Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Crossings Republik Flat Owner Association Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 29/11/2023. In this original application, Applicant has questioned the setting up of a Bio-CNG plant with 300 TPD capacity at Khasra Nos. 121, 122, 123, 124, 129, 304, 305 …
Govt to meet city distribution firms' full requirement through domestic gas; prices fall 30% in Delhi In a move that will bring down the prices of compressed natural gas and (CNG) for transport and piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic use across the country — by about 30 per cent …
Press Release Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) welcomes Mr Moily’s decision to slash CNG prices. Says the step will help public transport and clean up the air New Delhi, February 3, 2014: CSE has welcomed the decision of the oil and environment minister Veerappa Moily to reduce the price …
The Delhi government headed by the Aam Admi Party wants the Supreme Court to hold two Union petroleum ministry officials guilty of contempt over what it says is the inadequate allocation of compressed natural gas or CNG to transport and giving priority to industry instead. This opens up a possible …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has countered claims that PM 2.5 (fine, respirable particles) pollution in Delhi is higher than in Beijing. Data shared by DPCC for January 2012, 2013 and 2014, suggests the average PM 2.5 levels this year didn’t exceed 300 micrograms per cubic metre, unlike some media …
India has the world's highest death rate because of chronic respiratory diseases, and it has more deaths from asthma than any other nation, according to WHO In mid-January, air pollution in Beijing was so bad that the government issued urgent health warnings and closed four major highways, prompting the panicked …
Excessive Use Of Private Vehicles Creating Havoc In City, Says IISc Mobility Survey Lucknow: Lucknow urgently needs a robust public transport system to tackle the increasing urban roadways congestion, noise, air pollution, and traffic accidents, says a mobility survey conducted across five Indian cities. The survey was conducted in New …
Notice issued to MoPNG on a contempt plea filed by Dhrangadhra Prakrutik Mandal Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) on a contempt plea filed by Dhrangadhra Prakrutik Mandal over short supply of compressed natural gas (CNG) for domestic and vehicular …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the recent hike in CNG prices, a fuel which drives public transport. This has almost destroyed the price advantage that CNG had over diesel, said Sunita Narain, director general, CSE. This makes the price differential between a greener and a polluting fuel …
New Delhi: The new environment minister, Saurabh Bhardwaj, has slammed the latest price hike in CNG, saying competitive pricing of diesel and CNG will be detrimental to the environment. He also suggested that “vested interests” in the diesel lobby may be behind the sudden hike. In an exclusive interview with …
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and IGL on a petition filed by an association of bus operators challenging the recent CNG price hike in the capital. Simultaneously, the newly formed AAP government too moved court, to get ‘impleaded’ as a party to …
GAIL resolves technical issue, agrees to supply from Dahej Gujarat is all set to get cheap natural gas for domestic and vehicular use with the Central government and Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) resolving the technical issue by agreeing to supply gas at Dahej instead of Hazira as proposed …
Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas present this Nineteenth Report on "Allocation and Pricing of Gas". The Committee took evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas at their sittings held on 24.7.2013 and 20.08.2013. The Report was considered and adopted by the Standing Committee …
Tata Indigo emax price starts at Rs 4.99 lakh and goes upto Rs 5.27 lakh Tata Motors today launched CNG versions of mid sized sedan Tata Indigo and compact car Tata Indica under its emax series priced up to Rs 5.27 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The new Tata Indigo emax price …
Central govt issues guidelines to GAIL in compliance with Gujarat HC order. Following the Gujarat High Court directive of supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) to Gujarat at the same rate as Mumbai and Delhi, the Central government has issued guidelines to the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) to supply …
We have built city roads only for cars to move. Cars rule the road I write this column from my bed, recovering from an accident that broke my bones. I was hit by a speeding car while cycling. The driver fled the scene of the accident in the car, leaving …
Dhaka had recently experienced rapid conversion of its motor vehicle fleet to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). This paper quantifies ex-post the air quality and climate benefits of the CNG conversion policy, including monetary valuations, through an impact pathway approach. Around 2045 (1665) avoided premature deaths in greater Dhaka …
The study was carried out during the month of October, 2013 to see the status of air quality by monitoring and assessment of some selected air pollutants namely Respirable Particulate Matter (RSPM or PM10), Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and noise level at 9 representative locations, categorized as residential …
GAIL India Ltd on Wednesday signed an agreement for development of natural gas infrastructure and city gas network in Bihar. GAIL signed a Gas Cooperation Agreement (GCA) with the Department of Industries, Government of Bihar, the company said in a statement here. The agreement was signed in the presence of …
Seeks 16 weeks time from Gujarat High Court to implement SC orders The Central government is planning to frame a policy to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) to Gujarat at the same rate as it is given to Delhi and Mumbai under the administered price mechanism (APM), in line with …
Taking a serious view of the increasing air pollution levels in City and worried over contribution of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses to it, the Corporation has decided to rope in the services of Sarathi squads to keep tabs on drivers who keep the ignition switched on while waiting …
