Diesel Tanks India

Lawmakers from opposition parties led demonstrations and disrupted parliament this week demanding that the government roll back its decision to raise fuel prices.

Even the government's own allies have opposed the decision to hike gasoline prices by about six percent and diesel prices by about eight percent.

Opponents of the hike say it will fuel inflation, which is nearly nine per cent -- its highest level in more than a year.

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Ford Figo has been built on Ford's global B platform and is smaller than compact cars. Figo's fuel tank can hold 45 litres of fuel and the car is expected to give a mileage of 12 km per liter in cities and 15 km per litre on highways.

Ford Figo has been designed keeping in mind Indian customers and Indian roads and would be available in the 1196cc petrol and 1399cc diesel engine versions.

The petrol engine produces 71PS maximum power at 6,250 rpm with a maximum torque of 102Nm at 4,00rpm.

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We must celebrate our good fortune in having a Prime Minister who can accurately predict what the WPI would be like in six months. Now thats some feat considering the Reserve Banks proven incompetence at the forecasting game. For about a decade now, its projections on everything from GDP growth to inflation has been way off the mark. But Singh, after delivering a figure down to the last fraction of a percentage point, has packed in a sub-text:you dont have a Ph.D in economics/finance, so shut up.

Its good to see Opposition unity, finally. Even sectors within the UPA are having conscience pangs over backing a government so insensitive to the tears and fears of the non-rich. But what usually happens at such times is that politicians abandon the larger political economy just as soon as the government hands them the low hanging fruit. Qualitatively our politicians come too shallow or stupid (often both) to sustain a struggle that would question the general direction that the economy is being given by a regime obedient to the Washington Consensus. If Dr Singh is smart enough to announce a rollback on the price hike, there will surely be a dissipation of the energies released by Pranab Mukherjees shocking announcement of February 26.

he held up as justification for enforcing the Bank-Fund prescription. Singh had held every important economic office  Prime Ministers economic adviser, RBI governor to Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission  before the denouement of 1991 when the government was literally forced to pawn off the countrys gold to pay for a few weeks imports.

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Our government believes investing in a reliable generating plant is fundamental for building strong and self-reliant First Nation communities, Rickford said. This is a concrete example of action taken and real progress made to create jobs and improve the equality of life for First Nation community residents of northwestern Ontario. Materials for the new diesel station are expected to be shipped using the current winter roads and construction is anticipated to begin in the spring.

Sustainable and reliable electrical generation is crucial to the future economic growth and development opportunities for the community of Webequie, Chief Cornelius Wabasse said. It is vital to improving our self reliance. We are proud of this achievement.   The new facility will have three generator machine bays, a waste storage and mechanical room and a main control room. It will be located near Webequies airport and will include an access road, step-up transformers and bulk fuel storage tanks.

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A distinctive feature of Pathak's project is its odour-free biogas production. And releases clean water rich in phosphorous and other ingredients that are important constituents of organic manure. His sanitation movement ensures cleanliness and prevents greenhouse gas emission that is polluting environment the world over.

The two technologies [one for individual houses and the other for public places] developed by us are major contributions towards environmental protection. Unlike in septic tank technology, where at least 65 per cent methane gas goes into the air, in our two-pit system, the gases are burnt and absorbed in the soil, so there is no question of gas escaping to the atmosphere.

The other technology is the biogas digester with effluent treatment plant. Biogas can be used for cooking, lighting and electricity generation. Earlier, we used 20 per cent diesel, but now it is 100 per cent biogas, as battery operations have replaced diesel. Also, since water discharged from the toilets through biogas digester is treated through sand filters, charcoal and ultra-violet rays, it becomes purified and is fit for irrigation purposes.

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