Poverty in Nigeria is rising with almost 100 million people living on less than $1 a day, despite strong growth in Africa's second largest economy, data showed on Monday.

Middle-Class Puts Off Buys On Rising Home EMIs & Fuel Prices.

India’s biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has increased margins for its dealers to drive sales of petrol cars.

Doing so has major implications for public health but moving to a market-linked fuel pricing policy makes more sense.

The city-based Sustainable Technologies & Environmental Projects (STEPS) plans to set up a plant to convert plastic waste into light diesel, calorific value combustible gas and carbon pellets.

A Planning Commission expert committee may soon recommend a revised price for ethanol, currently pegged at an ad hoc price of Rs 27 a litre.

Diesel cars could soon become costlier. The finance ministry is considering imposition of additional taxes of 10-15 per cent on diesel cars in the forthcoming Budget, official sources said.

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

New Delhi: Politics has again prevailed over business, and the government appears to be losing its nerve for fuel price hike after last week’s Parliament debacle over Lokpal.