Fuel
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Petrol pump operators seek financial support as losses mount on falling fuel sales
Business | Apr 10, 2020, 05:30 PM ISTWith coronavirus eviscerating demand, petrol pump operators on Friday said per pump sales have fallen to less than one-tenth, leading to heavy losses in establishment and employee cost.
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IOC becomes 1st company to begin supply of BS-VI fuel across country
Business | Mar 22, 2020, 11:23 AM ISTIndian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's biggest oil firm, has begun the supply of the world's cleanest petrol and diesel across the country with all its 28,000 petrol pumps dispensing ultra-low sulphur fuel a good two weeks before the April 1 deadline. "We have successfully rolled out the supply of BS-VI grade fuel across the country," IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh said.
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Fuel prices further reduced post Budget
Business | Feb 02, 2020, 10:39 PM ISTA day after the Budget, petrol and diesel prices were further cut on Sunday as international crude oil markets got hammered due to slump in demand because of coronavirus scare in China.
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Aviation experts puzzled after airliner dumps fuel over Los Angeles
World | Jan 16, 2020, 11:26 AM ISTSome aviation experts said Wednesday that they were puzzled after the crew of a commercial airliner decided to dump fuel at low altitude during an emergency landing, causing vapor to fall on schoolyards and neighborhoods east of Los Angeles International Airport.
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OMCs got 5,605 complaints on adulterated fuel in past 5 yrs
India | Nov 25, 2019, 05:29 PM ISTIn a response to a question from TMC MP Pratima Mondal on fuel adulteration, Pradhan said that in established cases of adulteration of petrol or diesel, OMCs have terminated 72 dealerships during the past five years.
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Dirty fuel-based industries in Delhi, its suburbs to remain shut till Nov 13
India | Nov 11, 2019, 08:54 PM ISTThe Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority also extended the ban on hot-mix plants and stone-crushers in Delhi-NCR till Wednesday morning
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Ambulance runs out of fuel, pregnant woman dies on way to hospital
India | Oct 06, 2019, 08:41 AM ISTThe 23-year-old tribal woman who was in an advanced stage of pregnancy was admitted to a government hospital in Bangiriposi.
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Cabinet hikes ethanol procurement price for fuel blending, rates effective from December
Business | Sep 03, 2019, 03:24 PM ISTThe Union Cabinet on Tuesday hiked the price of ethanol procured by public sector oil marketing companies for one year starting December.
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Reliance to sell stakes for Rs 1.15 lakh cr to become zero-debt firm in 18 months: Mukesh Ambani
Business | Aug 12, 2019, 03:02 PM ISTRichest Indian Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced plans to sell stakes in his flagship Reliance Industries' oil and chemical business to Saudi oil giant Aramco and in fuel retail network to BP plc of UK for a combined Rs 1.15 lakh crore as he looked to make his company a zero-net debt firm in 18 months.
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Cheaper fuel cost eases India's June WPI to 2.02%
Business | Jul 15, 2019, 01:47 PM ISTOn a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data furnished by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed a decelerating trend as inflation had risen to 5.68 per cent during the corresponding period of 2018.
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Delhi fuel pump strike | Petrol and diesel must be included in GST: Arvind Kejriwal
National | Oct 22, 2018, 02:13 PM ISTIn comparison to Delhi, fuel rates in bordering states like Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are cheaper, he said.
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Natural gas price hike 'fuel loot': Congress
National | Oct 01, 2018, 04:07 PM ISTOn Friday, the government had announced a 10 per cent hike in the price of domestic natural gas, that will in turn increase price of CNG, and production cost of electricity and urea.
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Scientists develop fuel from water via semi-artificial photosynthesis
Sep 04, 2018, 03:47 PM ISTResearchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK used semi-artificial photosynthesis to explore new ways to produce and store solar energy.
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Petrol, diesel being smuggled from Nepal into Bihar, sold at lower prices
News | May 31, 2018, 10:46 AM ISTIn IndiaTV's exclusive report, it was revealed that the smugglers purchase fuel from Nepal at Rs 65 and sell it at Rs 80 in Bihar, Rs 5 cheaper than the market rate on the Indian side of the border.
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Petrol price cut by 7 paise, diesel by 5 paise per litre
News | May 31, 2018, 07:39 AM ISTPetrol price cut by 7 paise, diesel by 5 paise per litre
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BS-VI grade fuel to be available in Delhi from April 1, govt tells SC
Business | Feb 21, 2018, 09:40 PM ISTEarlier, the government had said BS-VI grade fuel would be available in Delhi from April 1, 2020.
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Gujarat becomes first state to slash VAT on petrol, diesel; cuts taxes by 4 per cent
Business | Oct 10, 2017, 11:02 AM ISTGujarat government today announced 4 per cent cut in the VAT on petrol and diesel.
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Breakthrough! New artificial leaf will never let the world run out of fuel
World | Jul 29, 2016, 09:15 PM ISTLaced with every possibility to be a game-changer, “artificial leaves” have been developed by scientists that can resolve the long-pending problem of lower availability of fuel. These “artificial leaves”, packed with solar cel
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Maruti Suzuki to recall 75419 Baleno cars and 1961 DZire cars
May 27, 2016, 01:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India is recalling 75,419 units of its premium hatchback Baleno to fix faulty airbag component and fuel filter. It is also calling back 1,961 units if its compact sedan DZire
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PM Modi pushes exports, ethanol fuel to lift sugar economy
Aug 02, 2015, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for higher ethanol content in petrol and a concerted effort to push exports in a bid to lower the current sugar surplus and protect the