Energy insecurity is India s latest tryst with her post liberalised destiny. It began in July 2006. Crude oil prices rose to all time peak, at US $79 a barrel. In India, retail prices of petrol and diesel rose, respectively, 59.6 per cent and 78.8 per cen

In India, Gujarat was the first state to make commercial use of biodiesel in buses, but it reverted to regular diesel within months. The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation contends it had to

West coast threatened

Environment officials in Massachusetts, usa, are considering whether to let four gas-powered plants to switch to dirtier oil, 50 per cent more often, this winter. The state is focusing on these

The us government wants to open more public land to oil and natural gas production. The interior department has quit conducting environmental reviews and seeking comments from local residents every

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India s energy policy is taking a precipitous path