Coal 2023: analysis and forecast to 2026
Latest IEA market report sees lower demand to 2026, based on current policies, but stronger actions are needed to drive a steeper decline towards meeting international climate goals. After reaching an
Fuel Pricing
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Set up panel on pooled pricing of gas: Ministry
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: The Petroleum Ministry has asked the Planning Commission to set up a committee on
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The contribution of natural gas vehicles to sustainable transport
<p>This new IEA working paper evaluates the potential costs and benefits of using natural gas as a vehicle fuel for road transportation, as well as the policy related to its market development.</p>
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Skoda cuts Fabia tag, may fuel price war
New Delhi: A price war is expected to start in the competitive small car segment, ahead of the festive season. Days after Hyundai launched a new version of its i10 compact with only a marginal hike in prices, Skoda on Tuesday intensified the competition further by slashing price of the Fabia hatchback
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Pricing freedom: IOC first off the block, raises petrol price by 27p
Hindustan Petroleum & Bharat Petroleum May Increase Rates By 28 And 26 Paise PETROL will become costlier by 27 paise from Tuesday at over 18,600 retail outlets of Indian Oil Corp, making it the first state-run oil company to exercise the pricing freedom announced by the government on June 26. Other public sector fuel retailers
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The Bitter-Sweet Saga Continues
On 16 August, the government gave the green signal to blend 5 per cent ethanol with petrol, even as it hiked the price of ethanol from Rs 21.50 to Rs 27 per litre. And while the Planning Commission is examining the issue of ethanol blending and pricing in detail before it submits its final report later this year, this interim measure has left all sides dissatisfied.
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Sugar lobby wins ethanol round I
IT WAS a big win, at least for now, for the powerful Maharashtra sugar lobby when the three ministers from the state on the ethanol GoM clinched the contentious price of Rs 27/litre for ethanol at the CCEA on Monday. Under intense lobbying from ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh, Murli Deora and Sharad Pawar, the price of ethanol, although only an interim one at present, was pegged at the CCEA at
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Beyond the fossil city: towards low carbon transport and green growth
Transport is a fast growing sector. A steadily increasing motorization along with urbanization is a trend that can be observed in most developing countries. This and the oil dependence of the transport sector lead to considerable growth rates of carbon emissions. Actions to stop this trend are urgently needed.
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VAT a setback to Delhis green effort
Environmentalists Fear Lowering Of Tax On Diesel Will Only Add To Pollution In Capital
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Delhi cuts VAT on diesel,more states to follow
THE Delhi government on Friday decided to roll back an increase in sales tax on diesel it had announced in the state budget, a move that could force other states to cut local levies on the auto fuel. Diesel in Delhi will be cheaper by Rs 2.70 a litre from Tuesday after the state government reduced value-added tax (VAT) from 20% to 12.5%.