the expansion of PNG network and ensure more families start using piped gas in their kitchens, the government on Tuesday approved an incentive scheme promising additional lower-priced domestic gas to distribution companies for each new connection activated by them.According to the government, city gas distribution (CGD) companies have made provision for more than 1.7 crore domestic PNG connections across the country, but the actual number of billed or active connections is only over 1.1 crore. Under the new scheme, CGD companies will be allocated an additional 200 standard cubic metres of domestically produced, lower-priced (APM) gas for each unbilled connection converted into a working one above the threshold level.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines The additional gas allocation will substitute the costlier liquefied natural gas that CGD entities currently procure for their compressed natural gas (transport) segment, thereby lowering their overall gas-sourcing costs.“The resulting cost savings are expected to shorten the payback period for capital expenditure incurred on domestic PNG connections from around 10 years to approximately 3 years — giving CGD entities a strong financial incentive to expand household PNG connectivity more rapidly and bringing the benefits of clean, safe and affordable piped cooking gas to a larger number of Indian households in the months ahead,” the petroleum ministry said in a statement.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAtul MathurAtul Mathur is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India with over 27 years of experience in journalism. Based in Delhi, he has spent much of his career reporting on governance, public policy and politics, churning out researched, data-driven stories that impact daily lives. Atul is known for investigative depth and strong human-interest narratives as he strives to bring clarity and context to complex issues. He currently tracks the energy sector, writing on power, renewable energy, coal and mines.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosTrump Praises India’s Voter ID System, Pushes Same In US, Puts CEC Gyanesh Kumar In SpotlightBihar Transfers 18 Top Cops, Including Siwan SP, Amid Row Over AK-47 Use During Student Protest‘Join Republican Party’: Union Minister’s Big NDA Offer To CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke30,000 Protesters, 5,000 Cops: Delhi Police Defends Force Before Supreme Court In Protest CaseSIT Gives Clean Chit To Champat Rai & Anil Mishra In Ayodhya Probe, Submits Final Report | WatchVijay Apologises In Assembly After Karunanidhi Remark Sparks DMK Uproar Over Decorum BreachCriminal Cases Against Netas: 4,192 Trials Pending, 170 Lok Sabha MPs Face Serious ChargesJSSC-CGL CANCELLED: Jharkhand Students Celebrate After Government Accepts Key Demands“No Compensation, Build A School”: CJP Volunteer Emotional Tribute To Father Leaves Ranka In TearsAsish Banerjee Death Mystery: Threat, Blackmail Angle Probed As Note And Phones Face Scrutiny123PhotostoriesAishwarya Rai Bachchan just reopened the timeless beauty files with these unseen Cannes 2026 gown photosYour liver may be struggling without pain: 7 warning signs you can spot in your eyes, skin and urine10 baby girl names drawn from ancient texts and mythologies associated with wisdomOptical illusion personality test: Elephant or village? What you see first reveals a hidden side of your personalityTravel vlogger Shenaz Treasury gets a vampire facial: Know its benefits, risks, and cost in India?‘Kantara’ star Rishab Shetty wore a black kurta and silk dhoti with a Gandaberunda motif, for a look fullof regal drama at Melbourne9 Simple daily remedies to enhance the power of your planetsHow to peel garlic quickly: 7 easy ways to remove garlic skin without sticky fingersRhea Chakraborty’s new luxurious home: A dreamy closet, French windows and moreBest time to oil your hair for growth: Morning, night, or before a wash? The truth is finally out123Hot PicksArshdeep Singh DangBank holidays this weekBihar STET 2026BJP new teamJharkhand ProtestJSSC-CGL exam cancelledSatyendar JainSupreme Court HolidayTwisha SharmaTop TrendingTwisha SharmaDelhi Draft PollMadhya Pradesh AccidentKolkata Airport Building FireAbhijeet DipkeKiren RijijuBengaluru Double MurderWeather TomorrowBengaluru RapidoBen Gvir

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The government has approved the scheme to accelerate the expansion of domestic piped natural gas (PNG) connections, with the aim of making clean, safe and affordable cooking fuel accessible to more households across the country. NEW DELHI: To promote the expansion of PNG network and ensure more families start using piped gas in their kitchens, the government on Tuesday approved an incentive scheme promising additional lower-priced domestic gas to distribution companies for each new connection activated by them.According to the government, city gas distribution (CGD) companies have made provision for more than 1.7 crore domestic PNG connections across the country, but the actual number of billed or active connections is only over 1.1 crore. Under the new scheme, CGD companies will be allocated an additional 200 standard cubic metres of domestically produced, lower-priced (APM) gas for each unbilled connection converted into a working one above the threshold level.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines The additional gas allocation will substitute the costlier liquefied natural gas that CGD entities currently procure for their compressed natural gas (transport) segment, thereby lowering their overall gas-sourcing costs.“The resulting cost savings are expected to shorten the payback period for capital expenditure incurred on domestic PNG connections from around 10 years to approximately 3 years — giving CGD entities a strong financial incentive to expand household PNG connectivity more rapidly and bringing the benefits of clean, safe and affordable piped cooking gas to a larger number of Indian households in the months ahead,” the petroleum ministry said in a statement.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAtul MathurAtul Mathur is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India with over 27 years of experience in journalism. Based in Delhi, he has spent much of his career reporting on governance, public policy and politics, churning out researched, data-driven stories that impact daily lives. Atul is known for investigative depth and strong human-interest narratives as he strives to bring clarity and context to complex issues. He currently tracks the energy sector, writing on power, renewable energy, coal and mines.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosTrump Praises India’s Voter ID System, Pushes Same In US, Puts CEC Gyanesh Kumar In SpotlightBihar Transfers 18 Top Cops, Including Siwan SP, Amid Row Over AK-47 Use During Student Protest‘Join Republican Party’: Union Minister’s Big NDA Offer To CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke30,000 Protesters, 5,000 Cops: Delhi Police Defends Force Before Supreme Court In Protest CaseSIT Gives Clean Chit To Champat Rai & Anil Mishra In Ayodhya Probe, Submits Final Report | WatchVijay Apologises In Assembly After Karunanidhi Remark Sparks DMK Uproar Over Decorum BreachCriminal Cases Against Netas: 4,192 Trials Pending, 170 Lok Sabha MPs Face Serious ChargesJSSC-CGL CANCELLED: Jharkhand Students Celebrate After Government Accepts Key Demands“No Compensation, Build A School”: CJP Volunteer Emotional Tribute To Father Leaves Ranka In TearsAsish Banerjee Death Mystery: Threat, Blackmail Angle Probed As Note And Phones Face Scrutiny123PhotostoriesAishwarya Rai Bachchan just reopened the timeless beauty files with these unseen Cannes 2026 gown photosYour liver may be struggling without pain: 7 warning signs you can spot in your eyes, skin and urine10 baby girl names drawn from ancient texts and mythologies associated with wisdomOptical illusion personality test: Elephant or village? What you see first reveals a hidden side of your personalityTravel vlogger Shenaz Treasury gets a vampire facial: Know its benefits, risks, and cost in India?‘Kantara’ star Rishab Shetty wore a black kurta and silk dhoti with a Gandaberunda motif, for a look fullof regal drama at Melbourne9 Simple daily remedies to enhance the power of your planetsHow to peel garlic quickly: 7 easy ways to remove garlic skin without sticky fingersRhea Chakraborty’s new luxurious home: A dreamy closet, French windows and moreBest time to oil your hair for growth: Morning, night, or before a wash? The truth is finally out123Hot PicksArshdeep Singh DangBank holidays this weekBihar STET 2026BJP new teamJharkhand ProtestJSSC-CGL exam cancelledSatyendar JainSupreme Court HolidayTwisha SharmaTop TrendingTwisha SharmaDelhi Draft PollMadhya Pradesh AccidentKolkata Airport Building FireAbhijeet DipkeKiren RijijuBengaluru Double MurderWeather TomorrowBengaluru RapidoBen Gvir


Govt announces scheme to incentivise gas companies to expand PNG network
The government has approved the scheme to accelerate the expansion of domestic piped natural gas (PNG) connections, with the aim of making clean, safe and affordable cooking fuel accessible to more households across the country.

NEW DELHI: To promote the expansion of PNG network and ensure more families start using piped gas in their kitchens, the government on Tuesday approved an incentive scheme promising additional lower-priced domestic gas to distribution companies for each new connection activated by them.According to the government, city gas distribution (CGD) companies have made provision for more than 1.7 crore domestic PNG connections across the country, but the actual number of billed or active connections is only over 1.1 crore. Under the new scheme, CGD companies will be allocated an additional 200 standard cubic metres of domestically produced, lower-priced (APM) gas for each unbilled connection converted into a working one above the threshold level.

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Kejriwal accused the BJP of using false charges to imprison people and questioned who would compensate those subjected to imprisonment and alleged mental harassment. NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday reacted sharply to the arrest of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in an alleged corruption case linked to the Delhi Jal Board, accusing the BJP of targeting political opponents and calling the action part of its “dictatorship”.Jain was arrested by the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in connection with alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants of the Delhi Jal Board. Five others were also arrested in the case, including former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava and three private individuals.Reacting to the arrest, Kejriwal said, “Satyendra Jain ji has once again been arrested at the behest of the BJP. 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Their lies will once again be exposed before the nation, but who will compensate for the time spent in jail and the mental torture endured?” he said.The AAP leader further said the BJP had crossed a threshold with the arrest and claimed that the Modi government would eventually lose power.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines”The cup of the BJP’s sins has now overflowed. No matter how much dictatorship they resort to, the end of the Modi government is now certain. The entire Aam Aadmi Party and the people of the country stand firmly with Satendra Jain ji,” Kejriwal said.The ACB has arrested six people in the case, according to an official cited by news agency ANI. The arrests stem from an FIR registered on May 11, 2024, following a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.The case was registered under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code, including allegations of bribery, criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal conspiracy.The investigation concerns alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process related to the Delhi Jal Board’s sewage treatment plant projects.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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Kejriwal accused the BJP of using false charges to imprison people and questioned who would compensate those subjected to imprisonment and alleged mental harassment. NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday reacted sharply to the arrest of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in an alleged corruption case linked to the Delhi Jal Board, accusing the BJP of targeting political opponents and calling the action part of its “dictatorship”.Jain was arrested by the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in connection with alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants of the Delhi Jal Board. Five others were also arrested in the case, including former DJB CEO Udit Prakash Rai, former contractual consultant Ankit Srivastava and three private individuals.Reacting to the arrest, Kejriwal said, “Satyendra Jain ji has once again been arrested at the behest of the BJP. Just a short while ago, everyone still remembers the ordeal they put him through by throwing him in jail. The previous case was fabricated too, and this case will also be proven to be fake.”Kejriwal accused the BJP of using false charges to imprison people and questioned who would compensate those subjected to imprisonment and alleged mental harassment.”How long will the BJP’s dictatorship continue like this? Whoever they feel like, they slap false charges on and toss into jail. Their lies will once again be exposed before the nation, but who will compensate for the time spent in jail and the mental torture endured?” he said.The AAP leader further said the BJP had crossed a threshold with the arrest and claimed that the Modi government would eventually lose power.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines”The cup of the BJP’s sins has now overflowed. No matter how much dictatorship they resort to, the end of the Modi government is now certain. The entire Aam Aadmi Party and the people of the country stand firmly with Satendra Jain ji,” Kejriwal said.The ACB has arrested six people in the case, according to an official cited by news agency ANI. The arrests stem from an FIR registered on May 11, 2024, following a complaint by the Directorate of Vigilance, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.The case was registered under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code, including allegations of bribery, criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal conspiracy.The investigation concerns alleged large-scale irregularities, manipulation of tender conditions and criminal conspiracy in the tendering process related to the Delhi Jal Board’s sewage treatment plant projects.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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FIP has identified certain medicines that may impact flight safety by causing drowsiness or sedation; impairing judgement or reaction time; reducing alertness and resulting in a positive or non-negative drug test. NEW DELHI: As the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reviews the dope test requirement for flight crew members, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has asked the regulator to amend the current requirement for an operator to subject at least 10 per cent of pilots to this test annually to at least 25 per cent. FIP president Captain CS Randhawa has said in a mail to DGCA chief Vir Vikram Yadav that all stakeholders must establish a pilot “psychoactive-substance and medication awareness programme” to make sure every pilot understands “certain prescription medicines, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, herbal preparations, supplements and other commonly available products may contain substances that can affect alertness, performance or produce a finding in a drug or alcohol test.”FIP has identified certain medicines that may impact flight safety by causing drowsiness or sedation; impairing judgement or reaction time; reducing alertness and resulting in a positive or non-negative drug test. “Particular attention should be given to: cough and cold preparations, as some preparations may contain alcohol, sedating antihistamines or other active ingredients that may affect fitness for duty. Antihistamines and anti-allergy medicines (that may)may cause significant sedation and impaired alertness; sleep and anxiety medicines; strong pain-relieving medicines; prescription psychiatric or neurological medicines; herbal and traditional medicines and supplements and performance products and alcohol-containing medicines and preparations.” It has recommended a “check before you take” principle for pilots and that they should not start taking a new medicine without checking it for these things.“A minimum percentage established several years ago should not remain static when the aviation environment, fleet size, pilot population and operational intensity have changed substantially. For pilots entrusted with the lives of passengers and crew, random psychoactive substance testing must be sufficiently frequent, genuinely random and unpredictable to provide meaningful deterrence and continuous safety assurance.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines The objective should not merely be to achieve an annual numerical target, but to establish a testing regime in which the possibility of selection remains credible throughout the year,” FIP president Captain C S Randhawa wrote to the DGCA chief Vir Vikram Yadav.Since the result of a urine test takes a long time and the percentage of tests have sought to be increased, the pilots’ body has asked DGCA to consider “validated oral-fluid testing as a complementary methodology, alongside the established urine-testing system.”Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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FIP has identified certain medicines that may impact flight safety by causing drowsiness or sedation; impairing judgement or reaction time; reducing alertness and resulting in a positive or non-negative drug test. NEW DELHI: As the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reviews the dope test requirement for flight crew members, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has asked the regulator to amend the current requirement for an operator to subject at least 10 per cent of pilots to this test annually to at least 25 per cent. FIP president Captain CS Randhawa has said in a mail to DGCA chief Vir Vikram Yadav that all stakeholders must establish a pilot “psychoactive-substance and medication awareness programme” to make sure every pilot understands “certain prescription medicines, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, herbal preparations, supplements and other commonly available products may contain substances that can affect alertness, performance or produce a finding in a drug or alcohol test.”FIP has identified certain medicines that may impact flight safety by causing drowsiness or sedation; impairing judgement or reaction time; reducing alertness and resulting in a positive or non-negative drug test. “Particular attention should be given to: cough and cold preparations, as some preparations may contain alcohol, sedating antihistamines or other active ingredients that may affect fitness for duty. Antihistamines and anti-allergy medicines (that may)may cause significant sedation and impaired alertness; sleep and anxiety medicines; strong pain-relieving medicines; prescription psychiatric or neurological medicines; herbal and traditional medicines and supplements and performance products and alcohol-containing medicines and preparations.” It has recommended a “check before you take” principle for pilots and that they should not start taking a new medicine without checking it for these things.“A minimum percentage established several years ago should not remain static when the aviation environment, fleet size, pilot population and operational intensity have changed substantially. For pilots entrusted with the lives of passengers and crew, random psychoactive substance testing must be sufficiently frequent, genuinely random and unpredictable to provide meaningful deterrence and continuous safety assurance.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines The objective should not merely be to achieve an annual numerical target, but to establish a testing regime in which the possibility of selection remains credible throughout the year,” FIP president Captain C S Randhawa wrote to the DGCA chief Vir Vikram Yadav.Since the result of a urine test takes a long time and the percentage of tests have sought to be increased, the pilots’ body has asked DGCA to consider “validated oral-fluid testing as a complementary methodology, alongside the established urine-testing system.”Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosTrump Praises India’s Voter ID System, Pushes Same In US, Puts CEC Gyanesh Kumar In SpotlightBihar Transfers 18 Top Cops, Including Siwan SP, Amid Row Over AK-47 Use During Student Protest‘Join Republican Party’: Union Minister’s Big NDA Offer To CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke30,000 Protesters, 5,000 Cops: Delhi Police Defends Force Before Supreme Court In Protest CaseSIT Gives Clean Chit To Champat Rai & Anil Mishra In Ayodhya Probe, Submits Final Report | WatchVijay Apologises In Assembly After Karunanidhi Remark Sparks DMK Uproar Over Decorum BreachCriminal Cases Against Netas: 4,192 Trials Pending, 170 Lok Sabha MPs Face Serious ChargesJSSC-CGL CANCELLED: Jharkhand Students Celebrate After Government Accepts Key Demands“No Compensation, Build A School”: CJP Volunteer Emotional Tribute To Father Leaves Ranka In TearsAsish Banerjee Death Mystery: Threat, Blackmail Angle Probed As Note And Phones Face Scrutiny123PhotostoriesAishwarya Rai Bachchan just reopened the timeless beauty files with these unseen Cannes 2026 gown photosYour liver may be struggling without pain: 7 warning signs you can spot in your eyes, skin and urine10 baby girl names drawn from ancient texts and mythologies associated with wisdomOptical illusion personality test: Elephant or village? 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