Petrol
- Delhi
Taxi assns to march to Parliament against E20 fuel on Aug 4
Delhi: The Delhi Taxi and Tourist Transporters and Tour Operators Association has announced a protest march to Parliament on August 4 against the use of E20 (20 per cent ethanol-blended) petrol. Association…
- India
CIC orders oil ministry arm to disclose petrol, ethanol data
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), the oil ministry’s planning arm, to reveal historical data on petrol production and imports, ethanol procurement…
- India
E-20: IYC protests against ‘ganne ka juice’
New Delhi: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Friday, July 10, staged a protest against the E20 ethanol-blended petrol policy, accusing the Centre of pushing a measure that allegedly harms vehicles and…
- Bangalore
Petrol bunk row over Rs 10 ends in murder in Raichur
Raichur : A dispute over a mere Rs 10 at a petrol bunk near Hanchinal Camp in Raichur taluk escalated into a brutal murder, with police arresting six accused in connection with…
- India
India’s largest private fuel retailer cuts petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi: Nayara Energy, India’s largest private fuel retailer, on Wednesday, July 1, cut petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 a litre across its nationwide network,…
- India
Govt hikes petrol windfall tax, cuts duty on diesel, ATF exports
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday hiked the windfall gains tax on petrol exports, while lowering the levy on diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), for the fortnight beginning July 1. The…
- Hyderabad
Petrol theft from parked bikes worries Ibrahimpatnam residents
Hyderabad: A spate of petrol thefts targeting parked two-wheelers has put residents of Ibrahimpatnam, a suburb in Ranga Reddy district, on edge, with locals demanding tighter night patrolling and faster police action.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Farmers protest fuel sale restrictions at petrol bunk
Bengaluru: Tension prevailed in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur after a group of farmers staged a protest outside a Bharat Petroleum fuel station, alleging that petrol and diesel were being denied to them in plastic…
- India
Gadkari approves 100 pc ethanol fuel to cut fossil fuel imports
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said he has approved the use of 100 per cent ethanol fuel to reduce India’s dependence on imported fossil fuels. The…
- India
India restricts bulk sale of diesel, petrol at retail outlets
New Delhi: The government has restricted industrial, commercial and institutional users from buying petrol and diesel from petrol pumps and instead asked them to source their requirements from bulk sale points, according…
- India
Centre waives excise duty on petrol with up to 30 pc ethanol
New Delhi: The Union government has exempted petrol blended with higher levels of ethanol from excise duty, including fuel variants containing 22 per cent, 25 per cent, 27 per cent and 30…
- India
RTI reveals only Rs 82 of Rs 115 petrol price goes to fuel
Hyderabad: When motorists in Hyderabad pay Rs 115.68 for a litre of petrol, only about Rs 82 of that amount goes towards the fuel itself, while the rest is collected as taxes…
- India
Demand for EVs rises in May as fuel prices go up amid US-Iran war
New Delhi: India’s electric vehicle (EV) market registered an increase in demand during May this year, as higher fuel prices pushed more buyers towards battery-powered alternatives, according to reports by Nomura and…
- Bangalore
Fuel price hike sparks concern among transporters; SIMTA urges Centre to cut toll, VAT
Bengaluru: Rising fuel prices have triggered fresh concerns among transport operators and vehicle owners across the country, with the South India Motor Transport Association (SIMTA) urging the Central Government to provide relief…
- India
When crude oil prices fell, why did petrol, diesel become more expensive: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the Modi government on Tuesday, May 26, over the rising fuel prices and asked why relief was not provided to people when crude oil prices…
