Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
A US submission to UN-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal which falls short of a full treaty can be agreed in 2015. Much will depend on the United States, as the world's second biggest carbon emitter whose present administration under Barack Obama will be in place beyond …
Edited Proceedings of the 11th Petro India Conference organised by India Energy Forum and Observer Research Foundation. The creation of a new 'architecture' for regional cooperation in the area of energy in general and hydrocarbons in particular will be a critical step in the process of Asia's development. This would …
While rejecting the formula suggested by the Rangarajan Committee on gas pricing, the Finance Ministry has asked the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to place before the Empowered Group of Ministers (EgoM) an alternative formula based on wellhead prices of suppliers in the region, including the Gulf countries for long-term …
A writ petition seeking allocation of K-G Basin gas to private power plants in the State was adjourned to June 10 by Justice Ramesh Ranganathan of the A.P. High Court on Thursday. The petition, filed by private power plants, contended that the policy of the Central Government allocating gas explored …
Govt’s Fertilizer Subsidy Bill Will Go Up By 10K Cr If Ranga Panel’s Formula Gets Nod Power tariff from gas-fired plants could jump by Re 1 per unit and the government’s annual fertilizer subsidy would rise by Rs 10,000 crore if the price of fuel pumped from domestic fields is …
Rs 60,352-cr impact on power, urea makers; FinMin comes up with its own formula Even before an empowered group of ministers starts deliberating on a revision in natural gas prices, the finance, power and fertiliser ministries have raised a red flag on the recommendations of the Rangarajan panel. Only the …
Draft of shale gas policy has been sent for inter-ministerial consultation-to ministry of finance, environment, law & planning commission As the government is trying to finalise a shale gas policy, it wants to build in environmental safeguards into the overall framework. The ministry of petroleum and natural gas is engaged …
Australia's coastline mining industry undergoing a boom as rules relaxed, but Unesco site to be protected under heritage rules Mining shale oil under the Great Barrier Reef is likely to be banned by Australia's federal Labor government as tensions rise over the environmental impact of the booming oil and gas …
The government cleared a slew of infrastructure projects in the power and the oil and gas sectors on Monday, entailing investments to the tune of over Rs 58,000 crore. In the oil and gas sector, the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) cleared 25 exploration and production blocks out of the …
Renewable technologies & greater efforts by emerging economies among few bright spots The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday said the drive to clean up the world’s energy system had stalled. IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven told the 23-member Clean Energy Ministerial despite much talk by world leaders …
The Planning Commission has recommended switching to the international pricing formula for natural gas — which presently works out to $14.5 per MBTU, almost three times more than the present price of $4.2 mBtu (per million British thermal unit) — by the beginning of the 13th Plan (2017-22). This is …
The BG group will hand over control of Gujarat Gas to GSPC by the end of this month after the stateowned company acquired a controlling 73.7% stake for . 2,810 crore. “We have received mandatory clearances from Sebi and Competition Commission of India among others. The government of Gujarat will …
The rapid expansion of renewable technologies is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in an annual report to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM). The report, "Tracking Clean Energy Progress", introduces the Energy Sector …
After fertiliser, the power ministry has also opposed the recommendations made by the Rangarajan panel to increase domestic gas price from the current $4.2/mmbtu to $8.8/mmbtu, saying it will impact the power sector by about R46,360 crore annually. The gas supplies to the sector have completely halted from the KG …
New Delhi: Reliance Industries (RIL) has struck a gas pool in the first exploration well dug in more than five years in its showcase Andhra offshore field that has seen production dropping to less than half the quantity for which expenditure was approved. Sources in the know said drilling of …
After failing to introduce a Bill in the recently concluded Budget Session of Legislative Assembly, the state government would bring an ordinance to facilitate the laying of 750-km-long gas pipeline from Bathinda to Srinagar, via Jammu. To cover 8 dists The gas pipeline would originate from Bathinda will cover eight …
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in the United States during 2012 fell to the lowest level since 1994, finds a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a branch of the Department of Energy. The assessment concludes that some 5.3 billion metric tons of CO2 were emitted from …
Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL), which was forced to shut down generation at the Dabhol project from March 1 due to non-availability of gas, resumed generation from April 3. The project has received about 2.5 million metric standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd) of gas from GAIL for …
The proposal for the doubling of natural gas price made by the Rangarajan committee has the oil and power ministries at loggerheads. Sources said that the power ministry has held back its comments on the draft proposal circulated by the petroleum ministry for consultations as it does not want to …
In an effort to re-energise the economy in a big way, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, today announced a slew of measures for oil, coal and power sectors. At the same time, he also announced intention to roll back fiscal stimulus announced in 2008. Addressing the annual general meeting of …
