Tag: Petrol prices

Aviation fuel prices for domestic carriers kept unchanged, commercial LPG prices hiked

May 1, 2026 admin

A labour carrying LPG gas cylinders on his back at Ghum Railway Station, in Darjeeling. File | Photo Credit: ANI Oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Friday (May 1, 2026) sharply hiked the price of commercial LPG by ₹993 per cylinder and that of 5-kg free trade LPG by ₹261 per cylinder. Further, the price of…

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Price of premium petrol up ₹2 per litre, government says no impact on common man

March 20, 2026 admin

The government, however, assured that this is limited only to the premium variants and that the prices of the normal grades of petrol and diesel remain unchanged. | Photo Credit: Muthuganesapandy. M In what could be the first sign of cracks due to the fiscal stress brought on by skyrocketing global oil prices, Indian oil-marketing…

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No petrol, diesel price hike likely despite crude oil price surge as elections loom: Moody’s

October 8, 2023 admin

Petrol and diesel prices are unlikely to be increased despite firming raw material costs because of upcoming general elections next year, Moody’s Investors Service said. Three state-owned fuel retailers — Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) — which control roughly 90% of the market, have kept…

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Petrol, diesel sales fall in August as rains ebb demand

August 16, 2023 admin

Petrol sales fell 8 per cent to 1.19 million tonnes in the first fortnight of August 2023, when compared with the same period last year. File photo | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal India’s petrol and diesel consumption fell in the first half of August from the previous month and a year ago, as monsoon rains…

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