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 …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas deals with the action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty-Fifth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2008-2009) on "Marketing, Supply, Distribution, Dealerships and Pricing of Kerosene and …
Three and a half years after the government set up a regulator for the downstream petroleum and natural gas sector, it still insists on fixing product prices, violating the statute, says Mukesh Kacker MUCH has already been written about how competition and regulation of competition, or more correctly, regulation of …
Rajahmundry, April 6: Adulteration of fuels, especially petrol and diesel, is rampant at several petrol stations, especially along NH-5 and in rural areas, as vehicle owners complain of their engines getting damaged due to usage of such fuels in East Godavari. Fuel dealers at petrol stations adopt various tactics to …
Mumbai: With the new Bharat Stage IV emission norms coming into effect from yesterday, oil companies are gearing up to meet the requirements of Mumbai, an official said today. The metropolis requires more than 800-lakh litres of fuel every month and three oil companies will supply both petrol and diesel …
LUCKNOW: Petrol and diesel will get dearer for people in Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra from April 1, 2010. While petrol will cost 50 to 53 paise more per litre, diesel will be costlier by 27 to 30 paise more. The increase in price comes on the directives of the Union …
New Delhi: You will have to pay up to 50 paise more for cleaner motor fuels in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and nine other major cities that plan switch to Euro-IV grade. Petrol in Delhi will be costlier by 50 paise per litre at Rs 47.93 per litre and diesel …
As BS IV norms for fuels and vehicles come into force from April 1, 2010 in 13 cities, the automobile industry is trying to delay implementation of BS III norms for vehicles in the rest of India. This is not acceptable, says CSE. By April 1, 2010, 13 cities in …
Concerned over the subsidy bill touching about Rs 1.90-lakh crore in 2010-11, the Planning Commission today pitched for halving it, which, if accepted, could push up the prices of fertilisers, cooking gas and foodgrain being sold through ration shops. At budgeted level, subsidy, a non-Plan expenditure, is likely to be …
Two recent discoveries have greatly impacted understanding relevant to the origination and emplacement of petroleum and natural gas deposits. One discovery, pertaining to hydrocarbon formation from methane broadens significantly potential regions where abiotic petroleum and natural gas deposits might be found. The other, discovery of the physical impossibility of Earth-mantle …
Come April 1, petrol and diesel in Delhi is set to get dearer, and cleaner. After several deadline were postponed, the environment-friendly Euro-IV petrol and diesel is set to replace regular fuel in Delhi. Euro-IV grade auto fuel
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: As the country prepares to switch over to the Euro IV standard fuel regime from April 1, 2010, petrol prices in Delhi and Mumbai and 12 other metro cities are likely to be increased by Rs.0.41 a litre and diesel by Rs.0.26 a litre from the …
Prices of petrol and diesel in 13 cities including Delhi and Mumbai may go up by 41 paise and 26 paise a litre, respectively, from April 1 when these cities will switch to cleaner Euro IV-compliant auto fuel from the existing grade.
New Delhi: Consumers will have to fork out up to 40 paise a litre more for motor fuels in 13 cities that will upgrade to Euro-IV quality. Petroleum secretary S Sundareshan on Monday confirmed that the government was considering a differential pricing for Euro-IV petrol and diesel but declined to …
The government is seriously considering de-regulation of auto-fuels, which will increase the prices of petrol by Rs 6 per litre and diesel by Rs 4.06 per litre. Diesel and petrol may soon get get costlier. The government seems to be serious about bringing the oil subsidy under control this time. …
Ajay Modi & Jyoti Mukul / New Delhi March 20, 2010, 0:27 IST The government may link petrol and diesel prices to market prices in 2010-11 and introduce a graded system of subsidy-sharing, with the petroleum ministry taking the view that the Kirit Parikh committee report be made the basis …
Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora today introduced the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Amendment Bill, 2010, in the Lok Sabha. The Bill proposes to amend Sections 15 and 16 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) …
Sujay Shetty Plastics, toys, clothes, utensils, food and other everyday essentials -- in every bill you will see the hike in petroleum prices FROM THE consumer perspective, the fuel price hike is a disaster. The hike in petrol prices will hurt the middle class which mainly comprises the salaried people …
Revati Kasture THE AGE DEBATE FUEL PRICE HIKE IS A GOOD MEASURE TO CHECK FISCAL DEFICIT Buoyant economy can handle hike In a healthy growth scenario, the economy can afford to take some burden of higher fuel prices that reduces the fiscal deficit THE CURRENT fiscal and economic situation fa- …
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who cautioned against instant populism, told his party MPs and leaders of allies on Wednesday that correcting the distortions in the pricing of petro goods was unavoidable. He also told his colleagues that the time to take bold decisions was
