Tag: Diesel

Elections 2019 over, fuel prices begin to rise

Prices have been on the rise since May 20, a day after the final phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections ended.

May 28, 2019

Oil companies maintain check, petrol and diesel may remain soft till elections end

Oil sector experts said this is impossible given that oil prices change by the minute and hour and there is no question it would remain static for days.

March 10, 2019

Petrol, diesel see big price hikes on Sunday

Transport fuel rates were hiked sharply on Sunday as global crude oil rates continued to climb handsomely following the implementation of output cuts by global oil producers from 1 January.

January 20, 2019

Petrol prices touch new low for 2018, fall below Rs 69 in Delhi

The decline in domestic fuel prices comes amid the recent fall in global crude oil prices.

December 31, 2018

Fuel prices down 30 paise, petrol at new 2018 low

Cost of the fuel in Delhi fell below the Rs 70 per litre mark on December 24 for the first time in the year since January.

December 29, 2018

Centre slashes fuel prices by Rs 2.50 per litre, some BJP-ruled states follow suit

Maharashtra, UP, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura announced a Rs 2.50 cut in VAT on the fuels

October 5, 2018

Arun Jaitley announces Rs 2.50 cut on fuel prices, Centre appeals to states to lower taxes

The finance minister said the excise duty cut would have an impact of Rs 10,500 crore on the central government's tax revenues.

October 4, 2018

Fuel prices at all time high, petrol touches Rs 91 in Mumbai, Rs 83.40 in Delhi

Industry experts also attribute the high domestic fuel prices to the high rate of excise duty across the country.

September 30, 2018

Petrol, diesel prices continue to rise, at record high

Political parties have been demanding that the petrol and diesel be brought under GST so that duties on them can come down that will reflect in lower prices at the pump.

September 29, 2018

Northern states discuss VAT cut for cheaper fuel

The Opposition parties have been blaming the BJP governments for the sky rocketing prices of petrol and diesel by increasing the Central excise duty 11 times on petrol.

September 26, 2018

Petrol prices touch record highs in Maharashtra, cross Rs 90-mark in Mumbai

Similarly, diesel prices also shot up by five paise per litre in Parbhani where it sold at Rs 79.15, said Deshmukh.

September 24, 2018

Petrol prices continue to soar across India, diesel prices unchanged

High crude oil prices and a falling rupee have added to the cost of transportation fuel since August 1.

September 22, 2018

Reduce VAT to bring down prices of petrol, diesel, says Congress

Addressing media persons here on Tuesday, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Media Cell Chairman Naresh Chauhan blaming the Narendra Modi led NDA government for escalating prices demanded that they should provide some respite to the public.

September 19, 2018

Mamata Banerjee reduces prices of petrol, diesel by Re 1 in Bengal

A day after she ruled out the possibility of reducing the prices of fuel in her state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slashed prices of petrol and diesel by Re 1 per litre.

September 11, 2018

Petrol price breaches Rs 90 mark in Maharashtra

Petrol is being sold at Rs 90.05 per litre, highest in India, at Parbhani, a city located in the eastern Maharashtra, where diesel costs Rs 77.92 per litre.

September 11, 2018

Petrol prices may come down in Punjab, Karnataka: Congress

Petrol and diesel may soon become cheaper in Punjab and Karnataka, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajni Patil said in Shimla on Sunday.

September 9, 2018

Petrol on a record high, crosses Rs 80 mark in Delhi

In Delhi, the price of petrol is resting at a record Rs 80.38 per litre, while it is being sold at Rs 87.77 per litre in Mumbai after a hike of 39 paisa.

September 8, 2018