A Gates-backed startup is making fuel from water and carbon dioxideSince its Corpus Christi facility came online in October, Sacramento, California-based Infinium has become one of the first e-fuel makers i...
IEA forecasts competitive e-fuels in aviation and shipping as supply expands: S&P GCIThe International Energy Agency (IEA) report reveals that renewable electricity capacity surge could lead to lower prices for sustainable e...
What are e-fuels, and can they help make cars CO2-free?E-fuels, like e-kerosene, e-methane, or e-methanol, are made by synthesizing captured CO2 emissions and hydrogen produced using renewable o...
Fly more, pollute less: The great aviation conundrumBetween 2009 and 2019, carriers improved their energy efficiency by 21.4 percent, according to the International Air Transport Association ...
Government notifies e-way bill, exempts vegetables, fruits out of its ambitThese will provide the framework for the transport of goods under GST regime. An e-way bill is required to transport any item worth more th...
Common use items exempt from e-way bill provision under GSTGST Council in its last meeting on August 5 approved a list of 153 items that have been exempted from the requirement of obtaining e- way b...
Govt frees non-PDS kerosene from regulatory controlWith a view to ease the availability of market-priced kerosene, the government has freed sale of non-PDS kerosene from regulatory control.
Government to take measures to soothe impact of petrol price hike, but no rollback: Jaipal ReddyJaipal Reddy has assured that the government will take measures to soothe impact of steep hike in petrol prices ruling out any rollback.
- Will the government hike diesel prices?
Most analysts feel a hike in diesel prices is now inevitable, and only the timing is uncertain.
- Government extends term of reference of Nilekani panel on subsidies
Government extended the terms of reference of the Nandan Nilekani-led task force on direct subsidies on kerosene, LPG and fertiliser.
- EGoM nod to cash subsidy for kerosene
An EGoM has in-principle agreed to give direct cash subsidy to the poor for kerosene, but it will launch the scheme only after consulting t...
- Government announces bailout package for oil cos; diesel, cooking gas to cost more
The government on Friday raised the price of diesel by Rs 3 a litre, cooking gas by Rs 50 a cylinder and kerosene by Rs 2 a litre.
- Fuel price hikes are 'modest': Pranab Mukherjee
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed hope that state governments would reduce their taxes to provide relief to consumers.
- Fuel duty reduction may lead to hiked duty on cigarettes and luxury cars
The finance min may be forced to hike duties on other products like cigarettes or luxury cars that were left largely untouched in Budget '1...
- Series of concessions in Railway Budget
A slew of concessions, including for carriage of foodgrains, kerosene and fertiliser, were announced by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in...
- Govt going the whole hog to ensure energy security
The objectives are drawn from the United Progressive Alliance’s promise to citizens during the general elections in May.
- Private oilcos may have to shell out windfall tax
Private oilcos like RIL, Essar and Cairn may have to forgo some of their profits to share the huge subsidy burden in the oil sector. Reason...