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 …
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 …
Market has halved over two years as consumers opt for cheaper, fuel-driven cars India’s move to popularise electric vehicles has skidded on policy flip-flop and consumer propensity to opt for the cheaper fossil fuel-driven variants. The size of the domestic market for electric vehicles, primarily two-wheelers, has more than halved …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of New Link Road Residents Forum & Anr. Vs. The Union of India & Ors dated 18/03/2014 regarding number of auto-rickshaw licences issued during last five years in the Metro city of Mumbai and the use of …
The Government of Bangladesh has committed to ensuring access to affordable and reliable electricity for all citizens by 2021. At present, however, only about half of the population has access to electricity, while supply is hardly reliable for those with access. To improve the situation, the government has adopted a …
Coal, coke and petroleum products which are transported from Goa have now come under the ambit of green cess, after the state government notified the Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Act, 2013 (Goa Act 15 of 2013). The state government is expected to collect around …
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 52 read with section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (No. 59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. These rules may be called the Central …
Statement of the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi in response to Rajya Sabha unstarred Question No. 2618 for 18th February, 2014, asked by Shri Ajay Sancheti regarding distortions in pricing of petroleum products. The minister stated in Rajya Sabha that "in …
EPCA Report - Report on priority measures to reduce air pollution and protect public health in the matter of W.P. (C) No.13029 of 1985; M.C. Mehta v/s UOI & others. The report states that Delhi was able to arrest and lower air pollution with its first phase of action directed …
The ban on US crude oil exports began as a reaction to the oil embargo in the early 1970s and later was codified in law and Department of Commerce rules for granting export permits. Currently, crude oil can be exported to Canada, but only for use there, not for re-export; …
An All India Study conducted by M/s Nielsen (India) Pvt Ltd for Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of Petroleum Ministry has thrown up interesting data about use of diesel and petrol sold across various states. As per the All India study report submitted to PPAC, 70% of diesel and …
Over the past year energy subsidies have become a target for politicians on austerity drives. In June Indonesia increased petrol prices by 44% to cut its annual subsidy bill of $20 billion. More recently Malaysia followed suit, in the hope of filling a budget hole which had reached 4.5% of …
This is text of the Judgement by High Court of Bombay in the matter of Petrol Dealers Association & Anr vs State of Maharashtra & Ors dated 23/12/2013 regarding production, sale, distribution, price control, storage, transportation etc. of petroleum products in Maharashtra.
The share is likely to drop to 30-35% from the current 55% The share of diesel passenger vehicles is likely to drop to 30-35% of annual passenger vehicle sales in the next two years from the current 55%, says a recent report by ICRA. It highlights that while the while …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamta Saini Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/09/2013 regarding establishment of a petrol pump adjoining a tank by the name “Adhartal” in the city of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and that in case the aforesaid petrol pump is …
New Delhi: The government touted petrol as the rich man’s fuel to stop subsidy. But a recent survey shows 62% of the fuel flowing into the market is consumed by the aam aadmi’s sawari — two-wheelers — while about 2% is being sold loose by people to earn their livelihood …
The Cabinet today approved setting up of a refinery in Barmer, Rajasthan. It will be have 9 milion tonnes annual capacity. HPCL will have 74 per cent equity and remaining 26 per cent will be with the Rajasthan Government. Total cost will be Rs 37,230 crore and it will be …
The State pollution control board will collect water samples from Tondiarpet on Wednesday to check the level of contamination from oil seepage. Groundwater in the northern neighbourhood has been contaminated for the past six months due to oil seepage from a pipeline belonging to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). “An …
Autorickshaw drivers using adulterated petrol have only five days to take corrective steps or else they run the risk of having their vehicles impounded and their registration cancelled. In a meeting held on Monday, the district supply officials and the city traffic police have decided to launch a special drive …
New Delhi: Diesel vehicles are five to seven times more polluting than petrol vehicles, but enforcement on keeping their emissions low is the weakest in the capital. In an inspection carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board, officials have found that more than onethird of the diesel pollution under …
Petitioner Wanted Delhi Model To Be Implemented Here Existing laws do not allow the government to stipulate the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transportation vehicles, the state government has submitted to the Kerala High Court. The submission to a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur …
