A three member committee was directed by the NGT to probe the allegations of encroachment by stone crusher units on the river bed of Ganga flowing through Sahibganj in Jharkhand. The committee after visiting the site will submit its report within a period of three weeks. In case violations are …
Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have informed that there are 33 (Thirty Three) established cases of adulteration of petrol and diesel in the country during last three years and current year (April- December, 2019). OMCs take acion as per Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) and Dealership agreement against retail outlet …
The National Petroleum Authority is urging its Nigerian counterpart to reduce the sulphur content in its diesel fuel to about 50parts per million(ppm). Nigeria is currently doing 3,000ppm of sulphur content, which is considered to be toxic fuel. Mr. Tampuli who was speaking in Nigeria, Lagos during the Oil Trading …
The Ministry of Energy has initiated steps to investigate the purported release of five million litres of contaminated fuel onto the market by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST). A statement released Wednesday and signed by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko said the Ministry is in the process …
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has explained that the contamination of the about 5 million litres of fuel occurred on January 18, 2017 and that it happened as a result of accidental mixture of petrol and diesel. In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, BOST said this …
Pretoria - South Africa was 15 years behind the rest of the world when it came to fuel standards and quality, which was one of the threats facing the country’s automotive industry. Nico Vermeulen, director of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa, said Euro 5 quality fuel …
A West African drive to clean up toxic fuels that campaigners say pose a health hazard to millions has run into difficulties less than two months after it was announced, according to importers, traders and other oil industry insiders. Late last year, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Togo and Ivory Coast unveiled …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Cherub Singla Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 28/04/2016 regarding fuel adulteration resulting in increased level of air pollution. The Respondents are MoEF, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gases and CPCB. CPCB has yet to resond and has requested …
NEW DELHI: An engineer on Monday moved the National Green Tribunal against alleged adulteration of petrol and diesel at fuel stations prompting the green panel to direct inspection of petrol pumps across Delhi-NCR and seek a response from the Centre on the issue. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice …
"There is a link between rising pollution levels and hotter days," said Dr Gufran Beig, Program Director at System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). Temperature recorded at the Palam observatory on Sunday broke all records since the establishment of the centre in 1952. Mercury touched 47.8 degrees …
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Petroleum Industries has focused its attention on introducing a cleaner diesel fuel to the local market, according to the Ministry sources. The diesel sold in the local market at present contains 2,000 parts per million (ppm) of sulphur and the currently used super diesel has a …
Motorists in the Kathmandu valley are not only facing a petrol shortage for the second time in a month, but are also hit by adulterated petroleum products. Questions are being raised about the quality of fuel supplied by the NOC after a number of petrol pumps complained that their machines …
This paper focuses on ways to reduce the emissions of the in-use vehicle fleet, with particular emphasis on heavy-duty diesel trucks, due to their disproportionate contribution to both urban air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. The report surveys measures that are in effect across the world, including programs that help …
The Ministry of Water and Power of the Government of Pakistan has developed an ambitious power policy to support the current and future energy needs of the country. This bold strategy will set Pakistan on a trajectory of rapid economic growth and social development. Simultaneously, it will address the key …
New Delhi In a major boost to the Centre’s efforts to target subsidies to the neediest, 11 states have already signed up to the plan to transfer cash directly to the chosen beneficiaries to disburse kerosene subsidy. The scheme aims to plug leakages in the public distribution system. The 2012-13 …
Forced to scale down petroleum retail operations, Reliance Industries Ltd and Essar have taken their predatory pricing complaint against government oil marketing companies (OMCs) to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity. In July, the PNGRB (petroleum and natural gas regulatory board) had dismissed a plea of these private fuel retailers against …
A firm decision will improve the health of OMCs, government finances and rural citizens who use kerosene Global oil prices have been high in recent years even as our oil imports keep rising. Plunging value of the rupee adds to this import burden. Government’s decision to raise petrol prices is …
New Delhi: The oil mafia has struck at the IOC depot at Shakurbasti causing heavy losses to the Northern Railways. The gang siphoned off thousands of litres of kerosene and diesel from tanks at the Indian Oil depot and replenished it with water. This adulterated fuel was used by Northern …
A senior official of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has said that so far no compensation has been paid to any of the vehicle owners whose vehicles got damaged due to the substandard fuel sold by the CPC, a local Sinhala language newspaper The Divaina reported. The issue of the controversial stock …
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has selected 3,000 vehicle owners initially to be paid compensation for the damages caused by the substandard fuel distributed by the Corporation. The tri-member committee appointed to look into the issue met yesterday and selected the claimants and the officials have now commenced to send …
Despite the government pledging not to repeat past mistakes, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation continued to release substandard petrol to the market, the UNP alleged yesterday. Dayasiri Jayasekera MP, told a news conference in Colombo that though the remaining stocks of contaminated petrol which had damaged nearly 10,000 vehicle engines had …
