Reliance Industries shares drop 5%, wipe off Rs 88,000 cr from market value as govt reimposes windfall tax on fuel exportsReliance Industries shares fell, wiping out more than ₹82,000 crore in market value after the government reinstated windfall taxes on diese...
27 Mar, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
LPG consumption slumps 17% in March on war-related shortagesCooking gas LPG use in India dropped significantly in the first half of March. Supply disruptions from West Asia caused this steep decline....
17 Mar, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
IndiGo mass flight cancellations dent ATF sales by 4.1% in DecemberIndiGo's flight cancellations in early December caused a dip in aviation turbine fuel sales. This trend contrasts with the consistent rise ...
16 Dec, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
Long drives or home stays? Festive season drives petrol sales but diesel consumption lagsIndia's petrol sales reached a five-month peak in October, driven by increased travel during the festive season. Diesel consumption, howeve...
02 Nov, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Petrol sales rebound on festival season, diesel demand continues to dropIndia's petrol consumption increased by 7.3 per cent in October due to festive season demand. However, diesel sales decreased by 3.3 per ce...
01 Nov, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Extreme heat melts diesel demand, sales drop 4% in JuneIn June, India's diesel demand fell due to extreme heat reducing travel, continuing a declining trend despite typically high election seaso...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
Electioneering at its peak but diesel sales slide, petrol almost flatIndia's diesel sales dropped in early May, while petrol consumption remained steady despite peak election campaigns, according to state-own...
17 May, 2024, 12.44 AM IST
Petrol sales up 7%, diesel declines 9.5% in AprilIn the first half of April, India's petrol consumption surged by 7%, reaching 1.22 million tonnes, compared to 1.14 million tonnes during t...
16 Apr, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
Petrol, diesel sales drop as winter sets inThe decrease in petrol and diesel sales in India during December can be attributed to the onset of winter, which led to a decline in air-co...
01 Jan, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
Demand for diesel drops 2.9%, petrol sales rise 0.4% in AugIn August, the consumption of diesel decreased by 2.9% compared to the previous year, while petrol consumption increased by 0.4%, according...
02 Sep, 2023, 12.45 AM IST
Reliance cuts crude processing at Jamnagar SEZ refinery by 24 per centRefiners started to cut down on crude processing only in the latter half of March after travel restrictions first imposed by states followe...
23 Apr, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
Petrol, diesel demand slumps 66 pc in April; ATF down 90 pc as coronavirus eviscerates demandIndia had consumed 2.4 million tonnes of petrol and 7.3 million tonnes of diesel in April 2019. As much as 6,45,000 tonnes of ATF was used ...
09 Apr, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
India's fuel consumption falls 18% as coronavirus eviscerates energy demandIndia's petroleum product consumption fell 17.79 per cent to 16.08 million tonnes in March as diesel, petrol and aviation turbine fuel (ATF...
09 Apr, 2020, 01.58 PM IST
Auto, factory slowdown to hit oil cos’ earnings growthSales of both auto and industrial fuels rose 0.04 per cent in May to 18.61 million tons.
20 Jun, 2019, 09.28 AM IST
India's fuel demand up 4.4% in AprilIndia's fuel demand rose 4.4 per cent in April on the back of a surge in auto fuel and cooking gas (LPG) consumption.
14 May, 2018, 03.49 PM IST
- India's petroleum consumption slows down in November 2012
India's petroleum consumption, which was on a rampant growth, slowed down suddenly in November 2012 as the all product consumption was flat...
04 Jan, 2013, 05.43 PM IST
- Oil consumption up 7.78% in August
The country's oil consumption rose 7.78% in August from a year earlier as deficient monsoon rain and power crisis pushed diesel demand.
21 Sep, 2012, 07.38 PM IST