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 …
In a move that could give a fillip to India's unconventional gas production, the ministry of environment and forests has given the phase-III clearance for Essar Oil's Raniganj block in West Bengal. The company will now be able to drill up to 650 wells, compared with the current 135. The …
Shift All Public Transport Vehicles To CNG, Says HC Lucknow: The high court on Friday asked the central and state governments to consider converting all public transport vehicles in Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra into CNG-operated ones to control the ever-increasing levels of air pollution. The state capital is rated fifth …
Banking on the phased deregulation of diesel pricing, the government proposes to cap subsidy on this fuel at R6 per litre in 2013-14 to insulate itself from volatility in global crude oil prices which could potentially upset its fiscal math. The average under-recovery on diesel this fiscal is estimated to …
The Haryana Government has revised the norms, guidelines and parameters for grant of permission for Change of Land Use (CLU) for development of retail outlets and fuel filling stations other than CNG (compressed natural gas) or PNG (piped natural gas). Stating this here on Tuesday, a spokesman of the Town …
Oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday ruled out a rollback in the Rs.1.50-a-litre hike in petrol and 45 paise a litre increase in diesel rates, saying only a small raise has been passed on to consumers. “I think everybody would appreciate that we have not put a lot of …
This would help GSPC create India's largest city gas distribution company Five months after it acquired 65% stake in Gujarat Gas Company Ltd (GGCL), GSPC or Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation is planning to merge its city gas distribution entity, GSPC Gas Company Ltd with Gujarat Gas Corporation Limited (GGCL). Persons …
MUMBAI: Vehicular pollution is the main reason for the heavy winter smog and the bad air Mumbaikars are breathing. The number of vehicles per kilometer of road length in the city is 647, a situation the authorities call alarming. Experts say this forces vehicles to drive at speeds from 5 …
Residents of the Indian capital, who thought they had conquered air pollution a decade ago, are once again choking on exhaust fumes and dust and New Delhi has regained its status as one of the world’s dirtiest cities, according to environmental campaigners and official air quality data. Scientists have sounded …
Two major players announce price rise in the range of 10-34% across segments Gujarat government-owned gas distribution player, GSPC Gas Company and the Adani Group's gas distribution arm, Adani Gas have announced sharp increase in gas prices for the domestic, industrial and CNG consumers. The price hike was attributed to …
The Asian Development Bank has extended a $275 million loan to China to help its bus operators shift their fleets to cleaner fuel, a move that is seen to reduce the growing air pollution in Chinese cities. The Manila-based lender said Tuesday that the loan will be given to five …
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Thursday directed the Centre to file an affidavit in a week’s time explaining why the court should not take punitive action against responsible persons for noncompliance of its order to supply CNG to Ahmedabad at a rate supplied to Mumbai and Delhi. On July …
Indraprastha Gas, the sole supplier of CNG in Delhi-NCR, has revised the price of CNG in Delhi by R1.55 per kg to R39.90 due to increased input gas price and related taxes. Consumers will have to pay R39.90 per kg in Delhi and R45.10 per kg in the Noida, Greater …
However, experts from the oil and gas industry feel that the move by company would not bring much relief in the present high price situation City gas distribution major Gujarat Gas Company Ltd (GGCL) has decided to focus on domestic suppliers for procurement of LNG after its supply contract with …
Agartala: Plans are afoot to turn Tripura’s capital into a green city by fitting, within two years, thousands of vehicles running on petrol or diesel with CNG kits and providing city households with piped natural gas connections, a senior official said Wednesday. “While issuing vehicle permits, priority is given to …
Government today informed the Lok Sabha that Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent emission of high smoke particles. "The EPCA in a report in 2012 has stated that benefits of CNG transition are not visible …
The government today informed the Lok Sabha that Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent emission of high smoke particles. "The EPCA in a report in 2012 has stated that benefits of CNG transition are not …
The Government today informed the Lok Sabha that the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent the emission of high smoke particles. “The EPCA in a report in 2012 said the benefits of CNG transition are …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had carried out source apportionment studies in the year 2007 in six cities namely Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur, Mumbai and Pune. As per the studies, the ambient air quality data of these cities in respect of Particulate Matter (PM10 ) revealed that contribution due …
Despite a straight hike of Rs.5 in diesel prices earlier this year, consumption of diesel in Delhi surged by 15 per cent in 2011-12, reflecting the soaring number of diesel vehicles on the Capital's roads. In comparison, consumption of petrol dipped by nearly 1.5 per cent in the same period. …
The government Friday said it is not considering any additional cess on diesel cars, just days after the Supreme Court asked the Centre whether a green tax needs to be imposed. Minister of state for finance SS Palanimanickam told Lok Sabha that there is no proposal at the moment for …
