Question:Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge),Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan recently inaugurated the Petroleum Research and Development facilitiesfor fuel testing in
(a) Gurogram
(b) Faridabad
(c) Greater Noida
(d) Jhajjar
Answer- (b)
Related facts:
- On July 22nd, 2017, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge), Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the BS-VI Emission Testing Facilities at Indian Oil’s R&D Centre in Faridabad.
- The centre is operated by government owned oil manufacturer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
- The R&D center is designed to test all types of fuels, such as petrol, diesel, ethanol-blended petrol, bio-diesel, CNG, LNG, Hydrogen-CNG and 2G-ethanol blends, to ensure that they meet the superior BS-VI norms that are to be implemented across the country by April 2020.
- In addition to generating emission data, the facilities will also evaluate the fuel blends for energy efficiency and engine durability.
- Indian Oil’s R&D Centre was established in 1972, is the country’s foremost centre of excellence in downstream petroleum R&D.
Reference:
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