The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
Particularly after the sharp rise in oil prices in 2008, but throughout the 2000s, there was an unprecedented increase in public and private interest in diversifying energy sources. Reasons for this included volatility in prices of petroleum products, the finite nature of fossil fuels (peak oil scenarios) and ever growing …
Depletion of fossil fuels at an alarming rate coupled with ever growing challenges due to anthropogenic induced climate change stress has attracted increasing attention to blending bio-fuels worldwide. India's primary energy use is projected to expand massively to deliver a sustained GDP growth rate of 9per cent through 2031-32. With …
The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 07 – 13 September 2014.
World markets for petroleum and other liquid fuels have entered a period of dynamic change—in both supply and demand. Potential new supplies of oil from tight and shale resources have raised optimism for significant new sources of global liquids. The potential for growth in demand for liquid fuels is focused …
The International Fuel Prices report provides an overview of the retail prices of gasoline and diesel in over 170 countries. It further explores recent trends and case studies on fuel prices and fuel pricing policies in developing countries. The 2012/2013 International Fuel Prices report provides an overview of the retail …
The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 20 - 26 July 2014.
Pricing mechanism of major petroleum products in central public sector oil marketing companies. This report has been laid on the table of the Parliament house on 18/07/2014.
This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India contains the results of the performance audit of pricing mechanism of major petroleum products in central public sector oil marketing companies. The audit covered the period from 2007-08 to 2011-12.
The CPM today termed the first Rail Budget of the NDA government as a cosmetic exercise, high on rhetoric and low in substance and stated that it had belied the expectations of the people of the state which was in dire need for rail infrastructure expansion. The emphasis had been …
DIESEL has become the source of major worries for Indian Railways, which raised fares by 4.5 per cent this week on account of escalating fuel spend. On top of that is emission from the thousands of diesel engines, a matter that has gone to the National Green Tribunal. On July …
Prices for solar panels from China that are brought into the U.S. will go up by an average of 14 percent because of import duties that may be announced later this year, GTM Research said in a report yesterday. That will mean an increase of about 10 cents a watt …
Document for energy sector includes Coal India rejig and adopting a satisfying gas pricing formula The BJP’s blueprint for the energy sector includes restructuring coal India by creating new companies to handle problematic mines with world-class technology and management; adopting a gas pricing formula that satisfies both producers and consumers; …
This report is the first to evaluate the response to fiscal incentives in 2013 to incentivize the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles in major vehicle markets around the world. It offers a synthesis of wide-ranging sales data, national taxation policy information, and direct electric vehicle purchasing rebates to analyze the …
While the demand for power is expected to go up to around 6,200 MW this peak summer, non-availability of natural gas is hampering production in power plants of the Capital. Of the city’s six power plants, four are gas-fired, two have been shutdown due to lack of gas and the …
Singapore : Top Asian airlines are hedging a substantial portion of their jet fuel usage this year, a Reuters survey showed, signaling they expect prices of the fuel to be firm and indicating sustained pressure on their profit margins. Jet fuel makes up at least 30% of most airlines' overall …
Genze, the single seater, lithium-ion battery-powered scooter comes with a seven-inch weather proof touch screen as its instrument panel Home grown utility and tractor manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra will launch an electric scooter named Genze in the US by the middle of this year. This is the first attempt by …
Company plans to increase its renewable energy capacity by about 71% Tata Power, one of India's largest private power companies, plans to increase its renewable energy capacity by about 71% to cut carbon emissions and reduce risks from fluctuating fuel prices. The utility is adding 646.7 megawatts of renewable energy …
In what could spell fresh trouble for India’s hydrocarbon explorers, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to explain why it chose the “complex” Rangarajan formula for gas pricing when it could have adopted “simpler methods” like cost-plus pricing or revenue-sharing. A bench headed by Justice BS Chauhan asked …
At least two months are left before a new government takes charge, so there is time for two monthly price rises of 50 paise a litre each The petroleum & natural gas ministry has decided to discontinue the practice of a monthly diesel price increase, indicating putting on hold its …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Centre for Environment Protection, Research & Development Vs. State of M.P. & Others. dated 31/03/2014 regarding pollution levels of the city of Indore. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India has stated …
