CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -National Conclave on Emerging Opportunities in Natural Gas sector held in New Delhi; Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dhamendra Pradhan has called upon all the stakeholders to contribute positively in transforming India into a gas based economy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Almost 70 percent of India’s natural gas reserves are found in Bombay High basin and in Gujarat. rest found in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Mumbai.

Detailed explanation-3: -Assam is the highest natural gas-producing state with a production of 8.3 MMSMCD.

Detailed explanation-4: -City Gas Distribution (CGD) networks are an interconnected system of underground Natural Gas pipelines for supplying Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to domestic-commercial and industrial customers.