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 …
Nano pips A-Star to emerge as most fuel-efficient car in India ARAI Certifies Tata Car As Most Economical With Fuel Efficiency Of 23.6 km/litre Chanchal Pal Chauhan NEW DELHI MARKET leader Maruti Suzuki
The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to extend technical cooperation for jointly pursuing new ventures in the country and abroad. The MoU provides for the exchange of technical and data information pertaining to new and existing …
The government will give 10 percent deemed duty to the oil refineries, placing upper cap at 80 dollars and lower cap of 50 dollars per barrel of crude oil in revised formula to upgrade the petroleum products meeting international standards. Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr …
The International Fuel Quality Center recently released a ranking of the top 100 countries based on the lowest benzene limits in gasoline. Colombia was at the top of the ranking with the lowest limit, followed by Canada and Luxembourg.
Draft new EU legislation that would limit harmful vapour emissions from petrol pumps was proposed on 4 December by the European Commission. Petrol vapour contains benzene, which is known to cause cancer, and contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone, one of the air pollutants that is most damaging to …
The prices of petrol and diesel have been reduced twice since Raghaw Sharan Pandey took over as secretary in the ministry of petroleum and natural gas. In conversation with Yeshi Seli, he points out that, ideally, the retail prices of petrol and diesel should be linked with the price of …
The State Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for the State Biofuel policy which aims at 10 per cent biofuel blended petrol and diesel by 2017. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Shobha Karandlaje said bio-diesel production will be taken up from non-edible oil …
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is concerned with exploration and production of oil and natural gas (including import of Liquefied Natural Gas), refining, distribution & marketing, import, export and conservation of petroleum products. Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (2008-09) having been authorised by the Committee to …
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is facing difficulty in implementing the decision to install 'speed governor seal' in all automobiles as the mechanism is only available in diesel-run vehicles. A separate mechanism has to be built for vehicles run with gas, octane and petrol engine, which has become a major …
Iran, a major oil producing and exporting country, also imports gasoline because of inadequate refining capacity and rising petrol consumption. This article examines the problems faced by an economy dependent on the export of crude oil and gas, that are compounded by the dilemmas of rising domestic consumption, a significant …
Among all the possible fuels that can produce a zero-emission car, petrol must rank right at the bottom, if at all. But for mechanical engineer Andrei Fedorov, petrol is the right fuel, or at least good enough, to run a zero-emission car. Fedorov, a professor at the Georgia Institute of …
SP Demand In LS Meets With All-Round Approval New Delhi: The brief adjournment of Lok Sabha on Friday afternoon, forced by Samajwadi Party MPs, was not in itself unexceptional but their demand
Dec. 19: Indian petroleum minister Murli Deora is attending an international oil summit in London at which British Prime Minister Gordon brown warned that volatility in oil prices could cost the global economy, which is already reeling under a devastating credit crunch, trillions of dollars. The conference, chaired by UK
Dec. 5: The government on Friday announced a reduction in the price of petrol by Rs 5 a litre and in diesel by Rs 2 a litre, to be effective from midnight Friday-Saturday, as the international price of crude hit a four-year low. There will be no reduction in kerosene …
The government today cut prices of petrol by 10 per cent and diesel by 6 per cent, effective midnight, a day before the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are expected to announce a coordinate economic stimulus package combining infrastructure investment, excise breaks and key lending rate cuts. …
