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 …
India and Australia must forge a comprehensive partnership, going beyond the gas and coal sourcing deals they have signed, by taking ‘inventive steps' to make the most of their convergent interests in security, economics and growing social connections. This is the view of leading figures, from various walks of life, …
KOCHI: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has given its clearance for the Kochi-Kayamkulam gas pipeline. The clearance was given on an assurance by the authorities of the Gas Authority Of India Limited that any leakage on the pipeline would be rectified, if such a situation arises. The Centre …
A new technology roadmap on Carbon Capture and Storage in Industrial Applications shows that carbon capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from industrial applications by 4 gigatonnes in 2050. Such an amount is equal to roughly one-tenth of the total emission cuts needed from the …
The US has asked Pakistan to abandon the multi-billion dollar gas pipeline deal with Iran and instead pursue the TAPI project, warning that Islamabad may face US sanctions if it continues with I-P pipeline. The US raised the pipeline project during the fourth round of a dialogue on energy with …
Lanco Infratech Limited (LITL), has announced that Lanco Tanjore Power Company Limited (Formerly known as Aban Power Company Limited) has won the Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for Clean Technology for the year 2009-2010 in recognition to its contribution to cleaner production as well as its commitment towards environmental pollution control …
The Asian Development Bank in a latest study projected that the energy demand of the SAARC’s eight nations would double within next 10 years and suggested developing a regional power market to cope with the situation. The 4th SAARC Energy Ministerial Meeting held in Dhaka Thursday adopted the study report …
Plan to help Reliance reverse decline in output from the deep-sea block The oil ministry will shortly consider Reliance Industries’ $1.52-billion plan to develop satellite fields in its KG-D6 block, which may deliver about 10 million metric standard cubic metres a day of natural gas in five years, government officials …
In an attempt to curtail the ballooning subsidy bill, an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet on September 16 to take a decision on curtailing the supply of subsidised LPG cylinders to domestic households to between 4 and 6 per year. The government …
KOHIMA: Gauhati High Court has issued notices to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Central Government and Nagaland Government to respond to a PIL, filed against the ONGC, following large-scale crude oil spillage in Champang and Tssori villages of Wokha district in Nagaland. According to official sources here today, the …
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi Monday agreed to expedite the gas pipeline and 1000 MW electricity projects. The Prime Minister held an exclusive and a delegation-level meeting with the Iranian First Vice President during which the Prime Minister asked the Interior Ministers …
Relying more on natural gas than on coal would not significantly slow down the effects of climate change, even though direct carbon dioxide emissions would be less, a new study has found. Burning coal emits far more climate-warming carbon dioxide than natural gas does, but it also releases lots of …
The European Union’s executive arm announced plans on Wednesday aimed at stopping its countries from striking bilateral deals that cede too much power to oil and gas exporters like Russia. Günther Oettinger, the European energy commissioner, says Europe needs to speak “with one voice” in energy matters. Europe needs to …
Pakistan on Wednesday expressed desire to import 2000 MW electricity from Iran to meet the growing requirement of electricity as both sides wanted to enhance annual bilateral trade to $5 billion from the current $1.5 billion, through co-operation in various fields. Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Iranian Foreign …
Russia has pumped the first gas into a new pipeline running under the Baltic Sea to Germany, which will tighten Moscow’s grip on the continent’s lucrative gas markets. The opening of the $10bn Nord Stream pipeline gives Russia its first direct export link to western markets, bypassing Ukraine and other …
Clean-up: ships tackle the leak near Penglai 19-3, operated by ConocoPhillips. Maritime regulators have 'thrown the book' at the US group Clean-up: ships tackle the leak near Penglai 19-3, operated by ConocoPhillips. Maritime regulators have 'thrown the book' at the US group An oil spill off the coast of China …
A high-level government committee, headed by Planning Commission member, Saumitra Chaudhari, on Monday ruled out pooling of natural gas prices, stating that domestic natural gas users could not be asked to subsidise costlier imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). The report of the committee is a complete U-turn from its previous …
Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), the state’s arm for industrial and investment promotion, has signed a shareholders/promoters agreement with GAIL Gas for setting up a R1,000 crore gas-based infrastructure project. The agreement was signed in the presence of Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy by KSID C MD …
At the rim of the Arctic Circle in Canada, gold mining firm Agnico-Eagle is learning how tough it is to operate in a remote region with temptingly large, but frustratingly inaccessible, reserves of oil, gas and minerals. Commentators rarely mention nightmarish logistics, polar bears and steel-snapping cold when they confidently …
Households using piped natural gas (PNG) in NCT of Delhi will have to shell out Rs 3 for every standard cubic metre (scm) consumed from Thursday. Indraprastha Gas Ltd has announced the new consumer price of PNG to the households in Delhi is being revised to Rs 22 a scm …
Reversing its earlier stand, a high level government committee said that domestic natural gas users cannot be asked to subsidise costlier imported LNG as pooling of natural gas prices was not feasible. An inter-ministerial panel headed by Planning Commission Member Saumitra Chaudhuri in its draft report a few months back …
