China's April producer inflation at 45-month peak on energy price shockChina's producer prices surged 2.8% year-on-year in April, reaching a 45-month high driven by gains in commodity sectors like non-ferrous m...
11 May, 2026, 07.40 AM IST
Decontrol oil prices and replace cross-subsidies with targeted DBTs for needy householdsDuring recent global crude price volatility linked to West Asia tensions, retail fuel prices in India remained largely unchanged, unlike in...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Iran war: IOC, BPCL, HPCL may have lost Rs 6/litre on diesel in Q4State-run oil companies Indian Oil, BPCL, and HPCL incurred substantial losses on diesel sales in the fourth quarter. Petrol margins also s...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
Delhi rain artificial or natural and why are social media posts linking it to Microsoft's Bill Gates? Here's what we knowArtificial rain in Delhi: Multiple claims are going viral on social media that the rain in Delhi is artificial and Microsoft co-founder Bil...
21 Mar, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
BJP-ruled states sending diesel buses to Delhi to aggravate pollution problem: RaiDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai accused BJP-ruled neighboring states of worsening the capital's pollution by sending BS IV diesel buse...
16 Nov, 2024, 08.58 PM IST
Oil PSUs take a hit as global prices rise but local rates frozenIndia's state-run refiners price their products in line with international prices, which broadly follow the global demand-supply situation ...
02 Oct, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
Proposing changes to make electric buses more viable: GadkariThe centre is evaluating options to make electric buses lucrative for bus makers and state transport utilities (STUs) said Minister for Roa...
24 May, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
Diesel price hike may result in no immediate impact on truck rentals, says IFTRTAccording to data compiled by IFTRT, truck rentals had remained firm during November 2021 despite a softening of diesel prices during the m...
23 Mar, 2022, 02.31 PM IST
Quiet burial by state OMCs to daily price revisionsIn one instance in June-August, price of diesel was static for 13 straight days, and that of petrol for 8 days.
10 Sep, 2019, 07.54 AM IST
Siemens to provide IGBT technology for Indian RailwaysThe main benefit of IGBT is that it reduces the requirement for current, minimising heat and traction noise while also making the accelerat...
17 Jul, 2017, 06.19 PM IST
Volkswagen puts 10-million-euro cap on executive pay after dieselgate"This reduces the maximum remuneration theoretically possible by up to 40 percent compared with the previous system," the company said.
24 Feb, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
Hike in petrol, diesel prices put off by oil companies including IOC, BPCL, HPCLA Re 1 per litre hike in petrol and Rs 2.28 a litre increase in diesel prices has been put off by state-owned oil companies apparently beca...
16 Sep, 2015, 01.41 PM IST
Government allows direct sale of bio-diesel by manufacturersOnly state-owned oil firms and only those private firms investing Rs 2,000 crore in oil infrastructure were allowed to retail petrol and di...
17 Jan, 2015, 04.43 AM IST
India’s sham fuel pricing regime boosts subsidiesThe high international crude price, around $110 per barrel, coupled with a weaker rupee, is amplifying India’s current account deficit.
08 Oct, 2013, 11.59 AM IST
Budget 2013: M Veerappa Moily asks FM to appoint expert committee on fuel pricingThe Finance Ministry has informed the Petroleum Ministry that auto fuels need to be priced at a rate at which it can be exported.
27 Feb, 2013, 11.59 AM IST
- Decontrol oil prices
FM has left the oil min little option other than to decontrol prices.
01 Mar, 2010, 04.41 AM IST
- Metros, SUVs may have to shell out more for fuel
BK Chaturvedi Committee has suggested a price hike of Rs 2.5/litre for petrol and Rs 0.75/litre for diesel every month. Tips to tackle fuel...
11 Aug, 2008, 03.10 PM IST