Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The government’s plans to reign in petroleum subsidies to plug the fiscal deficit next financial year are in jeopardy, as a whopping Rs 2.13 lakh-crore revenue loss is expected at the current levels of global crude oil prices and domestic retail prices of controlled products. Non-revision of diesel, LPG and …
New Delhi State-owned oil marketing companies IOC, HPCL and BPCL are evaluating a revision in the price of petrol to address a loss of R5 on every litre sold as the code of conduct restrictions related to assembly polls are over now. Company executives said they cannot give the exact …
New Delhi To serve the expected addition in refining capacity and to partly replace any shortfall in crude oil supplies from Iran, India has sought an additional 5 million tonne of crude oil from Saudi Arabia. India has also sought investments from Saudi firms in its new petrochemical and refinery …
A-I to be allowed to raise Rs 7,400 cr. A Group of Ministers today recommended allowing airlines to import jet fuel directly, a move that would help them cut fuel costs by up to 20 per cent. The GoM also approved a plan to recast Air India’s debt of Rs …
With the Finance Ministry still to come out with a final formula on sharing the fuel subsidy burden, the government has asked upstream oil companies Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil India Limited (OIL) and GAIL India to give about Rs. 36,900 crore in fuel subsidy during April to …
State-owned oil companies today snapped supplies of jet fuel to Air India for failing to honour payments even after 90-day credit period, but the ailing national carrier said it has paid Rs 180 crore andwould pay another Rs 40 crore by tomorrow. "I have spoken to the Petroleum Secretary not …
Effluents and toxic fumes from factories and refineries and high concentration of vehicles on roads, besides the Deonar dumping grounds (now partially closed) contribute to pollution in Chembur, one of the most polluted suburbs in the commercial capital of the country. A joint survey by the Ministry of Environment and …
Gas And Oil Production Likely To Increase By End Of 2012 Jaipur: The state government’s talks with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have reached an advanced stage for setting up a refinery at Barmer oilfields. The long pending demand of the Rajasthan government to have its first refinery in …
he Delhi high court has ordered a 10 per cent hike in compensation to farmers for acquisition of their land in three urban villages having “locational advantages” like being in the vicinity of IGI Airport. “I find the aspect of higher potentiality of the acquired land being in close vicinity …
NEW DELHI: Indian refiners and oil ministry officials are meeting on Monday to discuss alternative methods to pay for Iranian oil imports should an existing mechanism via Turkey's Halkbank be halted under US sanctions against Tehran. Financial sanctions signed into law by President Barack Obama on New Year's Eve make …
NEW DELHI: Environment-friendly Euro-IV quality petrol and diesel will be sold in seven more cities by March 31, government and industry officials said. The seven cities where fuel of Euro-III specifications will be phased out are: Puducherry, Mathura, Vapi, Jamnagar, Ankaleshwar, Hissar and Bharatpur. The oil ministry has also directed …
New Delhi: State-run fuel retailers could raise petrol price by around a rupee per litre on the New Year day, provided they succeed in securing a cue from the government that is staring at assembly polls in five states, beginning January-end. “International price of gasoline are more or less at …
New Delhi The attraction of a diesel-fired car could come down soon as the government is considering a plan to cut duty on petrol and at the same time impose an additional tax on diesel-powered cars. The petroleum ministry has finalised the proposal that will now be sent to the …
To increase awareness on fuel efficiency and provide better service to customers, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) launched the ‘Fuel 2 Faayda’ campaign in Pune and Satara districts. BPCL general manager, KH Subramanian, kick-started the drive at the company’s petrol pump on Sinhagad Road on Monday. The company’s territory manager …
New Delhi Consumers could brace for a price increase in petrol by the end of this week as fuel retailers IOC, HPCL and BPCL have started incurring a loss of close to 90 paise a litre on petrol on account of higher gasoline prices in world markets and a depreciation …
To increase awareness on fuel efficiency and provide better service to customers, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) launched the ‘Fuel 2 Faayda’ campaign in Pune and Satara districts. BPCL general manager, KH Subramanian, kick-started the drive at the company’s petrol pump on Sinhagad Road on Monday. The company’s territory manager …
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking deregulation of petrol prices, restoration of Administered Pricing Mechanism and rationalisation of taxation of petroleum products. A bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia while rejecting the petition filed by All India Youth Federation (AIYF) said that “pricing is …
The government will not go for an immediate increase in the prices of regulated petroleum products like diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention has prompted authorities to seek ways to provide relief to the oil marketing companies (OMCs) — through a cash compensation of …
Move to align rates with global crude prices. State-run oil firms will revise petrol prices every two weeks if domestic prices need to be aligned with international levels, as they prepare to replace the opaque pricing mechanism with a transparent and predictable system, top executives said. Oil companies also clarified …
The cut of . 2.22/L in petrol prices is bigger than the . 1.82/L hike less than 2 weeks ago Petrol prices have fallen . 2.22 a litre in Delhi as state oil firms cut rates for the first time in 33 months citing favourable trends in the international market, …
