Page 52 - Fuel Prices

Rising fuel prices: I'm not suffering as a minister, says Athawale

"The price of fuel can be reduced if the states cut the tax on it," Athawale said

Petrol price nears Rs 90/litre-mark in Mumbai, Rs 82/litre-mark in Delhi

Petrol in New Delhi is being sold 28 paise higher at Rs. 81.91 per litre, and diesel at Rs. 73.72 per litre after a hike of 18 paise

Fuel hike continues: Petrol nears Rs 90/litre in Mumbai, Rs 83 in Delhi

The surge in fuel prices has affected people in Mumbai the most, with petrol retailing at Rs 89.54 per litre and diesel at Rs 78.42 per litre

Petrol price hiked again after a day's respite. Check today's rates here

The fuel prices have been witnessing a steep rise since the past few weeks but were unchanged on Wednesday

Indians turn AC off, switch to cycle as they try to cope with fuel prices

States like Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal this week cut taxes on fuel to reduce the burden, but the central government has so far not done so.

Good times, bad questions

When a slew of questions on fuel price hike by the government was raised at a Cabinet briefing earlier this week, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad chided reporters, telling them to ask "better" questions when the economy was "booming"."The Indian economy is booming, and you do not have any questions on that," he asked. "You seem to be concerned only with fuel price hike." The economy grew at 7.9 per cent in the March quarter of 2015-16 and the government achieved the fiscal deficit target of 3.9 per cent of gross domestic product in FY16, although private investment remained sluggish and doubts loom over the quality of data.

Kerosene, LPG prices to be raised every month

The phased increase of prices is being done to sell the fuel at international prices

Petrol, diesel prices to be revised daily in 5 cities from May 1: Sources

State refiners currently revise fuel prices every fortnight

Govt rules out cutting taxes on petrol, diesel

State-owned OMCs dumped the 15-year old practice of revising rates on 1st and 16th of every month

Fuel prices may come down by Diwali, says Petroleum Minister Pradhan

The comments come amid criticism by opposition parties

Delhi HC asks Centre to treat PIL on daily fuel pricing as representation

The petitioner wanted the present mechanism of daily fixation of fuel prices to be held unconstitutional

Why retail fuel prices have not moved in sync with crude oil rate changes

The disparity between movements in the Indian crude oil basket and retail petrol and diesel prices explained in charts

Jet fuel price up 6%; may lead to hike in airfares

Cooking gas price was hiked by Rs 1.50 a cylinder in line with the govt's decision to raise rates every month to eliminate subsidies by March

High prices reignite demand for aviation turbine fuel under GST

With excise tax, ATF in India is one of the costliest in the world

Petrol, diesel prices unchanged: Check today's rates in Delhi, Mumbai

Petrol and diesel prices have been witnessing a steep rise since the past few weeks

5 northern states to fix uniform tax rate on fuel amid rising petrol prices

Northern states also agreed to bring uniformity in taxes on liquor and registration of vehicles and transport permit

Crude shock: Petrol, diesel prices hiked again today after a month's relief

In the national capital, petrol was sold at Rs 75.71 per litre, up from Rs 75.55 on Wednesday

Why are fuel prices in India high even though crude oil prices are lower?

Excise duty and additional taxes are estimated to fetch the government about Rs 2.5 trillion in the year ending March 2019

Petrol prices at all time high; high diesel prices hurt garment industry

The sudden hike in prices of diesel and petrol, along with a rise in crude oil prices, was due to the ongoing supply cut of oil by the OPEC

As fuel prices touch over four-year highs, Chidambaram attacks govt

The BJP-led government had raised excise duty nine times between November 2014 and January 2016 to shore up finances as global oil prices fell