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 …
Post-1977 leaders from this state, be it late chief minister Jyoti Basu or the present incumbent Mamata Banerjee, have never let go an opportunity to cite instances of Centre’s deprivation of the state - ranging from a lesser share of Central funds or setting up of projects. It’s now the …
Oil companies betting big on solar doesn't sound ironic any more. Setting up solar plants -either for generating electricity or steam is no more a token of commitment to environment. Instead, it is making business sense. No wonder India's staterun fuel retailers are offering petrol pump owners easy loans …
Ensconced between Coro-mandel Fertilisers and INS Eksila, the Srinivasanagar (West) Colony in the 46th ward of Visakhapatnam welcomes one only to a host of problems. Comprising of about 2,000 houses, including many upscale apartments, the area has been mainly reeling from the pollution emitted from the neighbouring fertiliser company and …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Harish Chander & Ors. Hindustan Petroleum Vs Corporation Ltd. & Ors dated 23/02/2015 regarding restraining the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) from constructing and operating its Petroleum Storage Depot at Tikri Kalan, Delhi. The Applicant has requested the Court for …
Vehicles which do not possess Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates will not be provided diesel and petrol in the national capital from October 1. The decision to this effect was taken up by the city government’s high-powered committee, constituted by lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung, on Wednesday. The committee, set up to …
Guru Gobind Singh Refinery, a unit located at Kanakwal village of Bathinda district of Punjab, is proving a nightmare for residents of nearly 12 villages of Dabwali Assembly segment falling under Kalanwali sub division of Sirsa as the heavy smoke coming out of it is causing grave health problems for …
Javadekar said the government will find out whether pollution, specially through tar balls, was created by an ulterior design by countries which wanted to destroy tourism Asserting that Narendra Modi Government was committed to "development without destruction", Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said a high-level panel would assess reasons behind …
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation's (GVMC) efforts to tackle revenue losses arising out of water supply to bulk consumers, most of whom are giant industrial units and public sector units like Visakha refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, with the installation of …
GAIL resolves technical issue, agrees to supply from Dahej Gujarat is all set to get cheap natural gas for domestic and vehicular use with the Central government and Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) resolving the technical issue by agreeing to supply gas at Dahej instead of Hazira as proposed …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Oswal Agro Mills Ltd. Vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Others dated 10/12/2013 regarding conversion of land use. These appeals are directed against order dated 12.4.2012 by which the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court allowed the writ …
Mangroves stretching over several kilometres along the coast in the eastern suburb of Mahul have been destroyed due to an oil leak from a pipeline carrying furnace oil from the sea to a refinery in the area. The sprawling black sheet of oil has settled on the mudflats too, affecting …
The fishermen from Mahul gaon, a quiet fishing village near Chembur, are a distressed lot. Oil leakage from refineries located in the area over the past two months has not just threatened their traditional fishing business, but has also adversely affected the health of the families residing there. “Nobody dares …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamta Saini Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/09/2013 regarding establishment of a petrol pump adjoining a tank by the name “Adhartal” in the city of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and that in case the aforesaid petrol pump is …
The project landed in Pachpadra following problems with land acquisition in Leelala village, about 60 km away from there HPCL Hours before United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi unveiled the foundation stone for the nine-million-tonne refinery-cum-petrochemical complex of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) here, a similar ceremony took place …
To cut down the outflow of dollar and increase the rupee trade for purchase of more crude oil from Iran, the Finance Ministry has asked the Petroleum Ministry to take immediate steps to make the Energy Insurance Pool operational. In a letter to Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae, the Secretary of …
The Cabinet today approved setting up of a refinery in Barmer, Rajasthan. It will be have 9 milion tonnes annual capacity. HPCL will have 74 per cent equity and remaining 26 per cent will be with the Rajasthan Government. Total cost will be Rs 37,230 crore and it will be …
The death toll in August 23 fire at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's (HPCL) refinery here rose to 23 with four more workers succumbing to their injuries on Sunday. While three succumbed to their burn injuries in the hospital here, another one died at a hospital in Mumbai, HPCL sources …
Visakhapatnam: The death toll in the massive fire at state-run Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) refinery-cum-petrochemical complex here has risen to 14 with three more workers succumbing to burn injuries at a hospital here on Wednesday, an official said. M Srinivasa Rao, Krishna Chand and A Sanyasi Rao, who were undergoing treatment …
Pachpadra Residents Want Work To Start The demand to set up the proposed refinery at Leelala in Baytoo area of Barmer district is gaining momentum. After staging dharna in Barmer and Baytoo, the Refinery Bachao Samiti has started preparations for a dharna on Monday near the Mangala oil fields. Samiti …
Miffed at being blamed for shifting of the proposed oil refinery from its original site in western Rajasthan, State Revenue Minister Hemaram Chaudhary has resigned from the Cabinet. Mr. Chaudhary represents the Gudhmalani Assembly constituency in Barmer district. The Rajasthan Government had signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited …
