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 …
MANGALORE: A small ceremony on Wednesday marked the commencement of work on the Mangalore chapter of the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL)
Petrol prices may be raised by about Rs 2 per litre and diesel rates cut by Rs 0.30 a litre if a proposal to free auto fuel prices from state control is approved by the incoming Cabinet. The petroleum ministry has prepared a draft Cabinet note on freeing petrol and …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi May 19, 2009, 0:27 IST ...but direct sales to industry remain sluggish. Driven by rabi crop harvesting and general elections, consumption of petroleum products grew by 4.6 per cent in April, the second highest since September 2008, according to provisional data complied for the month …
Amitav Ranjan New Delhi: Even before the new government takes shape, the petroleum ministry is ready with a proposal to decontrol pricing of petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG. The
Most motorcyclists are happy enough to go green, except when it comes to the bikes they ride. Pollution-free electric scooters and bicycles have been available for a while but nothing on the market so far has come close to providing what bikers would regard as a ride with the style …
Norway opened a 560 kilometre (350 mile) "hydrogen highway" on Monday with more than a dozen hydrogen-powered cars rallying along a scenic route between its capital city Oslo and North Sea oil hub Stavanger. Norwegian oil and gas producer StatoilHydro has built several hydrogen filling stations between the two places …
KOCHI: Is your expensive car or bike running on quality fuel? At a time when the oil PSUs are launching campaigns highlighting the quality of fuels distributed through their outlets, the arrest of four members of a gang involved in selling pilfered benzene to petrol pumps comes as a shocking …
Kalpana Pathak & Ajay Modi / Mumbai / Delhi April 22, 2009, 1:11 IST After a brief honeymoon with over-recoveries on sale of petrol and diesel, the country
Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 17, 2009, 0:59 IST Signs of revival are increasingly becoming visible in the Indian economy. After steel and cement, it is the turn of petroleum products. Having witnessed a modest growth rate of 3.4 per cent and 2.5 per cent during January and February …
The Ministry of Environment has set itself a challenging task of introducing Euro-II emission standards for petrol driven vehicles from July this year and for diesel driven automobiles from July 2012. The National Assembly was informed on Monday that to cut down on increasing air pollution in the country, the …
SAVING FOR TOMORROW | Despite the recent drop in prices there is need to conserve fuel. TOI brings some simple tips ranging from maintaining the engine to buying petrol that can help you save fuel and increase the efficiency of your vehicle at the same time. So, being smart can …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 13, 2009, 1:08 IST The battle between private oil companies and government oil marketing companies (OMCs) over petroleum product pricing is set to intensify. The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has admitted the OMCs
New petroleum policy would help bring positive changes in the energy sector, enabling the country to meet the growing demand of oil and gas by achieving autarky in this sector, renowned expert on energy, Dr Gulfaraz Ahmed said on Thursday. "I think the new policy is quite on time and …
The UT administration has decided to seal its borders for petrol/diesel-run auto-rickshaws coming from Mohali and Panchkula from tomorrow. The administration has also notified that these auto-rickshaws would be impounded from tomorrow onwards if they ply in Chandigarh. This means that the tricity residents could be in for trouble without …
The use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the transport sector has not only reduced carbon emission but also is saving over $800 million worth of petroleum import annually, Petrobangla sources say. However, rapid expansion of CNG delivery network in the last few years has significantly contributed to instability of …
Under the Petroleum Policy-2009, the government has allocated 50 percent job quota to the residents of each exploratory block for development and uplift of the area. According to official sources, employing the unskilled workers of the area, at local level both by the operator and its third party contractor has …
