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India expects fuel demand to grow 5.5% in the next fiscal year: Govt data

Consumption of aviation fuel would likely increase by nearly 50% to 7.6 million tonnes, compared with the revised estimate of 5.1 million tonnes for the year ending March 2022

Navjot Sidhu promises Rs 2,000 for women homemakers, 8 LPG cylinders

Sidhu's promises virtually outdo those of Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Commercial LPG cylinders hiked by Rs 100; will cost Rs 2,101

The Centre continues to subsidise freight for domestic LPG deliveries in far-flung areas

OMCs hike price of commercial LPG gas cylinder by Rs 100 in Delhi

The national oil marketing companies have increased the price of commercial 19kg LPG cylinder by Rs 100.50, taking the new price to Rs 2,101 in Delhi

Shifting of LPG subsidy burden helps Centre adhere to budgetary allocations

The subsidy will remain within budgeted levels even though the average international price of LPG from April to October 2021 is 52.49% higher than the full-year average of FY21

Ration shops may soon start selling small LPG cylinders, financial products

Move meant to increase financial viability of fair-price shops

LPG price may be hiked next week; petrol, diesel rates up again

LPG rates were last hiked by Rs 15 per cylinder on October 6, taking the total increase in rates since July to Rs 90 per 14.2-kg cylinder

Rich Delhi and Tamil Nadu homes make biggest shift towards electric cooking

CEEW study found that penetration of e-cooking was 10.3% in urban homes, and just 2.7% in rural. Overall, just 5% of households across the country have shifted to this mode of preparing meals

LPG price hiked by Rs 15/cylinder; petrol, diesel at all-time high

Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 15 per cylinder while petrol and diesel rates saw their steepest increase in recent weeks, pushing prices to all-time high levels across the country. Rates of both subsidised and non-subsidised LPG were hiked, taking the total increase in rates since July to Rs 90 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Cooking gas now costs Rs 899.50 per cylinder in Delhi and Mumbai, and Rs 926 in Kolkata, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The government has through periodic increases eliminated subsidies on LPG in most cities. Domestic household kitchens, who are entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rates in a year, and Ujjwala beneficiaries, who got free connections, now pay the market price. A 5-kg LPG cylinder now costs Rs 502. This is the fourth increase in LPG prices since July. Rates were increased by Rs 25.50 per cylinder in July, followed by Rs 25 hike each on August 17 and September 1. Alongside, petrol p

PMUY beneficiaries may continue using around three cylinders a year

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had introduced PMUY as a flagship scheme with an objective to make LPG available to the rural and deprived households

PMUY 2.0 nears 10 mn LPG connections target, 9.5 mn KYCs already in place

2.3 million connections disbursed between August 10 and September 15

Negligible subsidy regime widens doors for pvt firms to expand domestic LPG

Reliance Gas, GoGas, and Aegis Gas could step up

PM Modi launches Ujjwala 2.0 for providing free LPG connections

After the formal launch, the prime minister distributed free gas connections to 10 women virtually.

58 patients evacuated after LPG leakage at Mumbai's hospital; all safe

A total of 58 patients, 20 of them undergoing treatment for coronavirus, were evacuated after LPG leakage was reported at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai's Chinchpokli area

Petrol, diesel prices may soften by month-end as Brent stabilises

But prices may remain uncomfortably high for most consumers

Centre seeks legal opinion to let BPCL sell subsidised LPG after stake sale

Currently, BPCL has more than 8.4 crore domestic LPG customers, including 2.1 crore Ujjwala customers.

LPG customers may get to decide distributor of their choice on refill form

While booking an LPG refill through a mobile app/customer portal using registered login, the customer would be shown the list of delivering distributors along with their performance rating

OMCs pay 73% higher excise duty even as crude oil prices decline

The top four OMCs paid all-time high excise duty of Rs 2.87 trn in FY21, up from Rs 1.66 trn in FY20

Fuel prices ease after record high, LPG to be cheaper by Rs 10 from today

Petrol now costs Rs 90.56 per litre in Delhi and a litre of diesel comes for Rs 80.87. Rates have been reduced across the country and vary from state to state

Next leg of Ujjwala scheme to focus on affordability of LPG: Oil ministry

Oil companies wait to recover around Rs 4,500 cr from existing PMUY beneficiaries