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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding setting up of a bio-CNG plant in village Dundahera, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 29/11/2023

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 …

Fuelling The Future

Forty per cent of the cars sold in the country are now powered by diesel. The fact that it is 40 per cent cheaper than petrol is the obvious reason. But now diesel has a company — CNG or compressed natural gas which is also witnessing sizeable growth. About 6 …

Gas pricing should be transparent: E&Y

The Central Government should frame a transparent mechanism for pricing of natural gas that rewards producers for undertaking risky upstream business, Ernst & Young has said. “Framing of transparent pricing mechanism for natural gas is critical as it needs to reward gas producers for undertaking risky upstream operations,” E&Y; said …

Assessment of emissions from transport sector in Delhi

This study presents emissions of different pollutants from transport sector in Delhi. Results show that emissions of pollutants have increased during 2001-2009 as follows: CO2, 4395-6423; CH4, 1.03-3.32; N2O, 0.04-0.05; CO, 238-329; NOx, 44-64; and NMVOC, 44-60 Gg. However, CO2 emissions per unit of vehicle types for gasoline driven vehicles …

Country on wheels: Indian auto sector is 7th largest in world

Alan Roger Mulally is the CEO of Ford Motors and the man credited with turning around the fortunes of the iconic US car-maker. Last week, Mulally and a few other big gun car manufacturers were in attendance at the Auto Expo in New Delhi. As huge crowds thronged the show …

Steep fall in natural gas production at RIL's KG-D6 block hampers CNG growth

MUMBAI: A steep fall in natural gas production at Reliance Industries' D6 block in KG basin and scarcity of retail outlets are hampering growth of compressed natural gas as a fuel of choice in private vehicle segment. Despite an increasing price differential between CNG ( 31- 32) - the cheapest …

Hydrogen-powered three-wheeler makes debut

The world’s first hydrogen-powered three-wheeler, ‘HyAlfa’, was showcased at the 11th Auto Expo here on Monday. Part of a development project dubbed ‘DelHy 3w’, a fleet of 15 HyAlfa three-wheelers will run on an experimental basis at Pragati Maidan, where a hydrogen refuelling station has also been set up. India …

Tata to launch Nano CNG this year, explore more export markets

Auto major Tata Motors on Friday said it plans to enter new global markets such as Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia and Bangladesh with the 'Nano' within a year, as well as launch a CNG version of the small car in the domestic market. The company also said it plans to invest …

Tata to go green with CNG version of Nano

Tata Motors on Friday said it would launch a CNG version of the Nano in India and seek to enter foreign markets in South East Asia and the subcontinent with the small car within the year. The car maker is also seeking to enter the European market. “Nano CNG is …

CNG dealers withdraw strike

MUMBAI: CNG dealers withdrew their strike call for Saturday after oil marketing companies hiked commission rates by 55%. Ravi Shinde of the Petrol Dealers Association said, "We are happy that the issue has been settled amicably, and resolved without inconveniencing the public." He said the oil industry has now agreed …

Source natural gas from others

State-run integrated energy company Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) has asked Adani Gas, an Adani Group subsidiary, to source natural gas from some other sources, a GSPC official said today. GSPC is the sole supplier of natural gas to Adani Gas, a city gas distributor (CGD), operating a network of …

Oil is still indispensable

Year 2011 was been a year of records for the oil business. It was a year when despite the sovereign debt tumult in Europe, the consumer “balance sheet”, recession in the US and the general economic slowdown in the BRIC countries, the price, demand, revenues and expenditures related to petroleum …

Use of CNG in public transport banned

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has clamped immediate ban on the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transport vehicles to prevent deadly accidents, ease gas shortage and improve gas pressure. The decision was taken in a meeting headed by the chairman Ogra here on Friday. The …

Delhi to go greener

After CNG, the national capital is all set to run its public transport fleet on biogas. Ambitious as it may sound, but Delhi plans to run its buses on biogas. In collaboration with the Swedish government, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy plans to set up a biogas …

CNG may cost Rs 2 more as input costs soar on weaker Re

The price of compressed natural gas may be hiked by up to Rs 2 per kg in the next few days as rupee devaluation has pushed up input cost. City gas retailers including Indraprastha Gas Ltd, which supplies CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households in the national …

Delhi’s air as dirty as ever despite some reforms

A decade ago, plans for a metro and clean-fuel buses were hailed as New Delhi’s answer to pollution. But air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever — partly because breakneck development has brought skyrocketing use of cars. Citywide pollution sensors routinely register levels of small airborne particles …

Delhi to go greener

After CNG, the national capital is all set to run its public transport fleet on biogas. Ambitious as it may sound, but Delhi plans to run its buses on biogas. In collaboration with the Swedish government, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy plans to set up a biogas …

Delhi's first bio-gas plant to fuel 120 DTC buses

The Capital will soon get its first combined bio-gas plant that will generate enough gas to fuel 120 city buses. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Delhi Government and the Government of Sweden for production of compressed natural gas fuel using waste through modern bio-gas technology. On …

Pact to make CNG from waste signed

Now, waste will be used to produce CNG as per a joint initiative by the Sweden government and the ministry of new and renewable energy. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed today between the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) and KG Renewable Ltd …

Rising levels of pollution to trigger dense smog

Once the present foggy conditions settle down, Delhiites will again have to battle with pollution-laden smog. While the temperature is still on the higher side and humidity levels are falling, Met officials and environmentalists say that the conditions are ripe for formation of heavy smog, especially since particulate matter levels …

Maruti Suzuki plans more models with CNG options

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is planning to add more models with environment-friendly CNG option to its existing fleet of five such cars. The company currently offers five models in CNG options — compact cars Alto, WagonR and Estilo, multi-purpose van Eeco, and sedan SX4. “The five models …

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