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 …
As a measure to reduce its carbon footprint and increase in utilisation of renewable energy, Gujarat Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) has laid out a plan to set up 1,400 MW of solar power systems that will be commissioned in the year 2016. A grid-connected 250- kW solar …
As the pipeline of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) leaked near Bauriapalanda, hundreds of villagers, including children and women collected diesel from river water. Sources said there are three marketing depots of the IOCL, Bharat Petroleum Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Co Ltd (HPCL). The pipeline comes from the oil jetty …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shree Sant Dasganu Maharaj Shetkari Singh Vs. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. & Ors. dated 28/08/2015 regarding environmental degradation caused due to percolation of the oil in the vicinity of Village of Akolner (Dist- Ahmednagar).
BPSL has proposed to expand steel making capacity at its Thelkoli plant near Sambalpur from 2.8 mtpa to 5.5 mtpa The state government has approved the expansion plans of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL) and Aditya Birla Group owned firm Utkal Alumina Ltd. BPSL has proposed to expand steel-making …
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 …
MUMBAI: Even as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is wooing investors and trying to make it easier to do business in the state by cutting red tape, the state environment minister has arbitrarily held up clearances for more than 500 industrial, irrigation and mining projects in the state. Environment minister Ramdas …
Real estate developer Hiranandani Group plans to set up a Rs 2,400 crore floating LNG import terminal off Haldia, West Bengal, and supply imported gas to users as far as Paradip in Odisha. H-Energy Pvt Ltd, the Energy arm of the Hiranandani Group, plans to set up a 4 million …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Dr. Kashmira Kakati Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 04/02/2015 regarding spilling of oil into the water bodies existing in the Dehing Patkai Elephant reserve, Assam.
This report provides an insight to the Sustainability activities and advancements made by IndianOil during the period 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015. This Sustainability Report 2014-15: Transformational Leadership complies to the fourth generation Global Reporting Initiative (GRI-G4) guidelines. The information shared in this report is in accordance with …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shri Sant Dasganu Maharaj Shetkari Sangh Akolner, Taluka : Nagar, VS The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. dated 10/11/2014 regarding groundwater pollution caused by leakages of petroleum storage tanks and pipe lines installed by the Indian Oil …
Nepal and India have finalised a survey draft for the proposed Amlekhgunj-Raxaul petroleum pipeline. A joint team of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) conducted the survey in three different phases. The draft report will be submitted to NOC and IOC separately. The survey has proposed a …
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 …
Forest land measuring 1838.79 hectares (ha) has been diverted for 15 industrial projects in the state between 2004 and 2013. A written reply by Bikram Arukh, minister for forest & environment in the assembly reveals that the forest land has been diverted for project proponents like Posco India, Essar Steel, …
PARADIP: IOCL has refuted the allegation of polluting water bodies near its refinery project that was levelled by local fishermen. In June, large scale death of marine species including fish and crabs in Santra Creek here had spread panic among local fishermen. They alleged that discharge of chemical effluents from …
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 …
Motorists in the Kathmandu valley are not only facing a petrol shortage for the second time in a month, but are also hit by adulterated petroleum products. Questions are being raised about the quality of fuel supplied by the NOC after a number of petrol pumps complained that their machines …
Taking serious cognizance of leakage from storage plants of Indian Oil and Bharat Petroliam at Akolner village, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Ahemadnagar district collector to form a fact-finding committee consisting of a regional officer of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and any authorized senior officer …
Taking serious cognizance of leakage from storage plants of Indian Oil and Bharat Petroliam at Akolner village, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Ahemadnagar district collector to form a fact-finding committee consisting of a regional officer of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and any authorized senior officer …
The government plans to impose an additional 30% environment compensation charge on diesel vehicles and is considering tightening the emission norms by mandating fuels compliant with Euro-IV norms by next year and Euro-V norms by 2016 while it is targeting Euro-VI norms by 2021. Supply of higher quality petrol and …
India may upgrade nationwide fuel standards to eliminate cancer-causing particle emissions from vehicular exhaust by 2021, nine years behind other developing countries such as Turkey and Brazil. India’s pumps may start selling fuels of the same quality sold in Europe by April 2021, according to a draft copy of recommendations …
