petrol
Government gets tax rich from oil as consumers bear brunt
Oil & Gas
February 26, 2021
Government gets tax rich from oil as consumers bear brunt
Government is all set to walk away with the highest level of excise duty collection from the petroleum sector this…
Mamata rides electric scooter to protest fuel price hike
Sustainability
February 25, 2021
Mamata rides electric scooter to protest fuel price hike
In a unique protest against fuel price hike, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rode pillion on an…
Priyanka Gandhi slams centre on fuel prices
Oil & Gas
February 25, 2021
Priyanka Gandhi slams centre on fuel prices
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the hike in prices…
Petrol nears Rs 91 per litre mark in the national capital
Oil & Gas
February 24, 2021
Petrol nears Rs 91 per litre mark in the national capital
Petrol price neared the Rs 91 per litre mark in the national capital and diesel crossed Rs 81 a litre,…
India should promote clean auto fuel not just electric mobility
Sustainability
February 23, 2021
India should promote clean auto fuel not just electric mobility
Indian Auto LPC Coalition, the industry body of auto LPG stakeholders has urged the government to promote a number of…
Fuel prices rise again after two-day break
Oil & Gas
February 23, 2021
Fuel prices rise again after two-day break
The petrol and diesel prices across the country continued their northward march after two days break taking its retail rates…
Pradhan gives two main reasons behind rising fuel prices
Oil & Gas
February 22, 2021
Pradhan gives two main reasons behind rising fuel prices
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that reduced fuel production and oil-rich nations seeking more profits are…
Modi blames previous govt for not cutting import dependence
Oil & Gas
February 17, 2021
Modi blames previous govt for not cutting import dependence
On a day when petrol crossed the Rs 100 mark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the middle-class would not have…
EVs running at one-tenth cost as petrol prices sky rocket
Sustainability
February 17, 2021
EVs running at one-tenth cost as petrol prices sky rocket
Even as filling-up a full tank of petrol is fast becoming a pipe dream for many, the alternative as well…
Meghalaya government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7
Oil & Gas
February 17, 2021
Meghalaya government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has informed that the prices of petrol and diesel will be reduced by Rs 7…
India is creating a global model of energy justice
Oil & Gas
February 16, 2021
India is creating a global model of energy justice
MoPNG Dharmendra Pradhan said that by balancing accessibility and affordability, India is creating a global model of energy justice and…
Price of LPG gas cylinder hiked by Rs 50
Oil & Gas
February 15, 2021
Price of LPG gas cylinder hiked by Rs 50
The price of liquefied petroleum gas domestic cylinder in Delhi has been increased by Rs 50 per unit, now a…
Pradhan rules out any plans to cut taxes on petrol, diesel
Oil & Gas
February 11, 2021
Pradhan rules out any plans to cut taxes on petrol, diesel
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ruled out any cut in excise duty, for now, to give relief to consumers from the…
Congress calls for Odisha bandh over rising fuel prices
Oil & Gas
February 10, 2021
Congress calls for Odisha bandh over rising fuel prices
The Congress gave a call for a seven-hour Odisha shutdown on February 15 to protest against the rising prices of…
January fuel demand falls as global oil prices rise
Oil & Gas
February 10, 2021
January fuel demand falls as global oil prices rise
India's fuel consumption in January registered its first month-on-month decline in five months, as an uptick in global oil prices…
Meghalaya government to reduce tax on petrol & diesel
Oil & Gas
February 8, 2021
Meghalaya government to reduce tax on petrol & diesel
The Meghalaya government has decided to reduce the tax on petrol and diesel in the state by Rs 2 per…
Switch Delhi campaign launched to promote electric vehicles
Renewable Energy
February 4, 2021
Switch Delhi campaign launched to promote electric vehicles
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the Switch Delhi campaign to promote electric vehicles and appealed to people to buy such…
Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years
Sustainability
January 26, 2021
Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years
Green Tax will soon be imposed on older vehicles in a bid to clean up the environment by phasing out…
Products to cost more due to hike in fuel prices
Oil & Gas
January 9, 2021
Products to cost more due to hike in fuel prices
Rise in the prices of petrol and diesel will have a direct impact on the farmers, prices of agricultural products…
Sonia Gandhi slams govt over fuel price hike
Oil & Gas
January 8, 2021
Sonia Gandhi slams govt over fuel price hike
Congress president Sonia Gandhi attacked the Modi government over the ongoing farmer agitation and the hike in fuel prices and…
Financial assistance to enhance ethanol distillation capacity
Oil & Gas
December 30, 2020
Financial assistance to enhance ethanol distillation capacity
Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister has approved the expansion of interest subvention scheme to…
Deadline 20% ethanol blending with petrol to be advanced
Sustainability
December 22, 2020
Deadline 20% ethanol blending with petrol to be advanced
Government has proposed to advance the deadline for blending 20% ethanol in petrol from the earlier announced 2030.
Subsidy payment push to keep Australian refineries open
Oil & Gas
December 14, 2020
Subsidy payment push to keep Australian refineries open
Australia will bring forward by six months a payment to support the country's three remaining oil refineries to help tide…
Indian Oil refineries output rises to 100%
Oil & Gas
December 11, 2020
Indian Oil refineries output rises to 100%
The crude oil throughput of Indian Oil refineries rose to 100% in November 2020, as consumption of all petroleum products…
Congress demands rollback of hiking petroleum rates
Oil & Gas
December 6, 2020
Congress demands rollback of hiking petroleum rates
Congress criticised the government for hiking oil prices in these difficult times and demanded its immediate rollback and passing of…