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Freeing petrol pump licensing to enhance competition in fuel retail: ICRA

An expert committee on easing of fuel retailing licensing rules in its report said the requirement of authorisation from the central government to market petrol and diesel should continue

Unfortunate timing

Petrol pump allotments should be made on an ongoing basis

Delhi petrol, CNG pumps to stay shut today over govt refusal to cut VAT

All of them will remain closed for nearly 24 hours in protest from 6 am onwards on October 22 and remain closed till 5 am on October 23

Over 60,000 petrol pumps in India, 45% jump in 6 years

India has recorded 45 per cent jump in the number of petrol pumps in the last six years, possibly the highest growth rate in the world, as public and private sector firms jostled to capture retailing sites. With 60,799 outlets dispensing petrol and diesel at the end of October, India is behind only US and China in number of petrol pumps, data available from Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell of the Oil Ministry. In 2011, the country had 41,947 outlets, of which 2,983 or 7.1 per cent, were owned or operated by private retailers like Reliance Industries and Essar oil. Today, private firms own 5,474, or 9 per cent of the total outlets, with Essar being the leader with 3,980 stations. US and China have around one lakh petrol stations each. Several countries around the globe have seen the number of petrol pumps drop as they moved towards Electric Vehicles (EVs) and alternate forms of energy but they have grown in India, which is the world's fastest growing oil ...

Adityanath govt seals 8 petrol pumps over oil pilferage complaint

A case has been registered against the petrol pump owners

Now, buy LED bulbs, tubelights, ceiling fans at petrol pumps at low rates

Consumer would get LED bulb for Rs 65, tubelight for Rs 230 and ceiling fan at Rs 1,150

UP petrol pumps' owners call off strike after assurance on STF action

Strike caused inconvenience to people, who were seen lining up outside company-owned outlets

UP Petrol pump scam: Beware! You may be made to pay 10% more for petrol

On a tip-off, STF sleuths picked up an electrician who used to instal these chips

STF raids seven petrol pumps cheating consumers using chip

On a tip-off, STF sleuths picked up an electrician who used to instal these chips

'We don't endorse this': No petrol on Sundays gets thumbs down from govt

All India Petroleum Dealers Association has said it is not participating in the closure exercise

Proposal to shut petrol pumps on Sundays gets thumbs down from Oil Ministry

Shutting petrol pump was aimed at conserving fuel, says CIPD

Fuel pumps will stay shut on Sundays in 8 states: 10 key things to know

Eight states will be a part of this move

Sunday off for petrol pumps could invoke ECA, says government

We get to know about this decision by petroleum dealers through media, says Petroleum Ministry

Petrol pumps will remain shut on Sundays in eight states starting May 14

This rule came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to conserve oil in 'Man Ki Baat'

Demonetisation: Petrol pumps get I-T notice in Bengal for spike in deposits

The notices have been sent to find out if the sales figures correspond to the deposits made

Oppn criticises surcharge on card payment at petrol pumps

Banks have also introduced levies on more than four ATM withdrawals, SP's Naresh Agrawal said

Midnight truce: Petrol pumps to accept debit and credit cards till Jan 13

Four banks had said that they would levy a charge on card usage

Cards won't be accepted at Tamil Nadu petrol pumps from Monday

Dealers are protesting against 1% levy plus taxes on all transactions made through plastic money