Judgment of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Yeasin Molla & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2023. The petitioners are the ration card holders and members of Priority Household under the National Food Security Act, 2015. In the instant writ petition the petitioners have challenged …
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 …
BHUBANESWAR: Baunsipada is like any other village in remote Khairiput block of Malkangiri district inhabited by Bondas, the primitive tribal group (PTG). Home to just 26 Bonda families, all that the village has are some rows of neat mud houses. But, each of these houses is treading a success story …
TURA: The residents of Dakopgre, a locality in Tura, have lodged a complaint with the SDO and Executive Engineer of the Public Health Engineering department, criticizing the alleged supply of contaminated potable water in the locality. The residents allege that for the past five days the water being supplied to …
With international pressure mounting on India to cut emissions in the fight against climate change, the government’s goal of providing ‘power for all’ seems to be a tall order. The country remains critically dependent on coal for electricity generation. The government must promote off-grid electricity solutions from renewable sources like …
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday expressed her “strong opposition” to the draft Food Security Bill, 2011 and urged the Centre to exempt Tamil Nadu from the purview of the Bill. In her letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, she said the proposed Bill was replete with “confusion and inaccuracy.” The …
Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas present this ninth report on "Challenges of Under-recoveries of Petroleum Products". The term "under-recovery" has been used by the Government for "losses" experienced by the public sector oil marketing companies due to incomplete cost recovery on selling of petroleum product in the market. …
A decade ago, plans for a metro and clean-fuel buses were hailed as New Delhi’s answer to pollution. But air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever — partly because breakneck development has brought skyrocketing use of cars. Citywide pollution sensors routinely register levels of small airborne particles …
The Government of Nepal, with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is switching on the country's first mini wind-solar hybrid power system in the Dhaubadi village of Nawalparasi district. For the villagers of Dhaubadi, the electricity from the mini-grid means less time and money spent on their search for …
Peerzada Abrar tracks a firm developing sustainable energy solutions and services to under-served households and businesses Fifteen-year-old Shailaja C does not have to inhale toxic fumes from kerosene lamps anymore each time she sits down to study. A student of the Government High School in Kyasamballi, a remote village in …
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 …
PSU oil-marketing companies slashed petrol prices by `0.65 per litre (excluding taxes) across the country due to fall in international crude prices. In Delhi, petrol price has been cut by 78 paisa per litre petrol (including local levies). This is second reduction in petrol prices in 15 days. The cut …
India’s impressive economic growth has spurred a story of urgent energy demand and need for greater energy inclusion. According to the International Energy Association, over 400 million people in India (36% of the total population) still live without reliable electricity. Over 725 million (70%) rely on biomass cooking fuels like …
SELCO Solar Private Limited, a social enterprise of Magsaysay award winner Harish Hande, in collaboration with Applied Materials Foundation will electrify 1,000 village households and 10 schools in the State with solar lighting systems. Managing director of SELCO Solar Pvt Ltd Harish Hande (left) interacts with students of Sri Vidyaniketan …
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 …
Uttarakhand is situated on the southern slope of the Himalayan range, and the climate and vegetation vary greatly with elevation, from glaciers at the highest elevations to subtropical forests at the lower elevations. Geographical constraints and the scattered population has made it difficult for power distribution companies to extend the …
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 …
With yet another petrol price hike looming large, the Petroleum Ministry said on Wednesday that it was up to the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to decide on the issue since the fuel has been deregulated. On the other hand, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister S. Jaipal Reddy has sought a …
There is a myth in India that the cost of subsidy to provide energy services to the poor is very heavy. Very often, it is said that the poor are not willing to pay for the services they get and the government has no option but to go on increasing …
KOLKATA, 12 OCT: The state government has framed terms of reference for state Apex Committee on Public Distribution System (PDS) Reforms. The terms of references are issues related to ration cards; inventory control, transportation and distribution; maintaining transparency; effective implementation of laws and public grievance redressal mechanism; computerisation of entire …
