Tag: Petrol price

Up for 15th straight day, petrol crosses Rs 86 a litre in Mumbai

The petrol price in the country’s financial capital breached the Rs 86-a-litre mark on Monday as fuel prices across the country increased for the 15th day in a row after the resumption of the dynamic pricing system on May 14. Petrol was sold at Rs 86.08 per litre in Mumbai, against Rs 85.93 on Sunday, …

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May 28, 2018

Petrol prices rise over Rs 3/litre in 12 days

Petrol prices across the four metros increased by over Rs 3 per litre in 12 days after dynamic pricing system was resumed on May 14, data on the Indian Oil Corp (IOC) website shows. In the national capital, petrol prices rose Rs 3.20 per litre during the period and was sold at Rs 77.83 per …

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May 25, 2018

‘Bringing petrol, diesel under GST will lower prices’

Fuel prices will come down once the Centre builds a consensus to bring petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday. Petrol and diesel prices are defined by international crude oil rates, Fadnavis noted. “A task force is already working on reducing the fuel prices. …

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May 24, 2018

Petrol almost Rs 85 a litre in Mumbai, crosses Rs 80 in Chennai

The petrol price in India’s financial capital Mumbai touched Rs 84.99 a litre on Wednesday. Petrol prices in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai have already reached unprecendent levels, and are now setting a new benchmark every other day. In Chennai, price of the fuel breached the Rs 80 a litre mark on Wednesday and was priced …

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May 23, 2018

Petrol price can be cut by Rs 25 per litre: Chidambaram

Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday criticised the Centre for the fuel price hike and claimed that the rate can be reduced by Rs 25 per litre but the government is not doing it. “It is possible to cut upto Rs 25 per litre, but the government will not. They …

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May 23, 2018

Government looking at steps to control fuel prices: Pradhan

The government is considering ways to keep rising transport fuel prices in check, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday, even as petrol and diesel prices in Delhi and Mumbai crossed previous highs. The price of petrol per litre in Delhi on Monday under the dynamic pricing regime touched a record high of Rs 76.57, …

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May 22, 2018

Petrol, diesel touch all time high as oil companies hike rates

Petrol price today touched a record high of Rs 76.24 per litre and diesel climbed to its highest ever level of Rs 67.57 as the oil PSUs passed on four weeks of relentless rise in international oil prices to consumers. Petrol price today increased by 33 paisa a litre in Delhi — the highest since …

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May 20, 2018

Petrol crosses Rs 75 per litre in Delhi

The price is the highest since it hit Rs 76.06 a litre in September 2013

May 16, 2018

Petrol price hits highest level under BJP govt, diesel at record high

Petrol price on Sunday hit Rs 74.40 a litre – the highest level under the BJP-led government, while diesel rates touched a record high of Rs 65.65, renewing calls for cut in excise duty to ease burden on consumers.

April 22, 2018

Petrol price in Delhi touches Rs 74.08, highest since Sep 2013

Petrol prices in Delhi touched a fresh high of Rs 74.08 per litre on Friday, the highest in nearly five years. In September 2013 the price had touched Rs 74.10 a litre. In Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai too, prices climbed to new multi-year highs at Rs 76.78, Rs 81.93 and Rs 76.85 per litre respectively, …

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April 20, 2018

Petrol price highest in four years, Diesel highest ever

Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 73.73 a litre. Diesel price of Rs 64.58 is the highest ever, with previous high of Rs 64.22 being on 7 February 2018.

April 1, 2018

Pradhan for petrol, diesel pricing under GST regime

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday batted for including petroleum products under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime “in people’s interest”, even as he insisted petrol and diesel prices had started plummeting over few days. Pradhan told reporters on the sidelines of an official function here that the Central government had asked the …

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September 23, 2017

CPI-M slams Centre, asks to cut diesel, petrol prices

The CPI-M has demanded a substantial cut in petroleum and diesel prices, citing the drastic fall in international prices of crude oil. An editorial in the party journal “People’s Democracy” said retail prices of petrol and diesel had reached a new high in India. The petrol price per litre was ranging from Rs 70 to …

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September 14, 2017

Petrol cheaper by over Rs. 2 per litre, diesel by Re 1 since daily revision

Fuel prices vary at locations according to state taxes.

July 3, 2017

Petrol, diesel prices hiked

 Petrol price will be up by Rs.1.39 per litre, while diesel price will go up by Rs.1.04 per litre from Sunday, the Indian Oil Corporation announced on April 15. "The current level of international product prices of Petrol and Diesel and INR-USD exchange rate warrant increase in selling price of petrol and diesel, the impact …

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April 15, 2017

No proposal to reduce taxes on fuel, says govt

Consumers are being hit as the Central government continues to increase prices of petrol and diesel without reducing high excise duties on the fuels. Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, on Friday said, "The government is not considering any proposal to reduce taxes on fuel."  As the price of crude …

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March 10, 2017

Petrol price up by 42 paisa/litre, diesel by Rs.1.03 a litre

Petrol price was hiked by 42 paisa a litre, the fourth increase in 6 weeks, and diesel rate was raised by Rs 1.03 a litre, the second hike in a fortnight. The increase in rates, which were effective from last midnight, are excluding state levies and the actual hike will be higher, the oil companies …

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January 15, 2017