Raise tax on diesel cars

Proliferating diesel cars are a public health risk and drain the exchequer

Ground report: Stiff LPG rates take clean cooking fuel out of reach for the poor

East Delhi, Ghaziabad slum dwellers say unable to keep up with rising prices   

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How surging oil prices threaten world’s climate goals

Over half carbon dioxide emitted from fussil fuel burning in 2020 was from oil, natural gas

No Aadhaar, no LPG subsidy

Gas cylinder subsidy will be transferred only to those consumers who get their Aadhar number linked to LPG consumer number, insists petroleum …

Veerappa Moily boards Metro train to work to save fuel

200 ministry employees took public transport to office on Wednesday, two joint secretaries cycled to work

Budget 2023-24: Rs 10,000 crore for 500 compressed biogas plants

5% CBG mandate to be introduced for all organisations marketing natural and biogas

Water on Wall Street: Finally, humanity can bet on the future price of water

Chicago-based CME Group launched contracts in September and trading began December 7

Lack of gas, high cost 'stranded' more than half of India's gas-based power plants

Policy flip-flops, irresponsible attitude of states have put gas-based power plants on the verge of becoming non-performing assets

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

Aadhaar-based LPG subsidy put on hold

Cap on subsidised cylinders raised to 12 per year

Most firecrackers in Maharashtra violate decibel standards, show tests

30 out of 89 tested samples were found to be violating standards

Why we need better data on clean fuel coverage to tackle air pollution

The level of emissions arising from household cooking is uncertain given the varying data sets used for emission analysis  

Govt admits refilling LPG cylinders under Ujjwala a challenge, plans a new scheme

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s joint secretary says the Centre plans to launch a scheme on solar cookers after PMUY fails

Make Gujarat a CNG state: high court

Bring natrual gas rate at par with that in Delhi, Mumbai

Blowout at Oil India well threatens national park in upper Assam

Condensate from the blowout has covered the water bodies, trees and tea plants near Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

BS-VI fuel norms from April 1, 2018 in Delhi instead of 2020

Centre for Science and Environment welcomes Union government’s move to help clean Delhi’s air

Indian Oil reported 113 major accidents during fuel transport in 2014-19: CAG

Posing a safety risk, 22% of pipelines in India are operating beyond their economic lifespan of 25 years  

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India among top 5 countries developing oil pipelines, 49% of projects in Africa and Middle East: Report 

Paradip Numaligarh Crude Pipeline and New Mundra–Panipat Oil Pipeline will be among world’s longest 

Investors accuse 37 Indian companies of hiding environmental impact information

A group of 105 investors wrote to 1,051 corporate giants across 49 countries on the matter 

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COVID-19 and the global energy structure’s geopolitical framework

The US — one of the largest consumers of global energy from the 1950s till 2018 — is now emerging as a major energy supplier to the …

IEA World Energy Outlook 2023: Fossil fuel demand to peak by 2030, urgent investment shift needed

Report calls for a balancing act, recommends maintaining fossil fuels backing

New auto emission norms delayed

Automobile manufacturers unprepared