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 …
New Delhi: Reliance Industries will soon acquire clean storages in the US East Coast and Gulf Coast to sell huge volumes of fuel, a senior official said, putting in place its global infrastructure that will cement its swing-supplier role. "We are looking for storages in the East Coast, the Gulf …
AP, GUJARAT, WEST BENGAL GET APPROVAL TO SET UP PETROCHEMICAL HUB SPREAD OVER 250 SQ KM NEW DELHI The Union Cabinet on Monday approved proposals to set up petroleum chemicals and petrochemical investment regions (PCPIR)
WASHINGTON - Two oil refiners in Wyoming and Kansas have agreed to pay a total of $141 million to settle air pollution violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday. Frontier Oil Corp is set to pay a $1.23 million civil penalty and spend about $127 million on pollution …
KOLKATA: After spearheading a movement that finally led to scuttling of plans to set up a chemical hub in Nandigram nearly two years ago, the Trinamool Congress is now set to oppose its coming up in Nayachar on grounds of environmental concerns. Trinamool Congress chief, Mamata Banerjee, reiterated here on …
"CARBON TAX STRIKES ME AS A MORE DIRECT, A more transparent and a more effective approach (of countering global warming)." This reads like just another line from the ongoing carbon tax versus cap-and-trade debate, except that it comes from Rex Tillerson, the CEO of the world's largest oil company Exxon-Mobil. …
Special Correspondent CHENNAI: The next time you pick up a Washington Apple or a bar of Swiss chocolate, think again. You might have just unwittingly harmed the cause of saving Mother Earth. If you realise the amount of fuel burnt to transport these commodities to the local supermarket, you would …
Ranchi, Jan. 15: The country is rapidly heading towards an oil crisis in the days to come and to help check the situation, oil companies of the state today joined hands to spread awareness about the need to conserve oil and gas among the masses. For the next 14 days, …
NEW DELHI: Public sector gas utility Gail India will invest Rs 5,000 crore in the next 3-4 years to set up a compressed natural gas (CNG) corridor across the country, company chairman U D Choubey said on Tuesday.
TEAM TOI Ahmedabad:Top companies pledged investments close to Rs 3,82,675 crore in 125 projects in power generation, renewable energy and petroleum sectors of Gujarat on the first day of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit (VGGIS) 2009 on Monday. Interestingly, highest number of the MoUs were signed for renewable energy projects. …
Chandigarh: The upcoming petrochemical hub in Panipat is all set to drive the growth of the petrochemical industry in north India. The 5,000-acre project, to be jointly set up by Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), will give a thrust to the …
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is entrusted with the responsibility of exploration and production of oil and natural gas (including import of liquefied Natural Gas), their refining, distribution and marketing. The Indian oil sector can be divided into three sub-sectors: Oil and Gas Exploration & Production; Oil Refining; …
Cultivation of jatropha, a plant used to produce environmentally -friendly biofuels, using seeds may be banned under a proposal being considered by the government because of concerns over crop yields, officials say. A ban will impact plans of public sector oil companies such as Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum …
Press Trust Of India / New Delhi November 07, 2008, 0:34 IST Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the country's largest oil producer, is looking at an initial public offering (IPO) of its subsidiary that is building a Rs 13,600-crore petrochemical plant at Dahej in Gujarat. ONGC is considering selling …
NEW DELHI: State-run gas transmission company Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) on Friday entered into an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to explore the possibility of setting up a Rs. 10,000-crore petrochemical plant at Barauni in Bihar. The proposed plant will use 2.50 lakh tonnes of naphtha produced …
The government subsidises diesel to appease electorate, but there is also a brighter side of this appeasement policy. Diesel is stated to be an efficient fuel, finds Sushmi Dey. THE interim report of the review committee on auto fuel policy, submitted to the petroleum secretary R S Pandey recently, interestingly, …
End of the road? A recent conference in Delhi by The Energy and Resources Institute and the Khemka Foundation discussed energy security and the future of oil and gas supplies in India. It was clear that energy security is not about mere power generation or discovering oil, but about alternative …
