Articles about Petrol Diesel Prices

Continuing the race upwards, fuel prices have seen a hike for the third consecutive day.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today blamed the NDA government for the rise in petrol and diesel prices, saying it was happening due to excessive taxes.

Petrol and diesel prices in the country touched their highest levels today mainly due to dramatic fall in the Rupee and a sharp rise in crude oil rates.

Over the past few months, petrol and diesel prices have consistently soared and, on Monday, prices touched a new high.

Diesel prices today hit a record high of Rs. 69.46/liter while petrol inched towards Rs. 78/liter mark after a fall in Rupee made imports costlier.

The Center and the petroleum industry favor inclusion of petroleum products in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) but the GST Council will take a final call on it, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today.

Petrol and diesel prices were today hiked for the first time in more than a month on the back of rising international rates and weakening rupee.

You may soon have to pay both Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied by the Central government and Value Added Tax (VAT) levied by state governments on the purchase of petrol and diesel, as the government is considering to include fuel under a combination of GST and VAT.

About 90L trucks are expected to go off the roads in India today as owners and operators began an indefinite strike, said Channa Reddy, president of the All India Confederation of Goods Vehicle Owners' Associations.

After facing massive flak on the rising fuel prices, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has recently claimed that the Centre is working for a 'long-term' fix.

Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani said states should bring fuel prices under GST framework to curtail exorbitant rates of petrol and diesel.

While petrol and diesel prices witnessed negligible price-cut, the cost of LPG cylinder shot up drastically on Friday.

After two weeks of fuel prices rising every day, hope is on the anvil. The Center is planning to reduce prices by Rs. 4-5 through a multi-pronged strategy, HT reports.

Fuel prices are on an unobstructed ascent as petrol and diesel prices climbed again, for the 16th day in a row.

Just as the 'Fitness Challenge', where popular personalities passed the baton to each other to promote health, gained momentum on social media, Congress President Rahul Gandhi gave another dare to PM Narendra Modi.

Even as petrol/diesel prices increased for the 10th day, the government again assured relief, with Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad batting for a "long-term" solution instead of an "ad hoc measure."

The soaring prices of petrol and diesel across India have troubled citizens.

The Center is facing flak from all sides even as fuel prices, which have been rising continuously since the Karnataka elections, touched new highs.

Another day, another hike - petrol and diesel prices have now risen for the fifth consecutive day.

On Tuesday, petrol prices in the national capital touched Rs. 74.95 per litre. Notably, the petrol prices had hit Rs. 76.06 per litre in September 2013.

Petrol price in Delhi touched a new high today at Rs. 74.08 per liter, the highest in almost five years.

Ever since Salman Khan was convicted of hunting two blackbucks in 1998, everyone in India is talking about his past, present, and future.

The Central government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that the supply of Bharat Stage VI auto fuels to retail outlets in Delhi will be made available from April 1.

Petrol prices in Mumbai crossed the Rs. 80 mark yesterday for the first time since August'14.

Petrol prices in Delhi touched a three-year high yesterday, with every liter costing Rs. 71.56. The previous record was Rs. 73.60 in July'14.

FM Arun Jaitley announced that the government is prepared to bring petroleum products like petrol, diesel and LPG under the ambit of the goods and services tax (GST). They are now waiting for states' consensus to go ahead.

Petrol and diesel are set to get cheaper in Gujarat after a 4% cut in VAT. Till now, the state government had been levying a 24% VAT on both.

On October 13, about 54,000 petrol pumps across India will go on a 24-hour strike to push for various demands.

The Centre reduced the Basic Excise Duty rate on petrol and diesel by Rs. 2/litre. The new prices will be effective from 4 October.

October's LPG and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price revision saw both products getting costlier.

In the last few months, prices of petrol and diesel have been consistently rising across all major cities.

Bureaucrat-turned politician and Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons created a controversy when he made a statement that those who can buy vehicles can afford to pay the increased fuel prices.

Petrol and diesel prices touched a three-year high this week. On September 11, Delhi residents paid Rs. 70.38/L for petrol; the last time price touched such heights was September'14.

Can you believe you spend at least one-and-a-half times more fuel per kilometer while you're traveling in and around Delhi?

With the abolition of entry tax in Karnataka and the implementation of GST from July 1, both diesel and petrol prices dropped by almost Rs. 3/litre. Diesel in Karnataka is now the cheapest in South India.

Earlier state-owned oil companies revised fuel prices on 1st and 16th of every month, therefore, consumers didn't get the immediate benefit of any decline in international oil prices.

Bengalureans have a new doorstep service: they can now have diesel delivered at home with just a phone call or online booking.

Starting June 16, state-run oil marketing companies including Indian Oil would start daily revision of prices of petrol and diesel in the entire country, reported ANI.

As the world makes advancements in technology, one significant change may be on its way - the price of petrol plummeting to Rs. 30 per liter or even less.

The price of petrol has spiked by 83% in Pyongyang, according to expert group NK News.