<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2024.</p> <p>The Special Protection Group (SPG) filed the application to direct the
Cab Secy Says Subsidy Regime To Be Rejigged To Trim Fiscal Deficit THE government ended the confusion over pricing of diesel saying the fuel has not been decontrolled like petrol, but reiterated its commitment to cutting wasteful subsidies.
Petrol and diesel prices across the country will increase by 9-13 paise a litre with effect from Tuesday midnight, after the government decided to increase the commission to petrol pump dealers. In Delhi, the price of petrol will go up by 13 paise to Rs 51.56 a litre, while diesel will be 9 paise costlier to Rs 37.71 per litre.
PETROL and diesel have become costlier by up to 50 paise a litre in the country, barring 13 cities, after India switched over to cleaner Euro-III fuel on September 22, eight days ahead of the schedule. The transition to a higher grade fuel will also mark the end of the road for Euro-II compliant automobiles in the country from October 1, leading to a 2-5% increase in the prices of certain bra
Forced power outages aimed at meeting China's energy-saving goals have led to "unprecedented" diesel shortages, as companies buy diesel generators to keep operating, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. China is fast approaching its self-imposed end-2010 deadline to reduce its energy intensity -- or the amount of energy used to make each unit of GDP -- by 20 percent from 2005 levels.
ENVIRONMENT Minister Jairam Ramesh renewed his attack on the use of diesel of luxury cars and shrugged off protests by some manufacturers of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), saying the government controls the price of the fuel only to help farmers, not the rich. The government earns tax revenue from diesel sales, but does not allow its retail price to rise to the prevailing international leve
PM Expresses Concern Over Effect On People New Delhi: Consumers may be in a soup over sky-rocketing prices of onion and tomoto, but they can expect some relief on at least one front. The government has hit the pause button on raising diesel and cooking gas prices for fear of fuelling a spiralling effect on the cost of all goods and services.
New Delhi: The Prime Minister
THE government has indefinitely deferred a hike in diesel rates despite soaring crude oil prices to prevent a further increase in prices, particularly of food items, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said. Oil marketing companies are demanding higher prices because crude oil has been trading at about $90 a barrel for a month, even as state-set diesel rates have not been changed since June.
Raising its pitch against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the price rise and the latest round of petrol price hike, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday demanded concrete action within a month on the price front and a rollback of the petrol price increase. Targeting the economist in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar termed the food and petrol pr
It's time the petroleum ministry faced the challenges of oil pricing reforms, instead of hiding behind the oil firms A K Bhattacharya / New Delhi January 18, 2011, 0:14 IST A quick estimate suggests that international crude oil prices for Indian refineries (or what oil industry experts refer to as the Indian crude oil basket) have gone up 22 per cent since the government decontrolled petrol pr
