Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Environment Minister not a hurdle for gas E&P projects: Prakash Javadekar

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said his department will be proactive in providing clearances to gas exploration and production (E&P) projects.

Publication Date:

24/06/2016

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment Clearance (EC), Natural Gas Exploration, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), CNG, Two Wheelers, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Environmental Security, Pollution, Environment

Energy

NGT directs State to clear air on shale gas exploration issue

CHENNAI: The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the State government to submit a report on its stand on the shale gas exploration allegedly done by the Oil and Natu

Publication Date:

01/06/2016

Author(s): S V Krishna Chaitanya

Source: New Indian Express (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Natural Gas Exploration, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Energy

Air Pollution

Delhi must convert to gas for clean air: Pradhan

Delhi must convert into a natural gas-based economy as part of a long-term air quality management, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said while inaugurating a TOI conference on 'Smart Energy, Smart I

Publication Date:

25/05/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Air Quality Management, CNG, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding degradation of environment and receding of the glaciers at Rohtang Pass, 09/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 09/05/2016 regarding degradation of environment and receding of the glaciers at Rohtang Pass. Tribunal directs the State of Himachal Pradesh to commence CNG Bus Stations in the coming season and the land would be handed over to the GGL for construction and establishment of the mother Booster Station at Tahliwal and Daughter Booster Station at Manali within three weeks. The work thereupon will be commenced immediately thereafter.

Judgement Date:

09/05/2016

Tags:

Environment, Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, CNG Buses, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding fuel adulteration resulting in increased level of air pollution, 28/04/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Cherub Singla Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 28/04/2016 regarding fuel adulteration resulting in increased level of air pollution. The Respondents are MoEF, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gases and CPCB. CPCB has yet to resond and has requested the Tribunal for two weeks time to submit the reply.

Judgement Date:

28/04/2016

Tags:

Fuel Adulteration, Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Energy

Action Taken Report on Seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the Ethanol Blended Petrol and Bio-Diesel Policy: Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (2015-16)

Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas present this Eleventh Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject 'Ethanol Blended Petrol and Bio-Diesel Policy' of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas‟.

Publication Date:

15/03/2016

Source: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Tags:

Ethanol, Petrol, Biodiesel, India, Parliament, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Air Pollution

India to go directly to Euro-VI fuel standards: Pradhan

In a bid to curb vehicular pollution, India will go straight from Euro-IV complaint petrol and diesel to Euro-VI fuel by 2020, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday.

Publication Date:

01/01/2016

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Euro IV, Bharat Stage IV, Green House Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Vehicles, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Oil Minister confirms BS-VI fuel rollout target of 2020

While the earlier plan was to implement BS-V by 2020 and BS-VI by 2024, the Petroleum Ministry sought to skip BS-V and directly implement BS-VI standards by 2020

Publication Date:

30/10/2015

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Oil Pollution, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Auto Industry, Vehicular Pollution, Auto Technology, UNFCCC, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

NGT asks Railways for report on emissions from engines

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday sought a report on emissions from diesel locomotives and a comparative chart with regard to international standards.

Publication Date:

30/10/2015

Author(s): Akanksha Jain

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Rail Transport, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Diesel, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)

Air Pollution