Page 35 - Fuel Prices

Excise duty collection jumps 48% this fiscal on record hike in fuel taxes

While the pandemic pummelled tax collection across the board, excise duty mop-up jumped 48 per cent in the current fiscal on the back of a record increase in taxes on petrol and diesel

Rahul Gandhi seeks public support for campaign in favour of farmers

Asking people to join the farmers' "satyagraha" against the Modi government, Rahul Gandhi spoke out in support of the ongoing protests and against rising fuel prices in the country

Petrol, diesel rise 25p/ltr on second consecutive day, reach new highs

Petrol and diesel prices rose sharply by 25 paisa per litre on Thursday, second consecutive day

Petrol touches new high of Rs 84.45 in Delhi, crosses Rs 91-mark in Mumbai

Petrol price on Wednesday touched a new high of Rs 84.45 per litre in the national capital after state-owned fuel retailers hiked prices after a five-day hiatus

Budget Byte: How far will fuel excise duty help govt's fiscal plans?

Though high priced than before, petrol and diesel consumption came back to pre-Covid levels in recent months

Covid-19 and winter push cooking gas consumption above petrol in India

While LPG use rose as more people cooked at home due to tighter coronavirus restrictions, India's full-year consumption of fuel never fully recovered

Fuel price rise paused after taking petrol rates to record high level

A day after taking petrol prices to all-time high levels in Delhi, oil marketing companies decided to keep fuel prices unchanged on Friday

Petrol price soars past Rs 84 a litre in Delhi, an all-time high

In Mumbai, petrol was sold at Rs 90.83 a litre and diesel for Rs 81.07 a litre.

Petrol, diesel prices remain unchanged for 23rd consecutive day

Petrol and diesel prices across the four metropolitan cities continued to remain static on Wednesday

No change in petrol and diesel prices for 16th consecutive day

Oil marketing companies kept the retail prices of petrol and diesel static on Wednesday

Fuel prices steady across metros for 13th day, petrol at Rs 83.71 per litre

Diesel prices too were same as the previous levels. In Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, diesel was sold for Rs 73.87, Rs 80.51, Rs 79.21 and Rs 77.44 per litre, respectively, all unchanged levels

November WPI inflation at nine-month high even as food prices moderate

Onion, which bore the brunt of rising inflation rate in recent months, saw deflation or fall in prices in November at 7.58%

Oil marketing companies continue to hold petrol and diesel price hike

The rise in crude oil prices may dent marketing margins if not passed on, however, some say OMCs may have a cushion to absorb

Fuel demand climbs for 3rd straight month in November over renewed activity

Diesel consumption, a key parameter linked to economic growth and which accounts for about 40% of overall refined fuel sales in India, edged up 0.6% month-on-month

Falling value, e-commerce boom leads to converting jets to freighters

Aviation analytics firm Cirium expects the number of P2F conversions globally will rise by 36% to 90 planes in 2021, and to 109 planes in 2022

Petrol prices on upswing, set to breach all-time high across India

Auto fuel prices are on the upswing in India with the pump price of petrol set to breach all-time high levels next week

Petrol prices on upswing, poised to breach all-time high in Delhi

The current price of petrol in Delhi is nearly 60 paise short of breaching the all- time high of Rs 84 per litre recorded in October 2018

Petrol price hits 2-year high of Rs 83 a litre in Delhi, diesel at 73.32

Petrol price breached the Rs 83-a-litre mark in Delhi for the first time in more than two years after a rally in international oil prices forced a 13th increase in rates in a fortnight

Indraprastha Gas may hike prices marginally to make up for rise in cost

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board recently notified access codes for new city gas distributors, a move that is expected to simplify tariffs and attract investment in the sector

Petrol price rises again to cross Rs 82-mark, diesel above Rs 72 a litre

In nine days, petrol price has gone up by Rs 1.07 per litre and diesel rate has risen by Rs 1.67.