Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of Deepak Acharya Vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited dated 05/03/2025. The Rajasthan High Court has admitted a petition challenging installation of a Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) petrol pump near a crematorium and high-tension line. The NOCs to establish the …
June may turn out to be the luckiest month for government oil marketing companies for the third year in a row. Like the last two years, this June is also expected to see a round of price hikes in controlled fuel products. Price hikes of controlled petroleum products such as …
The state government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that close to 6,500 autorickshaws in the city have been fitted with electronic meters following a notification issued in February. The statement was made in a compliance report filed before the court by joint transport commissioner Satish Sahasrabudhhe. The report …
MUMBAI: Buying new cars is set to become even more expensive, with the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax or road tax being raised for both petrol and diesel vehicles from May 1. Moreover, owners will also have to shell out more for petrol and diesel, the prices of which are likely …
Diesel to be cheaper by Re 1. Despite the finance department’s reservations, the Punjab government is all set to abolish octroi on petrol and diesel in the state. While this will reduce the rate of petrol by Rs 2 per litre and diesel by Re 1 per litre, the move …
Finance ministry not inclined to forego more revenue. The oil ministry has asked for a tax cut of . 6 per litre on petrol to help avoid a sharp rise in retail price of the fuel, but the finance ministry, which has already surrendered . 49,000 crore by reducing various …
The government on Tuesday stated that it has agreed in principle to deregulate diesel prices. Minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said on Tuesday that the government is, however, not considering a similar proposal for cooking gas. The minister said …
New Delhi Consumers could prepare for shortages in auto and cooking fuel supplies. Oil retailers IOC, HPCL and BPCL have informed the government that if their losses from selling fuel below cost are not adequately compensated, “it may adversely impact the supply-demand balance of petroleum products,” Minister of state for …
New Delhi The government today said it has agreed in-principle to the deregulation of diesel prices, but is not considering similar proposal for the cooking gas. "Government has, in principle, agreed to make the prices of diesel market determined," Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said in a …
‘Or cut excise duty and compensate our loss' Fed up with the Centre's “indecision” on allowing an increase in fuel prices in the face of rising international crude prices, the oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Tuesday virtually threatened to increase petrol prices by Rs. 8.04 a litre. They said the …
New Delhi: Taking a cue from the RBI governor D Subbarao, market leader IndianOil Corporation indulged in grandstanding on Tuesday by saying state-run retailers would raise petrol price by almost Rs 10 per litre, if the government did not reduce excise duty or did not compensate their Rs 49-crore daily …
A Brazilian judge denied an injunction seeking to bar oil company Chevron Corp and drill-rig operator Transocean Ltd from operating in Brazil after two offshore oil leaks, a federal court in Rio de Janeiro said on Wednesday. The judge, Guilherme Diefenthaeler of the appellate division of the Second Region Federal …
Says the price fixation is in the legislative domain as It requires some expertise. The Supreme Court has rejected a petition to fix the price of petroleum products. It falls within the domain of the government, it said while rejecting a PIL filed by former MP PC Thomas. "The price …
Cheaper alternate fuel gains ground as industry switches from expensive petrol. Diesel consumption in the country jumped 11.9% in February as industries increased the use of the cheap fuel, while curbs on overloading of commercial vehicles forced transporters to increase the number of trucks on roads. Growth in diesel sales …
New Delhi Just a day before the Election Commission was set to issue the notification for the 2009 general election, the United Progressive Alliance-I government had hurried to allocate large captive coal blocks to the Tata-Sasol combine and Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) for their respective coal-to-liquid projects in Orissa, …
New Delhi In what could give a reprieve to consumers who have been fearing another hike in petrol price, the government has decided to put the proposal in abeyance. According to official sources, oil marketing companies (OMCs) that have pitched for a petrol price hike will have to wait until …
The Tiruchi District Consumer Movement urged the Centre to allot the entire quantum of power generated in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) to the State considering the abysmal power scenario in the State. A resolution to this effect was adopted at a meeting to celebrate the International Women's Day, …
Brazilian authorities identified a small oil leak off the shores of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, the latest in a series of spills that has raised safety concerns over the development of some of the world's largest petroleum reserves. The latest oil leak comes days after a Brazilian prosecutor said …
This review presents biological treatment methods for petroleum refinery wastewater, their applications, advantages and disadvantages. It covers refinery wastewater characteristics, different categories of biological treatment systems (suspended, attached and hybrid growths) and comparison between each system with conventional activated sludge process.
The 2010/2011 International Fuel Prices report provides an overview of the retail prices of gasoline and diesel in over 170 countries. This report further explores recent trends and case studies on fuel prices and fuel pricing policies in developing countries (with an additional chapter dedicated to the Arab World) and …
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 …
