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 …
In 2011, India was the fourth largest energy consumer in the world after the United States, China, and Russia. India's economy grew at an annual rate of approximately 7 percent since 2000 and proved relatively resilient to the 2008 global financial crisis. India was the 10th largest economy in the …
Oil-marketing companies (OMCs) have decided to increase petrol prices by Rs 1.40 per litre with effect from Friday midnight. With this, petrol price in Delhi would be Rs 70.46 a litre now. The last price hike was on February 16. Between then and now, international petrol prices rose from $128.57 …
Banking on the phased deregulation of diesel pricing, the government proposes to cap subsidy on this fuel at R6 per litre in 2013-14 to insulate itself from volatility in global crude oil prices which could potentially upset its fiscal math. The average under-recovery on diesel this fiscal is estimated to …
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is issuing a notice to three state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) on a probe on whether they form a cartel to fix petrol prices. The commission is also looking at the coal and fertiliser sectors, where government-owned companies dominate the market. “Law does not …
Oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday ruled out a rollback in the Rs.1.50-a-litre hike in petrol and 45 paise a litre increase in diesel rates, saying only a small raise has been passed on to consumers. “I think everybody would appreciate that we have not put a lot of …
Fuel prices are back on the boil. Oil marketing companies on Friday increased petrol price by Rs.1.50 a litre and diesel by 45 paise a litre. This is the second straight month where oil marketing firms have raised diesel price to bring down the under-recovery. The government has allowed them …
WHILE Sydneysiders are saving more water, cutting energy use and recycling more rubbish than they were a decade ago, their environmental footprints could actually be bigger. The release of the State of the Environment 2012 paints a picture of a cleaner, greener society evolving across NSW, with measurable improvements in …
Coal-dependent power generation sees India bottom of a ranking for emissions from electric cars, with Paraguay top Paraguay is the greenest place on earth to make and drive an electric car, according to analysis by independent research group, Shrink That Footprint, which has assessed the impact of grid-powered electric vehicles …
New Delhi: Fearing oil refineries will be hit hard by the Finance Ministry's move to change the way petrol and diesel are priced, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to constitute an expert committee to decide on the issue. The Finance Ministry has informed the …
Ministry report says 'green' cars contribute significantly to air pollution and lung diseases Diesel fumes are significantly more damaging to health than those from petrol engines, according to research which shows that related air pollution contributes to lung disease, heart attacks, asthma and other respiratory problems. The findings, published by …
Electricity generated from renewables increased from 9.1% in the third quarter of 2011, to 11.7% in the third quarter of 2012, according to latest figures. Renewable electricity generation was 9.5TWh in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 25.2% on the 7.6 TWh in the third quarter of 2011. …
The Government today informed the Lok Sabha that the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent the emission of high smoke particles. “The EPCA in a report in 2012 said the benefits of CNG transition are …
Despite a straight hike of Rs.5 in diesel prices earlier this year, consumption of diesel in Delhi surged by 15 per cent in 2011-12, reflecting the soaring number of diesel vehicles on the Capital's roads. In comparison, consumption of petrol dipped by nearly 1.5 per cent in the same period. …
These Rules shall be called the Nagaland Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 2012. These shall extend to the whole of Nagaland. These rules shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of Nagaland.
The overall emissions generated from the city of Pune in the year 2010-11 were 4,661,064.20 tonnes of CO2e. This translates to about 1.46 tonnes of CO2e per capita in the same year reveals this first-ever carbon footprint report for the city. Pune is one of the first cities in India …
To compensate the damage caused by diesel cars to Delhi’s atmosphere, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre for a response to levy an additional “environment compensation charge” on purchase of every private diesel car in the city. The forest bench of the Supreme Court issued a notice to …
The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre on a petition seeking 25 per cent ' environment compensation charge' on new private diesel vehicles. Dealers would charge this on the value of the vehicle. The court bench, headed by Aftab Alam, told the government to reply to the …
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s reply to a plea for levying “environment compensation charge” on all existing private vehicles and new diesel cars to control pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR). A three-judge bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam issued the notice to the Centre on …
NCR People should be allowed to breathe, says forest bench. Observing that people in the National Capital Region (NCR) “should be allowed to breathe,” the Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea demanding additional levy of an “environment compensation charge” on all privately-owned diesel and petrol …
For those who are planning to buy a diesel car it's time to rethink because the purchase is likely to make a hole into your pocket. The Supreme Court is considering a proposal to impose prohibitive costs on those purchasing diesel cars to undo the damage caused to the environment. …
