News:Union Petroleum minister is set to launch ‘Saksham’, an annual one-month long people centric fuel conservation mega campaign of PCRA.
Facts:
About Saksham:
- Saksham is a people-centric fuel conservation mega campaign of Petroleum Conservation Research Association(PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- The campaign aims at creating focused attention on fuel conservation through people centric activities.
- It also aims to intensify efforts for making citizens aware about conservation and effective utilization of petroleum products leading to better health and environment.
Additional information:
About PCRA:
- Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) is a registered society set up under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India.
- PCRA is engaged in promoting energy efficiency in various sectors of economy.
- It also helps the government in proposing policies and strategies for petroleum conservation aimed at reducing excessive dependence of the country on oil requirement.
