Delhi Solar Energy Policy, 2023
The Delhi government launched the Delhi Solar Policy 2023, in which residents consuming over 400 units of electricity can install solar panels bring electricity bill charge to zero. Under the newly launched
The Delhi government launched the Delhi Solar Policy 2023, in which residents consuming over 400 units of electricity can install solar panels bring electricity bill charge to zero. Under the newly launched
fuel price India fails to shield consumers A pressed Indian government raised petrol and diesel prices by 10 per cent on June 4, curbing losses to its state-owned refiners but stoking inflation and risking a political backlash. Petrol and diesel prices are now dearer by Rs 5 and Rs 3 a litre, while the price of an lpg cylinder has gone up by Rs 50. The hike triggered protests across the
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: With the Finance Ministry clearing the air on the tax breaks for oil and gas production related activity, the seventh round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) could well evoke poor response from the international and domestic investors. While refusing to extend any further the last date for submission of bids under NELP VII beyond June 30, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora asked the potential investors to keep in mind while bidding for oil and gas blocks that the promised tax breaks might not come through.
A future based on oil is looking increasingly precarious
Sujay Mehdudia Petroleum Secretaries to hold talks in Madrid Pakistan's Foreign Minister meets Murli Deora
Refusing To Bite The Bullet When Fuel Prices Were Raised, Railways To Now Levy 5-7% Charge On Commodities Rajat Guha & Gunjan Pradhan Sinha NEW DELHI IN A move that could increase inflationary pressure on prices of raw materials, the Railways have decided to levy special supplementary charge on carriage of commodities such as coal, ores, minerals, and crude and petroleum products.
DOMESTIC airlines are lobbying hard to fly overseas to avail the benefit of cheaper aviation fuel and keep spiralling operating costs under control. International carriers pay 35% less for fuel compared to domestic carriers. Aviation fuel prices have soared and with no immediate relief in sight, the government is taking a liberal view and may grant overseas flying rights to domestic carriers who are in the business for less than five years. Current rules don't allow such airlines (Kingfisher, SpiceJet, Indigo and GoAir) to fly abroad. The move will reduce their operating costs.
THE rate of inflation has soared into the double digits. This has set alarm bells ringing. News channels beam the bad news into homes through the day and this creates a pervasive sense of gloom. Double digit inflation has been associated with the collapse of economic growth. Many wonder whether the present bout of inflation augurs the end of the high growth phase of the past five years.
THE spectacular rise in prices of crude oil and some food items may have hogged the limelight the world over, but the increase in prices of some fertilisers has left some other commodities pale in comparison. An official study on price movements of select food, energy and fertilisers shows that prices of some key fertilisers far outpaced the price hike in food or oil. Prices of rock phosphate, used in production of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and Muriate of Potash (MoP), have shot up by a mind boggling 707.69% by April 2008 over an average of January-March 2007.
THE government has directed Reliance Industries (RIL) to sell gas from the D6 Krishna Godavari basin in accordance with the marketing priorities determined by the government. RIL has been directed to give priority to fertiliser plants, followed by LPG and existing power plants while allocating gas. The company has also been directed to sell gas based on the formula approved by the government.
The US government must do more to make radar systems and wind farms compatible, according to a group of independent scientific consultants.