MRPL gears up to produce cleaner fuel
It aims to supply BS VI quality fuel by 2020; gets environmental clearance for upgrading facility In the run-up to produce Bharat Stage VI compliant fuel, the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd.
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Rome facing water rationing as Italy suffers driest spring for 60 years
Scarce rain and chronically leaky aqueducts have combined to put Romans at risk of drastic water rationing as soon as this week. Sky TG24 TV meteorologists noted on Sunday that Italy had experienced
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EU's car regulator warns against car diesel ban in cities
Banning diesel cars in European cities could hamper automakers' ability to invest in zero-emission vehicles, the European Union's commissioner for industry has warned the bloc's transport ministers.
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UK threatens to return radioactive waste to EU without nuclear deal
Brexit department warns EU counterparts it will ‘return waste to its country of origin’ if an agreement on nuclear cooperation cannot be reached Britain has warned the EU that it could return boatloads
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Fuel efficiency technology in European heavy-duty vehicles: Baseline and potential for the 2020–2030 timeframe
Heavy-duty vehicles produce about a quarter of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from road transport in the European Union (EU), and some 5% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Their share is
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France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040
France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, Emmanuel Macron’s government has announced. The announcement
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Merkel sees options for G20 solution on climate policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she saw various options for resolving differences over climate policy at a G20 summit in Hamburg that she is hosting. U.S. President Donald Trump faces
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'Welcome to hell'- protesters vow to disrupt G20 summit
"Welcome to Hell". That's the greeting for U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders from anti-capitalist protesters in Hamburg who aim to disrupt the G20 summit, already rife with tensions over
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All Volvo cars to be electric or hybrid from 2019
All new cars launched by Volvo from 2019 onwards will be partially or completely battery-powered, in what the company called a “historic end” to building models that only have an internal combustion engine.
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UNESCO urges Poland to halt logging in ancient Bialowieza forest
The United Nations' cultural body UNESCO has called on Poland to halt logging in its ancient Bialowieza Forest, saying it could otherwise decide to place it on its list of world heritage sites in danger.