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  Modi govt reduces petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2 across country ahead of Lok Sabha polls

  India | March 15, 2024 6:16 IST

  "Despite the biggest oil crisis, Modi's family was not affected due to his visionary and intuitive leadership. Instead of increasing, petrol prices in India decreased by 4.65 per cent in the last two and a half years," Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri hailed the Modi government.

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  Govt ups ethanol rate to boost production as it eyes 20% blending target by 2025

  Business | August 30, 2023 13:48 IST

  Ethanol is an organic compound that is produced from biomass. The reason why ethanol is blended with petrol is that it reduces vehicular emissions.

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  Petrol, diesel prices to go up from April 1 as IOC pumps will now sell BS-VI fuel

  Business | February 28, 2020 13:48 IST

  Earlier this week, the sell-off bound BPCL said it had invested around Rs 7,000 crore for the same. ONGC-run HPCL has not so far disclosed its readiness for BS-VI supplies or its capex on the same.

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  Petrol, diesel prices slashed across metro cities. Check revised rates

  Business | November 01, 2019 12:05 IST

  In the past month, petrol and diesel rates have come down by Rs1.50/litre, giving a slight relief to the consumers.

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  Your petrol pump wala may hold secret to Lok Sabha election win

  India | March 15, 2019 19:04 IST

  The previous Congress-led UPA government had lost elections in 2014 when petrol prices had risen sharply in September 2013 to Rs 83.67. This is almost identical to price trend under the current regime when petrol price shot up to an all-time high level of over Rs 90 a liter in Mumbai in September 2018, just a few months ahead of the general election.

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  31st July News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | July 31, 2016 19:40 IST

  Important news stories

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  Tripura faces massive fuel crisis; petrol sells at Rs 300 per litre, diesel at Rs 150

  India | July 30, 2016 14:37 IST

  The supply of essentials commodities and fuel continues to be hit badly in Tripura due to the damage on the Assam-Tripura National Highway 8. This has now led to Petrol being sold at Rs 300

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  Deisel price hiked by 50 paise per litre

  July 01, 2013 18:40 IST

  New Delhi, July 1: Deisel prices have been raised by 50 paise litre (excluding VAT) from Monday midnight.In a statement issued here, Indian Oil Corporation said that loss on sale of diesel has been steadily