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Lahore grapples with severe air pollution as smog reaches record levels
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Lahore is grappling with dangerously high air pollution levels as its air quality index (AQI) spiked to an unprecedented 1,067, far exceeding WHO safety limits. Officials reported PM2.5 pollutant levels nearly 40 times above recommended thresholds, driven by low-grade diesel fumes, agricultu
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Pakistan: Govt increases petrol prices by Rs 1.35 per litre
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's federal government has announced a hike in petrol prices by Rs 1.35 per litre, effective from November 1, for the next fortnight, according to a report by The News International.
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OMCs' operating profit to drop by 30% in FY25 amid diesel spread softening
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) will see operating profit drop to USD 12-14 per barrel in fiscal 2025 from USD 20 per barrel last fiscal, said report.
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SC declines to entertain plea challenging Delhi-NCR vehicle scrapping poli
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea challenging the ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).
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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai writes to transport ministers of Haryana, UP, Raj
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Amidst the rise in Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote a letter to the transport ministers of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan and requested to halt the entry of diesel buses from these states into the national capital.
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NITI Aayog to host 2nd International Methanol Seminar on Oct 17-18
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
NITI Aayog will host the Second International Methanol Seminar and Expo 2024, a two-day event on the October 17 and 18 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, a government release said on Wednesday.
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15 per cent ethanol blending in diesel research in advanced stages, says U
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Ethanol blending in India has surged from 1.53 per cent in 2014 to 15 per cent in 2024, according to government data. Spurred by this progress, the government has set an ambitious target of reaching 20 per cent blending in Petrol by 2025.
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Pakistan to hike petrol prices amid economic turmoil
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Petrol prices are set to increase in Pakistan in line with the upward trend in the global market.
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CPI(M) to conduct week-long campaign in each state from Oct 15 to Nov 15 a
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The CPI(M) has decided to conduct a week-long campaign in each state within the period from October 15 to November 15 against 'One Nation, One Election' proposal, price rise, reduction in the retail prices of petrol and diesel, unemployment, privatization of basic services, steps to curb cri
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Oil marketing companies making profit of Rs 15/lt on Petrol, Rs 12/lt on D
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
With crude prices going down, oil marketing companies (OMCs) are making huge profits by selling petrol and diesel.
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Hardeep Singh Puri calls to build consensus over bringing petrol, diesel u
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday called to build consensus over bringing petrol, diesel under the Goods and Services Tax.
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Principal Secretary to PM chairs high-level task force meeting on air poll
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The meeting focused on evaluating ongoing efforts to tackle pollution from various sources, including paddy stubble burning, vehicular emissions, road and construction dust, solid waste management, and diesel generator (DG) sets.
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