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RBI’s State of the Economy Report
The Reserve Bank of India has recently published its State of the Economy Report. The report highlights that, the Indian state refiners’ daily gasoline sales in February 2021 have increased from 1.5% from the year 2020. According to the report, this is the slowest pace of growth in the six months as record-high retail prices ..
Month: current affairs - march, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Fuel prices • Gasoline • Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing • Inflation • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) • State of the Economy Report
India’s first 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery to be set up in Odisha
India’s first second generation (2G) Ethanol Bio-Refinery will set up in Bargarh district of Odisha by 2020, where ethanol will be produced from rice straw. The proposed plant will be set up by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore. The foundation stone of which was laid on ..
Topics: Alcohols • Ambabhona • Bargarh • Bargarh district • Bhatli • Biofuel • Chemical substances • Ethanol • Ethanol fuel • Fuels • Gasoline
Can Ethanol Blending Be a Panacea For India?
Twin challenges of increasing price of crude and depreciating rupee are burdening Indian economy. Time and again it has been emphasised that increase in the use of biofuels as a way out to address this challenge. Among biofuels ethanol appears to be the most viable alternative. Other biofuels such as jatropha have often proven to ..
Topics: Alcohols • Biofuel • Cellulosic ethanol • Chemical substances • Ethanol • Ethanol fuel • Ethanol fuel in Brazil • Fuels • Gasoline • Sugarcane
Political economy of petroleum prices in India – Sailaja Akkem
Pricing of Petroleum in India: The history of pricing of petroleum in India dates back to 1920’s. During the colonial period, the pricing of petroleum was free from Government intervention and was determined mainly by the market forces. After the Second World War, the Government started to regulate the pricing the petroleum products. As a ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Energy • Energy economics • Gasoline • Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing • Nature • Oil and gas industry in India • petroleum • Petroleum products • Price of oil • Pricing • Tax