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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicDiesel prices

Topic: Diesel prices

Modi govt raises excise duty on petrol & diesel by Rs 3, unlikely to affect final price

The petrol & diesel prices are likely to remain unaffected since the hike comes in the backdrop of a steep fall in international crude oil prices.

India to switch to world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from 1 April to reduce pollution

The new fuel will result in a reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 25 per cent in petrol cars and by 70 per cent in diesel cars.

India has become a diesel exporter as consumption has slumped to lowest in nearly 3 years

Five straight quarters of slowing growth is taking increasing toll on demand, resulting in diesel consumption slumping to lowest since the start of 2017.

Petrol and diesel to get costlier as Modi govt looks to build reserves

India's super rich to be taxed more. Nirmala Sitharaman hikes surcharge on taxable income of over Rs 2 crore.

Finance minister Jaitley announces Rs 2.50 excise duty cut on petrol & diesel prices

Jaitley said the excise duty cut would have an impact of Rs 10,500 crore on central government's tax revenues.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.