COVID-19: Why the crisis is different for the crude oil industry
Low prices, sparse storage pressure producers; any consensus may be short-lived
As told to Parliament (March 10, 2021): 280 million LPG consumers in India
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Global emissions are way off target: what needs to happen
Four key questions on climate change and what their answers would mean
Neyveli Lignite boiler blast leaves 6 dead, 17 injured
Several workers feared trapped; second blast at the power plant in two months
Clean(er) cooking in India: Country should explore e-cooking but address these challenges before switching
Lack of a reliable power supply is a major challenge to e-cooking adoption
Emissions from oil have risen most during last one year; overall global carbon emission reached all time high
Emission reduction reaches a plateau; overshoot to 1.5-degree Celsius rise inevitable; says multiple reports
As told to Parliament (April 4, 2022): Amit Shah plays down Opposition worries on data collection Bill
Simply Put: Living in toxic air
Excessive personal consumption has serious global consequences
Those who accumulate the most wealth are also the main emitters of greenhouse gases
Cutting back coal: Global effort hits Chinese wall
India has one of the largest reductions within planned coal capacity
2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña
Matches temperature record of 2016 which began with warming weather events
Assam pollution control board seeks Baghjan shut down, OIL plans to move court
Watchdog cites damages to ecology, violations of environmental acts
Why this California town has declared ‘climate emergency’
Calls upon its residents to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Rural penetration of Ujjwala improves, remote areas still remain a problem
LPG connection target raised from 50 million households to 80 million
2023 in a blink: What were emission footprints of transport, manufacturing sectors this year
Cement, steel and aluminium plants led to 108 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of emissions
How rising water vapour in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse
Water vapour is estimated to account for 50% of the total greenhouse effect
There’s a new way to reach untapped helium reserves that may solve supply shortage
Helium gas fields with no carbon footprint could be the solution
Dumping emissions: Countries building new fossil fuel projects in Africa but mostly for export
Planned projects will drive up Africa’s fossil fuel capacity by 116%
World may pass 1.5°C warming threshold in less than a decade
Carbon dioxide emissions expected to continue to rise in 2022
Make steel future-ready
We can emit even less than what we do today; it needs planning, technology & funds
UK announces ‘Energy Price Guarantee’, supports shale gas & oil
UK will become a net energy exporter by 2040, Prime Minister Liz Truss says
Bihar plans all-CNG commercial car fleet for Patna
Vehicle owners wary of cost factor, lack of filling stations
As told to Parliament (August 3, 2023): Almost a million trees to be felled for Great Nicobar Project
‘Tar balls’ spread along South Gujarat coast
The presence of the lumps of solid crude mean there has been an oil spill in the area
Pollution in news on May 4
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution