5th IEF-IGU Ministerial Forum

5th IEF-IGU Ministerial Forum 2016

Question: The 5th IEF-IGU Ministerial Forum was held at-
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Ahemdabad
Ans:(a)
Related facts:

  • On 6 December 2016; Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the 5th IEF-IGU Ministerial Forum in New Delhi.
  • The Ministerial forum is being held as a parallel event to the 3-day Petrotech-2016.
  • The theme of this meet “Gas for Growth : Improving economic prosperity and living standards”.
  • Compared to international average, the share of gas in India’s primary energy basket is only at about 6.5%.
  • Government has set a target to raise the share of gas in primary energy from the current level to 15%.

Reference:
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