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Biofuel-Compatible Cars: Japan plans to encourage automakers to make all new passenger cars biofuel-compatible by the early 2030s.

Solid-fuel missiles, easier to store and faster to launch than liquid-fuel counterparts, represent a strategic leap for Pyongyang’s defence capabilities 

Rupee makes the much-awaited bearish breakout

About 30 woman prisoners will be employed in this petrol outlet in day shift and about 17 men prisoners on the night shift with a salary of ₹6,000 a month

Karnataka has been gradually opting for non-polluting and renewable bio-fuels with enhanced use in public transport. By M.A. Siraj

National Bureau of Economic Research

In contrast, domestic LPG rates remain unchanged at ₹803 for a 14.2-kg cylinder

With continued government support, private sector investment, and public participation, India can become a global biofuel leader

With proper investments and policy support, this sector could deliver even greater benefits

Diesel and petrol consumption rise during the month

This year’s edition of the Viewing Room at the NFDC Film Bazaar grows bigger with202 films in 19 languages, with over 100 of them being directorial debuts

The joint statement emphasised collaboration in technology exchange, joint research, and development initiatives to optimize SAF production processes and create frameworks encouraging investment in SAF production.

Mulls reducing GST, offering support to crops to boost ethanol output

The Tata Tigor iCNG isn’t just inexpensive to run, it’s now easy on the left foot, too

Located around 50 km from Kota, the facility is key for meeting fuel needs of upcoming nuclear reactors

The Uttar Pradesh CM’s visit to the Governor’s house assumes significance as he attended the crucial BJP meeting in New Delhi for the general election only a few hours earlier

Satellite data has gives an Indian farmer optimal sowing times, weather warnings, and better use of irrigation and pesticides

A surge in prices of fuel, metals and industrial feedstock led to a spike in production and operating costs this quarter, denting profit growth

India has become the second biggest buyer of Russian crude oil since the invasion, with purchases rising from less than 1% of the total oil imported in the pre-Ukraine war period to almost 40% of the country's total oil purchases

A major reason for the spike in prices is also due to higher construction costs

Operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the robot collected a fragment measuring approximately 5 millimetres in size

In a secretly recorded video, CEO of the COP29 talks offers to introduce a representative of a fake oil and gas company, to the Azeri national oil and gas company SOCAR

IOC and other state-owned fuel retailers — HPCL and BPCL — had last year made extraordinary gains from holding petrol and diesel prices despite a drop in cost.

Petrol and diesel prices will come down in States such as Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh due to a rationalisation of intra-state freight. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri welcomes move.

People fret about increase in essential expenses and tell us their ways of coping with it

This is the fourth straight monthly hike in commercial LPG prices; Commercial LPG now costs ₹1,754.50 per 19-kg cylinder in Mumbai, ₹1,911.50 in Kolkata and ₹1,964.50 in Chennai

The IPO will consist of a fresh issue of up to ₹Rs 170 crore and an offer for sale of ₹Rs 400 crore by the promoter selling shareholder: -- Sanjay Namdeo Salunkhe

Alongside, software spending in India is projected to record the highest annual growth rate, increasing by 17 per cent% in 2025

Computer simulations provide mechanistic details that could help researchers replace costly platinum in fuel cells

India's export of fuels like diesel to the European Union jumped 58 per cent in the first three quarters of 2024, with a bulk of them likely coming from refining discounted Russian oil, according to a monthly tracker report. The EU/G7 countries in December 2022 introduced a price cap and an embargo on the imports of Russian crude oil in a bid to cripple Kremlin's revenue and create a vacuum in its funding for the invasion of Ukraine.

Shelling of Tripoli's Mitiga airport early on Saturday, part of an intensified barrage of artillery fire on the capital in recent days, hit fuel tanks and damaged passenger planes, the Transport Ministry said in a statement. Mitiga is the last functioning airport in the Libyan capital, though civilian flights stopped in March because of repeated shelling even before the country imposed a lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, part of the National Oil Corporation, said its jet fuel tanks at Mitiga caught fire after coming under attack and firemen were working to control the blaze.