German farmer seeking to get VW to stop selling gasoline and diesel vehicles

Environmentalists celebrated a minor legal victory on Friday after a German court announced it will continue hearing a farmer's lawsuit attempting to compel Volkswagen to stop selling cars with internal combustion engines.

Climate change, according to Ulf Allhoff-Cramer, is affectin...

Chemical Shortage in Australia to Leave Diesel Trucks Inoperable

Australia is facing a severe shortage of urea. Urea is used to make Adblue which makes diesel safer and more anti-polluting. This crisis has brought the diesel trucking industry of Australia to a near halt.

This is devastating for Australia’s economy as the industry was its backbo...

PETROL SALES IN UNITED KINGDOM HAVE HIT PRE-PANEDMIC LEVELS

Highlights:

• The petrol sales in United Kingdom have hit the pre-pandemic levels
• The fuel consumption in March 2020 in United Kingdom has been dropped sharply

On Thursday, according to the official data, the demand for the road fuel i...

TWO US SENATORS URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO END SALE OF PETROL, DIESEL VEHICLES BY 2035

Highlights

• Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla in a letter to the US President Joe Been have asked him to take a cue from California’s push towards clean mobility

• The state of California had previously announced that it will be imposing a ban on sale...

PETROL PRICES INCREASE IN NCR

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hitting a new high, the petrol prices in NCR have hit at ? 85.45 per liter.
• OMCs have increased petrol and diesel prices by 25 paise per liter.

With Indian oil marketing companies (OMCs) increasing the price of petrol and ...

THAI’S BABY JUMBO ELEPHANT, RESCUED LAST YEAR FROM FALLING INTO SEPTIC TANK TOOK HIS LAST BREATHE IN PARK YESTERDAY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Chabakaew, an infant elephant spared in the wake of falling into a septic tank a year ago and dealt with by park authorities, kicked the bucket on Wednesday at the Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary in the Bueng Kan region

Wanchai Chariyaset...

KANTO RAILWAY CO. SELLING DIESEL LOCOMOTOVE DD502 FOR 2 MILLION YEN

Highlights –

• Kanto Railway Co. selling diesel locomotive DD502 for 2 million yen.
• The railway firm’s media post for the locomotive has gone viral among railway fans.
• The firm is said to have received numerous inquiries surroundi...

LARGEST CHAIN OF RESTAURANTS OF HONG KONG MAXIM’S CO-FOUNDER DIED AT 98

HIGHLIGHTS

• The prime owner of Hong Kong's greatest café administrator, Maxim's Group kicked the bucket a month ago matured 98

James Wu kicked the bucket calmly on October 29 at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, and a private bur...

JUSTIN LIN WILL BE DIRECTING LAST MOVIES IN FAST & FURIOUS FRANCHISE

Highlights

• Lin who is currently in post-production on F9 has directed four Fast and Furious films, starting with The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift that was released in the year 2006

• Reports state that Vin Diesel will be seen in the lead role and will be joine...

4 KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED AS FUEL TANK EXPLODED INSIDE A BUILDING IN BEIRUT

Highlights:

• A diesel tank exploded inside a building in Beirut, Lebanon
• Four people are killed and around several people are injured because of the explosion

On Friday night, a diesel tank have been exploded inside a building in Beir...

REJOICE DELHITES, DIESEL PRICES TO FALL BY RS 8 PER LITRE

Highlights

• The Delhi state government has decided to reduce VAT from 30 percent to 16.75 percent

• After the decline, the cost of diesel will be Rs 73.64, previously it was Really 82 per litre

• This decision has been taken to provide some relief to ...

DELHI: FUEL PRICES SKY HIGH, PETROL NOW AT RS 80 PER LITRE

Highlights

• According to the chairman of Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Sanjiv Singh the Delhi state government has increased VAT on petrol from 27 percent to 30 and on diesel from 16.75 percent to 30 percent

• The opposition parties are continuously attacking the Central G...

DELHI: RISE IN PETROL, DIESEL PRICES AFTER INCREASE IN VAT

Highlights

• In Delhi, the petrol and diesel will be sold at ?71.26 and ?69.59 per litre respectively

• Along with the Delhi state government, various states like Haryana and Tamil Nadu decided to increase VAT

• Despite being in the list of essential s...

VETERAN CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER DIES DUE TO COVID -19 INFECTION

Highlights:

•          The deceased was 49 years old

•          He was with the Chicago fire department for 17 years

•       &n...

GOVERNMENT INCREASES EXCISE DUTY, FUEL PRICES LIKELY TO HIKE

Highlights:

• The government of India has decided to escalate the excise duty.
• This move will have a great impact on fuel prices.
• The price of Diesel and Petrol is likely to hike.

With the fall in crude oil prices, the gover...

PETROL & DIESEL WILL BE CHEAPER IN COMING MONTHS

Highlights:

• Prices of Petrol and Diesel remained stable since the beginning of 2020.
• Crude oil is expected to remain low due to the fall in consumption.
• The global crude oil demand was hit by the coronavirus.

The petrol an...

FALL-OUT ON GREEN DIESEL REFINERY PLAN US:PHILLIPS 66 & RENEWABLE ENERGY

Highlights:

• Philips 66 and RE fall out
• Delays and cost cited as reason s

In the Ferndale factory, Washington, Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Company, Inc. are discontinuing their joint efforts.

The 250-million-gallon plan...

Study finds that Firms of Germany find China more trustworthy than the United States and the United Kingdom

According to the latest survey by Commerzbank, small and medium-sized firms of Germany are at present considering China to be a more trustworthy partner for the trade than the U.S. ,Britain. In the survey which was conducted by the polling firm Forsa, 2000 executives took part. It was found that ...