Cuttack: The Odisha High Court has completed hearing on a PIL that has challenged the alleged unauthorised constructions on the Mahanadi islet at Hadiapatha here for the purpose of an intake well t

Empowered Committee of Secretaries clears 14 blocks to the first ranked/single bidder

Oil Minister S Jaipal Reddy today ruled out deregulation of diesel prices and said he had demanded that the government compensate state-owned oil firms for the losses they made on not raising prices of petrol.

"Deregulation of diesel in entirety is very difficult proposition but at appropriate time we may look at reducing subsidy on diesel. But that time hasn't come," he said here.

Petrol prices are expected to rise by about . 3 per litre early next month after the crucial assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, industry executives said on Monday.

With the Finance Ministry still to come out with a final formula on sharing the fuel subsidy burden, the government has asked upstream oil companies Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil Indi

he Delhi high court has ordered a 10 per cent hike in compensation to farmers for acquisition of their land in three urban villages having “locational advantages” like being in the vicinity of IGI

Renewable energy sources should be fully tapped not only meet growing energy needs but also to protect environment and scale down use of petrol and diesel, said Central Electro Chemical and Researc

The company’s existing infrastructure in the state suits its expansion plan.

The New Zealand-based renewable energy company LanzaTech is in talks with its partners here — IndianOil and Jindal Steel & Power — to help them set up plant to produce commercial bio jet fuel f

The government has asked all central public sector companies to set up renewable energy projects or voluntarily procure energy credits, as part of efforts to boost sustainable development.

"The scope of the Energy Management Programme has been expanded by including Renewable Energy as a specific activity to be pursued by central PSEs [Public Sector Enterprises]," an official statement said today.

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