Caltex Australia faces a fine of as much as $2 million for an uncontrolled discharge of about 170,000 litres of petrol at its Banksmeadow Terminal at Port Botany in July last year.

Nepal and India have finalised a survey draft for the proposed Amlekhgunj-Raxaul petroleum pipeline.

In the run-up to a United Nations summit this week aimed at combating climate change, a small but growing number of multimillion-dollar investors are demanding more aggressive steps to wean countri

China has introduced tax breaks on sales of electric cars, in an attempt to reduce pollution in the world's most populous country.

In order to ensure that polluting vehicles are off Delhi roads, the Delhi Government has decided to stop sale of diesel and petrol to vehicles which do not possess Pollution Under Control (PUC) cer

Vehicles which do not possess Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates will not be provided diesel and petrol in the national capital from October 1.

India will soon be able to convert its plastic wastes into high-grade petrol and diesel, thanks to a breakthrough by researchers at the Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP).

Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) fuel would be available in the rural areas of Pune, and Thane from April 1, 2016.