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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.