Energy

Oil companies offer subsidy to dealers to install solar rooftop systems

Dealers opting for the subsidy would be required to connect the maximum facility with the solar power system

Publication Date: 
23/04/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Petrochemical Industry, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, LPG, Energy
Energy

599 villages in Rajasthan set to be declared smoke-free

JAIPUR: The penetration of LPG has crossed 85% of the households in Rajasthan from about 66% in about two years, thanks to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUJ) which has given 26 lakh new connectio

Publication Date: 
18/04/2018
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, LPG, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Women, Energy
Energy

Determinants of household’s modern cooking and lighting energy transition in rural India: exploring household’s activities and its interactions with other households

The majority of rural Indian households remain dependent on unreliable, inefficient and harmful household energy technologies. Rural households make their energy decisions with respect to the Water-Energy-Food security (WEF) Nexus jointly, however, previous research initiatives have analyzed household energy access problem in isolation.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2018
Varun Gaur
Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Tags:
Rural Energy, Household Energy, Biomass, India, Public Distribution System (PDS), LPG
Air Pollution

Action plan for clean fuel: report of the task force on clean fuel

A task force constituted by Niti Aayog in a report titled Action Plan for Clean Fuel said that taxation and pricing strategy is needed to provide impetus to cleaner fuels and discouraging the use of polluting ones. Lower taxes on the cleaner fuels are sought and for the purpose, GST can create a level playing field in the country, it said.

Publication Date: 
26/02/2018
NITI Aayog
Tags:
Air Pollution, Vehicular Standards, Delhi, CNG, LPG, Bharat Stage VI, Bharat Stage IV, Hydrogen, Fuel Standards
Air Pollution

Srinagar’s pollution levels now qualify for LPG filling station

SRINAGAR: Pollution levels in Srinagar have crossed the limit that qualifies the city for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling stations.

Publication Date: 
08/01/2018
Kashmir Reader
Tags:
Air Pollution, LPG, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Air Pollution Control
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala, 22/12/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K.U. & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 22/12/2017 regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala. The applicants who are traditional fishermen allege that the project activity of M/s.Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) extends to an area of 15 hectares between 200 metres and 300 metres from the High Tide Line (HTL).

Judgement Date: 
22/12/2017
Tags:
LPG, Ports, Kochi, Marine Fisherfolk, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Marine Fisheries, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Kerala, Coastal Regulations, Gram Panchayat
Air Pollution

Tackling the health burden of air pollution in South Asia

Air pollution exposure is the second most important risk factor for ill health in South Asia, contributing to between 13% and 21.7% of all deaths and approximately 58 million disability adjusted life years (DALYs) through chronic and acute respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses.1 Of the top 30 cities in the world with the poorest air quality in 2016, 17 are in South Asia.2 The impact of air pollution transcends boundaries. The “brown cloud”—caused by pollution from carbon aerosols—is a phenomenon captured in satellite images of atmospheric haze over South Asia, as well as China.

Publication Date: 
17/11/2017
Bhargav Krishna, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Amna R Siddiqui & et al
BMJ
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Tags:
Air Pollution, South Asia, Health Effects, India, Respiratory Diseases, Indoor Air Pollution, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Household Energy, LPG, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Energy

Access to clean cooking energy in India: state of the sector

This report provides an overview of the clean cooking energy sector in India, including policy and market developments over the last few years. It outlines the key ecosystem-level challenges in creating sustained demand for clean cooking energy products and in building capacity for manufacturers and suppliers of such solutions.

Publication Date: 
21/10/2017
Saurabh Tripathi, Sasmita Patnaik
Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Tags:
Chulhas (Cookstoves), Household Energy, Biomass, India, LPG
Environment

NGT dismisses appeal by protestors

KOCHI: The National Green Tribunal has dismissed an appeal filed by two protesters against the extension of environment clearance (EC) for the IOC’s LPG import terminal at Puthuvype.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2017
New Indian Express (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, National Green Trbunal (NGT), LPG, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Kochi, Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EC granted to LPG Import Terminal at Puthuvypeen SEZ, Kochi, Kerala, 21/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K.U Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/09/2017 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) and CRZ Clearance granted to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., (IOC) for LPG Import Terminal at Puthuvypeen SEZ (Cochin Port Trust, Cochin) by MoEF & CC. NGT while dismissing the Application quoted cases where it was necessary to protect the project proponent from the delayed litigation when certain investments have been made by the project proponent and substantial development might have been done.

Judgement Date: 
21/09/2017
Tags:
LPG, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Kochi, Kerala, Special Economic Zones (SEZ)

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