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The duty cut may be restored if crude and product prices fell subsequently and remained low for a longer period.

Centre may cut excise duty on petrol, diesel

Government faced strong criticism for holding on to higher duty on petrol and diesel to meet revenue.

14 May 2018 9:17 AM

The central government levies Rs 19.48 a litre of excise duty on petrol and Rs 15.33 per litre on diesel.

Finance ministry not for cut in excise duty on petrol, diesel

Petrol price on Monday hit a 55-month high of Rs 74.50 a litre, while diesel rates touched a record Rs 65.75.

23 Apr 2018 3:38 PM

A global rally in crude prices pushed domestic fuel prices far higher than those levels.

Oil prices skyrocket: Petrol rises to 55-month high, diesel costliest ever

Petrol in the national capital Delhi now costs Rs 74.08 a litre, the highest since September 2013 .

20 Apr 2018 11:55 AM

The Euro-VI grade fuel supplies in the national capital have been advanced from the April 1, 2020.

Oil PSUs to supply Euro-VI fuel in Delhi from April 1

IOC, BPCL and Hindustan Petroleum will supply the less polluting fuel at all their outlets.

31 Mar 2018 12:08 PM

Meanwhile India’s diesel exports in February were up 32 per cent to 2.31 million tonnes year-on-year.

Diesel use in India set for record in 2018

India’s diesel consumption should be up to about 7.7 million tonnes towards the end of the year.

27 Mar 2018 5:41 PM

India's fuel consumption grew by an average of 3-4 per cent annually.

Private fuel retailers double petrol, diesel market share

In 2017-18, private retailers commanded 6.8 per cent market share in petrol sales and 8.2 per cent in diesel.

19 Mar 2018 3:39 PM

Diesel prices on Tuesday Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai were Rs 62.96, Rs 65.65, Rs 67.05 and Rs 66.39, respectively.

Petrol, diesel prices marginally higher for sixth straight day

Petrol prices in Mumbai were Rs 80.26 against Rs 80.19 in the previous day.

06 Mar 2018 2:05 PM

Petrol and diesel account for about half of India’s refined fuel consumption.

India's oil ministry seeks cut in excise duty on petrol, diesel in budget

A litre of petrol costs 72.23 rupees while diesel is sold at 63.01 rupees.

23 Jan 2018 11:18 AM

Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo: PTI)

Trying to bring petrol , diesel under GST: Pradhan

In Indore, Pradhan rode a bicycle at "Saksham Cyclothon" to send the message of save fuel and environment.

22 Jan 2018 9:54 AM

Prices have been on the rise since December 12, 2017.

Diesel prices at record Rs 61.74 per litre, petrol crosses Rs 71 per litre

Petrol price rose to Rs 71.18 per litre in Delhi on Monday, the highest since August 2014.

15 Jan 2018 5:16 PM

Over the past three months, crude oil prices have increased by about 28 per cent from USD 52.3 per barrel in August-end.

Govt under pressure to cut excise duty on auto fuels: Icra

Brent prices have jumped 40 per cent to around USD 67 per barrel this month from USD 48 in November 2016.

29 Dec 2017 3:44 PM

Diesel is much more harmful than petrol because of the composition of the fuel. When it burns, diesel produces more pollutants. (Photo: ANI)

Asthma risk increased even by low levels of air pollution

Researchers say governments need to investigate ways of reducing emissions on roads, particularly of diesel using trucks.

25 Nov 2017 7:49 AM

Excise duty cut cost government Rs 26,000 crore in annual revenue.

Govt non-committal on cutting excise duty on petrol, diesel

After the cut, petrol price came down to Rs 68.38 per litre and diesel to Rs 56.89 in Delhi on October 4.

09 Nov 2017 7:41 PM

Amazon has been making inroads into the apparel industry - launching its own label, Find, as well as a try-before-you-buy subscription-based box shopping service.

Amazon to test one-hour catwalk-to-doorstep deliveries at Nicopanda show

Former Diesel creative director Nicola Formichetti’s Nicopanda label has partnered with the online giant for the initiative.

17 Sep 2017 6:51 PM

In January, the consumption had dropped by 5.9 per cent. (Photo: PTI)

India's August fuel demand declines 6.1 per cent, most in 14 years

LPG sales rose 11.8 per cent to 2.06 mt while kerosene usage declined by more than 41 per cent to 2,92,000 tonnes.

12 Sep 2017 7:58 PM

Fuel demand fell 3.1 per cent in February and 0.7 per cent in March before rebounding in April. (Photo: PTI)

India's fuel demand grows 1 per cent in July

Fuel consumption in July totalled 15.8 million tonnes as compared to 15.63 million tonnes last year.

14 Aug 2017 5:52 PM

Fuels like kerosene, LPG are highly subsidised in India.

Kerosene subsidy will also go; price to rise 25 paise every fortnight

Govt has asked state-owned oil marketing companies to start implementing phase-out of kerosen subsidy.

03 Aug 2017 2:35 PM

Electrification shall ensure power supply to telecom tower and thereby reduce the diesel consumption at the BTS tower site.

Govt to electrify 10,000 mobile towers to cut down diesel use

As many as 4,796 towers pertaining to TAIPA and 538 towers of BSNL were electrified.

12 Jul 2017 10:07 AM

On July 10, the state government received the order of not charging the state surcharge on imports of petroleum products.

Fuel prices in Maha to come down as surcharge to be slashed

Prices of petrol will come down in the range of 66 paise to Rs 1.77 per litre depending on the local taxes.

12 Jul 2017 9:39 AM

According to oil company data, petrol price has been cut almost every day with reduction ranging from 11 paise to 32 paise per litre.

A week on, petrol/diesel prices dip in daily revision

Petrol price was at Rs 65.48 a litre on June 16 in Delhi and today it costs Rs 63.71 per litre.

25 Jun 2017 2:08 PM

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