Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Bureaucratic apathy holds up any possible increase in oil and gas production State-run oil companies appear caught between the devil and the deep blue sea —while rising price of crude and fuel price revisions threaten to render them bankrupt, bureaucratic apathy is holding up any possible increase in oil and …
NEW DELHI: India is staring at an energy crisis after December as staterun refineries will start shutting down because they will run out of money to import crude oil, Indian Oil Corp Chairman RS Butola said after declaring the company's biggest quarterly loss. IOC posted the second successive quarterly loss …
Industries to chip in with 40 lakh plants and saplings To check pollution in the city, which has been listed as one of the most polluted places in India, an ambitious plan, “Green Visakha,” is being launched. Local industries will plant 40 lakh plants and saplings over five years in …
Faced with scathing criticism from the Opposition parties and its own allies for the latest petrol price hike of Rs. 1.82 per litre, the state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Friday put the ball back in the government's court stating that they were ready to roll back the latest hike …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh indicated on Friday that there would be no return to price subsidies despite threats by the Trinamool Congress to withdraw support to his government over the latest decision by oil companies to increase petrol prices. At a press conference held at the close of the two-day …
The PSU oil marketing companies Thursday hiked petrol prices by `1.80 per litre in New Delhi to offset the increase in the cost of crude oil imports. The prices will vary across the country due to local taxes. Among metros, the hike will be the maximum in Chennai, where it …
Hours after state-owned oil companies increased the price of petrol for the second time in less than two months, Mamata Banerjee summoned top party colleagues to an emergency meeting in Kolkata, apparently to decide on delivering a “pullout threat” to the UPA government. The Trinamool has 18 members in the …
Diesel-petrol price gap widens to . 26/l, making it attractive for users Alarmed by the galloping growth in diesel demand even as consumers and even factories are switching to the lowpriced fuel, the oil ministry is seeking a hefty tax increase for dieselfired generators and vehicles, and pushing for higher …
State-owned oil companies are pressing for a Rs 1.82 per litre increase in petrol prices because of rupee depreciation and hardening of crude oil prices. Public sector oil firms had in September raised petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre. “From today, there are some losses on petrol. To cover …
State-run oil marketing companies fear that they will not be able to meet the country’s fuel demand after two and a half months unless the government raises fuel prices or immediately transfers cash to compensate them for losses. State-run firms are free to raise petrol prices, which they have increased …
The ONGC is fully ready to supply the required natural gas to the upcoming Palatana power project in South Tripura district. The first unit of 726 MW power plant is scheduled to be operational by February next year. The ONGC is ready to supply 1.3 million MMSCMD for the first …
MUMBAI: The Dahanu Taluka Environment Welfare Association (DTEWA) and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) - chapter Dahanuhave opposed the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) proposal to set up a gas processing plant in Dahanu. Last month, when ONGC had approached the state for 2,000 …
New Delhi: The oil mafia has struck at the IOC depot at Shakurbasti causing heavy losses to the Northern Railways. The gang siphoned off thousands of litres of kerosene and diesel from tanks at the Indian Oil depot and replenished it with water. This adulterated fuel was used by Northern …
Unfazed by Chinese threats, Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang today said India and other foreign nations were welcome to explore hydrocarbons in areas within his country's jurisdiction, as he sought to deepen strategic and defence ties with New Delhi. Ahead of his maiden state visit to India from Tuesday, President …
New Delhi: The government\'s plan to promote natural gas as a cleaner transportation and industrial fuel may remain a pipe dream, with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) caught in internal strife, unable to allocate city gas distribution projects according to schedule. The PNGRB was set up in …
Royal Dutch Shell Plc finally put out a blaze at its massive Singapore refinery after firefighters struggled to contain it for a day and a half, forcing the firm to start shutting its biggest plant worldwide. The closure of the 500,000 barrel per day refinery, which makes up more than …
Jorhat, Sept. 28: Project Rupantar, an ongoing corporate social responsibility project of Oil India Limited, Duliajan, to develop and support self-help groups, has been selected as one of the 12 best case studies amongst corporate initiatives carried out in the global oil and gas industry. The project will be showcased …
A fire that forced Royal Dutch Shell to shut down some units and evacuate non-essential staff at its massive Singapore refinery on Wednesday has been contained after burning for nearly half a day. The fire hit the 500,000 barrel per day (bpd) plant, Shell's biggest worldwide, at 1:15 p.m local …
After Reliance Industries refused to supply gas to the Bawana power plant, the Delhi government has asked the Prime Minister’s Office to intervene in getting supply of gas to the Rs 4,500-crore plant. Delhi Chief Secretary P K Tripathi said it was mentioned in the communication to the PMO in …
India and Australia must forge a comprehensive partnership, going beyond the gas and coal sourcing deals they have signed, by taking ‘inventive steps' to make the most of their convergent interests in security, economics and growing social connections. This is the view of leading figures, from various walks of life, …
