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OPEC cuts India’s 2026 oil demand growth forecast to 40,000 barrels per day

October 13, 2026 admin

OPEC trims oil demand growth forecast for 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has lowered its forecast for India’s oil demand growth in 2026 to 40,000 barrels per day (b/d), from 60,000 b/d projected in its September report. On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, India’s oil demand is expected…

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Ban on registration of petrol, diesel, CNG smaller light goods vehicles in Delhi from January 1, 2027

August 19, 2026 admin

The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Wednesday announced a phased ban on the registration of new petrol, diesel and CNG light goods vehicles (LGVs) in Delhi and the wider National Capital Region (NCR) from next year. According to its order, the CAQM has prohibited the registration…

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Fuel price hike amid West Asia crisis comes as a bolt from the blue

May 15, 2026 admin

The increase in petrol and diesel prices drew flak from people across the State as they wished that the West Asia war would not impact them in any way, but it eventually did in no small measure. In a conversation with The Hindu, Nadendla Manohar, Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, called the ₹3-a-litre…

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PM Modi urges citizens to cut fuel use, avoid foreign travel

May 10, 2026 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Amid elevated global crude oil prices and an energy crisis triggered by the U.S.-Iran war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (May 10, 2026) called for a collective participation to help the country…

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Petrol, diesel, and domestic LPG supply in the State remains normal, says Haryana Civil Supplies Minister

March 14, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: J. Allen Egenuse Haryana Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, Rajesh Nagar, on Friday (March 13, 2026), said that the supply of petrol, diesel, and domestic LPG in the State remained normal, just as it was before, adding that strict action…

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Petrol, diesel sales fall ahead of start of festive season

October 16, 2023 admin

Petrol sales dropped to 1.17 million tonnes during the first half of October from 1.29 million tonnes a year earlier. | Photo Credit: Manvender Vashist Petrol and diesel sales fell in the first half of October ahead of the start of the festival season that is expected to boost consumption, preliminary data of state-owned firms…

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Petrol, diesel sales fall as monsoon ebbs demand

July 17, 2023 admin

Representational file image | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K India’s petrol and diesel consumption fell in the first half of July as fury of monsoon flipped travel plans and reduced the demand in the agricultural sector, preliminary industry data showed. Demand for diesel, the most consumed fuel in the country accounting for about two-fifths of…

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