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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Topic: Fuel

Jugaad and Covid pose new threats to India’s diesel consumption

Rise of natural gas & electric vehicles will crimp diesel demand over longer-term, but coronavirus is adding to the pressure by cutting economic activity.

India’s fuel demand from cars to factories is beginning to bounce back

Provisional fuel sales in June climbed within 88% of 2019 levels from less than half in April in the midst of the world’s biggest lockdown, oil ministry said.

As refiners dump fuel, India is running out of space to store petrol, diesel and crude

Refiners in India, the world’s third-biggest oil consumer, have filled 95% of about 85 million barrels of fuel storage capacity.

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.

Air India promises to clear Rs 5,000-crore due, oil companies hold decision to stop fuel

Three state-owned companies had threatened to stop aviation turbine fuel supplies to six major airports over payment delays by Air India.

Air India owes oil companies Rs 5,000 crore for its fuel bills, say officials

IOC, BPCL and HPCL had written to Air India more than a week ago asking for the dues to be cleared, and warning of action if payment wasn't made.

Fuel supply to Air India stopped at 6 airports over pending dues

Air India said flight operation have not been affected after fuel supply was stopped at the Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Mohali, Ranchi, Pune and Patna airports.

Petrol price hikes may annoy you, but cheap oil is not helping climate

Relatively low prices are making consumers less apt to do their share to reduce emissions by buying vehicles that use less fuel – or none at all.

Here are the industries that made India the world’s fastest-growing economy

India's appetite for fuel has expanded up to 7 per cent, but performances in the banking and power sectors have declined. 

Merchant ships to become slower by 2020 to cap sulphur levels

In order to comply with IMO regulations, cargo ships have two options - slow down or bear additional costs

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?