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TopicDiesel prices

Topic: Diesel prices

Fuel costs same since June 2022, govt tells Parliament. But oil prices have fallen by 1/3rd since then

In Lok Sabha, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri says fuel prices set by oil marketing companies. But price of India's crude import basket has dipped by 32% in last one year.

Reliance sells diesel at cheaper rates than state retailers, petrol pump dealers say

The retail fuel joint venture of Reliance and BP is selling diesel at about 1 rupee a litre lower than that of state-run Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum.

How fuel prices become mysteriously stable just before elections. Here’s data since 2020

In recent years, fuel prices have been kept static for weeks before assembly polls, only to be changed soon after. However, there's no clarity over who's deciding the prices.

Reliance is stepping in to supply diesel-starved Europe as Ukraine war boosts Jamnagar facility

RIL’s Jamnagar facility is lifting crude processing & deferring planned maintenance to take advantage of surging diesel demand. It’s already sending shipments to Europe.

Critics of Modi speech should know 100 cr Covid vaccination isn’t too different from polio campaign

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

From 58% to 17% market share: Why Indians don’t like diesel cars anymore

When diesel was Rs 20-25/litre cheaper than petrol in 2012-13, cars running on it accounted for 58% of the market. Now, people buy less polluting options, and experts welcome it.

77% Indians want petrol & diesel to come under GST, survey finds

The survey comes ahead of the GST Council meeting Friday, which is likely to discuss bringing petrol, diesel and other petroleum products under the GST ambit.

High petrol, diesel prices have almost never lowered consumption, 20-yr data analysis shows

ThePrint looked at prices and consumption data of petrol and diesel between 1999-20 and 2019-20 and didn't find any discernible pattern.

7-year record: UPA raised petrol, diesel prices more than BJP, but global story was different

With the price rise becoming a political issue again, here’s a look at how fuel prices have charted the course over the last 17 years.

How soaring petrol, diesel prices pose threat to India’s recovery and inflation

Higher fuel prices are hitting the country’s middle class, the engine that’s driven India’s economic and oil demand growth in recent times.

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The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.