Water Resources

 Ecofriendly additive

the Union government's much-delayed plan to introduce ethanol-blended petrol is finally being implemented. Field trials will soon begin at Miraj

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Green Products, Petrol, MTBE, Research, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
India

 Nothing to smile about!

Yashwant Sinha pleases the industry by playing a rude joke on the environment

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, CNG, Diesel, Petrol, Renewable Energy, Economic Development, Finance, Subsidies, Governance, India
India

 Setting low standards

The Indian oil sector quibbles on standards for cleaner fuels . Does nothing

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Health Effects, Benzene, Diesel, Petrol, MTBE, Fossil Fuels, Governance, Europe, India, Statistics
Water Resources

 Standard & Specification(Petrol)

VARIOUS STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PETROL What the Indian government recommends for 2005 Europe has bettered in 2000 PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Petrol
India

 MTBE woes

Mexico takes ethanol route to get rid of MTBE

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Green Products, Sugarcane, Health Effects, Petrol, MTBE, Mexico
India

 Fuel comes cheap in india

The ratio between per capita GDP and fuel prices show that fuel comes cheap in India than in EU countries. The difference is stark in case of diesel

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Petrol
Water Pollution

 FOLLOW UP

A US-based company, Longhorn Partners Pipeline, have agreed not to ship petrol containing the additive Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Shipping, Petrol, MTBE, United States Of America (US)
India

 Low on common sense

Low benzene petrol is good, but the government leaves much to be desired

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
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Health Effects, Benzene, CNG, Petrol, Information, Governance, Delhi
India

 The MTBE joke

The way to clean up the air is to pollute groundwater, according to the Indian government

Publication Date: 
14/09/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Groundwater Pollution, Air Pollution, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Cancer, Petrol, MTBE, Legislation, Governance, CSE, United States Of America (US), India
India

 Giving a breather

The Supreme Court extends the deadline to introduce cleaner petrol and diesel in the capital

Publication Date: 
14/06/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Diesel, Petrol, Natural Gas, Legislation, Environment Court, Government Of India (GOI), Delhi, Vehicles

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