West Asia crisis: India resilient for now, but second-order inflation pain is coming, warns Swaminathan AiyarIndia might weather the West Asia conflict's economic storm if it ends soon, according to Swaminathan Aiyar. While a swift resolution is ex...
17 Apr, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
Donald Trump's new salvo: Indian refiners may have to find new marketsLess than a week after the US announced a 25% tariff on imports from India "plus a penalty", Trump on Monday again raised the issue of Indi...
04 Aug, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
With more oil flooding markets, energy prices likely to come down globally, says Hardeep PuriUnion Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep S Puri anticipates reduced energy prices due to increased global oil production, including...
22 Feb, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
Why India needs micro EVs ?The 2nd car. The small car for the city. The wife's car. The college kid’s car. The urban machine - affordable, efficient, compact, cheerfu...
18 Jun, 2024, 10.05 AM IST
Sri Lankan government renews Lanka IOC's petroleum licence for 20 yearsAccording to officials, the Sri Lankan government has extended for an additional 20 years the petroleum products licence that Lanka IOC, th...
30 Oct, 2023, 03.13 PM IST
Gas Prices in US Today, November 24, 2022: Find the cheapest gas stations near youThis Thursday, look for the most affordable gas stations available in the US. Check out the list below to find out your nearest cheapest ga...
24 Nov, 2022, 07.36 PM IST
Will Hurricane Ian affect prices of food and gas in US?Following the landfall of Hurricane Ian, concerns have been raised whether the cost of essential commodities, and rising gas and oil prices...
29 Sep, 2022, 08.48 PM IST
India supports release of oil from reserves to cool prices: Minister"Government of India (GoI) is closely monitoring global energy markets situation in the backdrop of evolving geopolitical events," Minister...
31 Mar, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
No proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency: FM SitharamanThe government has no proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a reply to th...
29 Nov, 2021, 01.19 PM IST
Drop in petrol, diesel price gap to fuel customers' shift towards petrol, CNG cars: ICRAAccording to an analysis by ICRA, diesel PV's share is expected to decline to 15-18 per cent in 2021-22 from 29 per cent in 2019-20, the ra...
08 Jul, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
View: Higher fuel taxes, fewer subsidies are good policyThe case for zero subsidies and high taxation is that petroleum fuels are mostly imported and emit toxic pollutants and greenhouses gases. ...
05 Jul, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
India looks to store cheap oil in United StatesIndia's plan could be similar to a move by Australia, which last month said it would build up an emergency oil stockpile initially by buyin...
26 May, 2020, 12.41 AM IST
Lockdown, Day 38: India shut for 2 more weeksThe economic toll of the crippling nationwide lockdown has become too glaring to ignore, with auto maker Maruti selling zero units in all o...
01 May, 2020, 10.14 PM IST
- US-Iran showdown over nuclear programme and patchy supplies from Libya add to govt's woes over oil
Higher purchases of diesel by China and the seasonal surge in heating oil demand is making matters worse for the government.
09 Nov, 2011, 03.09 AM IST
- For petrol, Indians shell out the most in the world
At Rs 69.90 average price Indian prices are now comparable to price of petrol in EU. Romania has EU's cheapest petrol at Rs 72.33 per litre.
18 Sep, 2011, 01.10 PM IST
- Petrol in India costlier than US, Pakistan: R P N Singh
Petrol prices in India are costlier than the US but cheaper than European countries, says R P N Singh said today.
23 Aug, 2011, 04.17 PM IST
- Oil prices fall, reaches $70 a barrel
Crude oil futures fell after data showed a rise in US fuel stockpiles and OPEC appeared set to maintain its production targets.
02 Jun, 2006, 09.32 AM IST