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 …
State-owned oil firms are pushing for at least Rs. 3 per litre hike in petrol price from April 1 to cover part of the spike in cost of raw material. "We are losing Rs. 6.43 per litre on petrol and after adding 20 per cent sales tax, the desired increase …
New Delhi The Petroleum ministry has sought an additional R40,000 crore in cash subsidies for the current fiscal to compensate fuel retailers for losses incurred on diesel and cooking fuels, even as oil minister S Jaipal Reddy gave no indication of a fuel price revision soon. Oil secretary GC Chaturvedi …
The Karnataka government is in talks with Indian and international energy companies to arrange gas for three power plants for which it is planning to seek bids. Currently, it is in talks with GAIL India and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to procure about 26 mmscmd for a total gas …
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 Cairn India has agreed to double the compensation to the farmers and landowners resisting construction of its pipeline project in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The proposed pipeline will connect its Rajasthan oilfield to the crude oil shipping facility at Bhogat in coastal Gujarat. The company now produces one fifth …
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 …
To achieve increased capacity utilization Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has written to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry seeking allocation of entire KG-D6 crude oil production for the Cauvery Basin Refinery (CBR) at Nagapattinam in order to sustain CBR operations and achieve increased capacity utilisation. In a letter to …
Empowered Committee of Secretaries clears 14 blocks to the first ranked/single bidder A total of ten blocks offered under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) IX face the axe as the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (ECS) has recommended not to award them due to lower profit petroleum to the government. …
The public sector oil companies in the country are aware of their social responsibilities and are taking all steps to adopt eco-friendly production technologies and keep pollution to the minimum, according to Mr S. Jaipal Reddy, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He was speaking at the Visakha …
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 …
Observing that security scenarios keep changing every month, the Bombay high court has demanded that a map of the area around the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) refinery at Mahul in Chembur be produced before it. A division bench comprising justices SA Bobade and RD Dhanuka observed that refineries, which …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The residential-cum-commercial complex coming up near the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) refinery at Chembur is now the subject of much ping-ponging between the state and the courts. A petition had been filed by HPCL challenging the upcoming construction. It cited security threats to the refinery, and also potential health hazards …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Monday told the Bombay High Court that it had “considered all aspects” with respect to environmental concerns before giving the nod for a residential project near the Hindustan Petroleum refinery in Chembur. “We had set up an expert appraisal committee, which …
After a developer claimed that clearance was given by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for the construction of a residential-cum-commercial complex near Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (HPCL) refinery in Chembur, the Bombay high court has asked for clarification from the ministry on whether the Intelligence Bureau (IB) report …
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 …
