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 recent cooling of oil prices to levels of $80 per barrel is perhaps getting oil marketing companies such as BPCL, HPCL and IOC excited. When the government worked out the
Sujay Mehdudia Capacity to be increased to 15 million tonnes by Nov. 2009 Project aims to utilise surplus Naphtha available Up gradation on at Gujarat refinery also Panipat: Country
Rakteem Katakey / New Delhi August 2, 2008, 5:54 IST Oil firms see 20% dip in sales since the June 4 increase. The government's decision to raise fuel prices in June has scuttled the oil companies' plans to reduce their losses from retail fuel sales as consumers are buying less …
Bs Reporter / New Delhi July 31, 2008, 0:00 IST IOCL, BPCL, HPCL may buy 3.5 mt from abroad to meet demand. Indian Oil Corporaton (IOCL), the nation's biggest refiner, and its state-run counterparts may import 3.5 million tonnes of diesel in the year ending March 2009 to meet demand …
BS Reporter / New Delhi July 24, 2008, 15:24 IST The oil marketing companies have been overstating the deficit from sale of subsidised petroleum products, according to Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi. He however declined to share the extent of this over-estimation. A committee headed by him has been …
Rakteem Katakey / New Delhi July 24, 2008, 0:21 IST The sharp drop in crude oil prices, which fell by more than 13 per cent from the all-time high recorded a fortnight ago, is expected to trim the losses of government-owned oil marketing companies by Rs 15,000 crore in this …
The problems in petroleum pricing stem from a flawed method, and will cause immense harm to the oil companies and endanger energy security. A DEBATE without data would be a meaningless exercise. But a debate with faulty or fudged data would be positively dangerous. The prolonged national "debate' over the …
In a major breakthrough for the state-run Oil India Limited (OIL) in securing oil and gas assets abroad, the company and its partners have entered into an agreement with National Oil Corporation of Libya for four exploration blocks in that country that are estimated to hold two trillion cubic metres …
Govt Tries Balancing Act To Protect Consumers And Burdened Oil Companies Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI THE government is working on a dual strategy of fuel price hikes coupled with duty cuts to shield consumers and cash-strapped oil companies. The finance ministry has asked the petroleum ministry to chalk out various …
Fuel From The Fields: A Balance-Sheet What are biofuels? Made from renewable sources, biofuels promise a viable, eco-friendly substitute to fossil fuels. Can be made from a variety of crops like maize, sugarcane, beetroot, palm oil, jatropha-anything that is rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Typically, blended with petrol or diesel. …
The Federation of All India Petroleum Dealers has strongly condemned the move by the Indian Oil Corporation to stop supply of normal petrol and diesel products and instead "force' the dealers to only sell premium branded fuels from their retail outlets. Reports suggested that Indian Oil has cut supply of …
The issue of increasing ethanol blend in petrol to 10%, from the current level of 5%, has once again fuelled protests from oil marketing Companies. While Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) says that ethanol quantity in domestic market would be insufficient, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is of the view that branded …
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) today despatched a memorandum to the Union Minister of Petroleum and the chairman, Indian Oil Corporation urging them to take urgent action to retain the identity of Assam Oil Division, Digboi Refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, keeping in view the interest of …
As crude oil prices set new records, the government-owned oil companies are working on a multi-pronged strategy to cut costs and stave off an impending crises. "Our working capital is under pressure. But we can still manage to absorb another $2 to $3 per barrel hike in the price of …
Flagship refiner-marketer IndianOil Corporation is worried over the withdrawal of tax holiday to new refineries announced in the Budget, a move that will reduce the profitability of its new refinery being planned at Paradip in Orissa with an estimated investment of Rs 24,000 crore. "The rate of return on capital …
Mormugao Deputy Collector Levinson Martins has convened a meeting on Thursday morning, to discuss the seepage of petroleum products into two wells at Bogmalo. Stating this, Chicolna-Bogmalo Sarpanch Laxman Kavlekar told Herald that Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) officials on Wednesday claimed they had no facilities to store the petroleum that …
The National Disaster Management Authority conducted an Industrial disaster drill at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Assam Oil division's) at Digboi Refinery recently. The drill was conducted to test the preparedness of the civil administration concerned in the event of a major industrial disaster. The scenario envisaged for the disaster involved …
Government will also establish a National Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Centre in Gurgaon The first hydrogen dispensing station will be established in New Delhi this year as part of the Central government's efforts to develop alternative energy sources, including hydrogen and fuel cells, V.Subramanian, Secretary, Ministry of New and …
