Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
T Muruganandham AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday accused oil companies of imposing a bigger fuel price hike on consumers by compelling dealers to sell only premium variety of petrol and diesel. She said regular supply of ordinary petrol and diesel in all bunks was the need of the …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Faced with the constant pressure of rising crude oil prices in the international market that touched $140 a barrel on Monday, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have proposed to the Petroleum Ministry that the supply of subsidised diesel to commercial users, including hospitals, hotels, shopping malls and …
NEW DELHI: North Delhi Power Limited has been awarded the Edison Award by Edison Electric Institute of the United States for its operational excellence in the power industry and for utilising and integrating its Geographical Information System (GIS) with other applications for network planning, operations, commercial and asset management. The …
special article Not At The Cost Of Land Erosion Bharat Jhunjhunwala The Planning Commission, in its Integrated Energy Policy Report of 2006, had declared hydropower to be the cleanest source of energy. It offered three reasons to back its contention: it doesn't lead to emission of green house gases as …
SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN Two books analyse the outlook of international oil and the shifting terrain of world power UNITED STATES FOREIGN OIL POLICY SINCE WORLD WAR I
"States are facing difficult, volatile times' Centre asked for details on aviation fuel price NEW DELHI: Seeking uniform prices for basic petroleum products across all States, the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on VAT (value added tax) on Monday asked the Centre to reveal its exact policy on petro …
CONSUMERS may expect some more relief from high fuel prices soon. The empowered group of state finance ministers is likely to discuss a proposal of the Centre to reduce sales tax on petrol, diesel, cooking gas (LPG) and jet fuel on Monday. States may consider shielding consumers from the recent …
Sujay Mehdudia India, Iran, Pakistan yet to discuss key issues LNG, IPI pipeline deal inter-linked Pranab scheduled to visit Tehran on NEW DELHI: With India, Pakistan and Iran failing to resolve their differences, the 45-day deadline to sort out the "safety and security issues' concerning the $ 7.4-billion gas pipeline …
THE current global energy-food crisis is, understandably, a pocket-book issue in America. But when you come to Egypt, you see how, in a society where so many more people live close to the edge, food and fuel prices could become enormously destabilising. If these prices keep soaring, food and fuel …
>> A national debate on the energy reform project started in the Mexican Senate on May 13. The debate, which will run for 71 days, will not only involve legislators and political leaders, but also experts from universities, NGOs and technicians from industries. >> Following the federal court's direction, the …
Following indications that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa will consider Eskom's requests to allow a 60 per cent increase in electricity tariffs, Eskom has suspended its controversial load shedding programme. There has been a seven per cent reduction in energy consumption in April, said Eskom chief Jacob Morga …
Pakistan introduces daylight saving time to battle power shortage: In a bid to reduce load shedding, the Pakistani government on May 14 announced that the country will forward its clock by an hour from June 1 for the next three months. The plan will also force commercial centres to close …
Sujay Mehdudia Despite the recent hike in prices of petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), lakhs of consumers across the country continue to face "severe supply' crunch of petroleum products, including LPG cylinders, leading to "artificial shortage' and hoarding in small cities and rural India. Informed sources said the …
India may go for another round of hike in energy prices as global crude prices continue the upward swing, says credit rating agency Moody's. "As global prices continue to soar, the government will likely announce further increases in energy prices and cuts in subsidies,' said a report by Moody's Economy.com, …
Gunjan Pradhan Sinha & Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI AN ATTEMPT by oil marketing companies (OMCs) to force their retail outlets to sell more of branded fuel is coming in handy for transport companies to increase freight rates in excess of what was warranted by the recent fuel price hike. According …
BY ANDREW HAMMOND AND SIMON WEBB Leading oil exporter Saudi Arabia has summoned consumer nations and fellow producers to an urgently convened meeting to thrash out a solution to oil prices, which it says are unjustifiably high. Producers and consumers have long blamed each other, but the Saudi Cabinet, chaired …
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries is now on the verge of a quantum leap in one of its several growth platforms, energy, Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said here on Thursday. "Two large projects, founded on the energy growth platform, will be commissioned in the second half of this financial year. …
Anupama Airy Country's top corporate houses including the Tatas, Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Group, the Jindals along with the Adani Group and others will now have to compete and outbid each other to secure rights for a cluster of coal blocks
