From India to China, a look at what governments worldwide are doing to shield households from rising energy costsGovernments globally are implementing diverse strategies to mitigate soaring energy costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Measu...
13 May, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Carmakers bank on $2.3 billion in future tariff refunds, risking Trump's ireCar companies are booking billions in expected tariff refunds. This move boosts their first-quarter profits on paper. However, automakers r...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Karnataka government ignores protests, notifies lifetime tax on EVs, spares two-wheelersKarnataka has introduced a new lifetime road tax for electric cars, jeeps, and buses, excluding two-wheelers. This move aims to generate an...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Karnataka: Pralhad Joshi fears taxes on EVs will derail India’s emission targetsUnion Minister Pralhad Joshi criticized Karnataka's decision to withdraw road tax exemptions for electric vehicles, warning it could increa...
03 Apr, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
Karnataka withdraws exemption, to slap lifetime tax on EVs, except two-wheelersKarnataka has withdrawn lifetime road tax exemptions for electric cars, jeeps, buses, and private vehicles, except for two-wheelers. The mo...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Some countries look for a fossil fuel exit door at COP30Ambitious nations like the UK, Germany, and France are backing this initiative, aiming to outline a path for a fair and planned departure f...
17 Nov, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
Cooperative fossil fuel levies could raise 66 bn annually to fight climate change: StudyA new study by PIK proposes that coalitions of fossil fuel-importing countries could generate USD 66 billion annually to aid developing nat...
30 Jul, 2025, 03.05 PM IST
The climate cost of America’s infinite tariffsThis protectionist approach risks setting back the energy transition by a decade, hindering the competitiveness of renewables against gas.
25 Apr, 2025, 10.10 AM IST
UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile upHumans are as dangerous to Earth as the meteorite that drove dinosaurs to extinction, the UN chief said Wednesday, urging an end to fossil ...
06 Jun, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
Planet overheating, ban fossil fuel ads: UN chiefUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated humans are as destructive as the meteor that caused the dinosaur extinction, urging a ban on o...
05 Jun, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
Only zero-emission cars can help tackle air pollution, reduce oil imports: Tata MotorsTata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra stated that only zero-emission cars can contribute towards reducing air p...
21 Jan, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
Fossil fuel subsidies hit $1.3 trillion despite government pledges to end themA report by the International Monetary Fund studied both implicit and explicit subsidies for fossil fuels. This study was conducted across ...
25 Aug, 2023, 08.52 AM IST
EU eyes levy on fossil fuel firms to help tide over energy crisisThe proposal, details of which are expected to be unveiled by Brussels this week, would see European Union countries introduce a "solidarit...
12 Sep, 2022, 11.57 PM IST
Shipping drifts off net-zero course without carbon levyThe Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping said such a levy could be introduced initially at as low as $50 per ton of CO2,...
25 Oct, 2021, 03.27 PM IST
Govt okays methodology to fix upfront payment for coal minesThe government last month approved allotment of coal blocks to PSUs for sale of the fossil fuel mainly to medium, small and cottage industr...
10 Jan, 2016, 12.21 PM IST
Oil PSUs start process to procure biodieselIndian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation have invited tenders for procurement of 850 millio...
31 Jul, 2015, 05.25 AM IST