His kerosene stove pump broke and he went hungry, then this UP mechanic invented a pumpless stoveUttar Pradesh mechanic Sameerul Hasan Liyaqati, popularly known as “Lalla Mistri”, developed a pumpless kerosene stove after a broken air p...
16 Sep, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Jalgaon man built a cheaper-than-LPG smokeless kerosene stove that generated 8 hours of flame from 2 litres that cost just Rs 15 per hourSarfuddin Kazi, a machinist from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, developed a kerogas stove after studying the working of a petromax and looking for a...
15 Sep, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Farmer noticed one unusual rice plant, selected its seeds for years and developed a paddy variety yielding 8,000 kg per hectareFarmer Indrasan Singh of Inderpuri from Uttarakhand developed a paddy variety after noticing one plant that differed from the rest in a cro...
10 Sep, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Kerosene subsidy removed via small price hikes over 4 yearsKerosene prices fell by 23 paise a litre this month, the first fall since July 2016 when oil companies started raising prices by 25 paise a...
13 Mar, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
Kerosene price hike a positive signal, will ease fiscal subsidy burden by Rs 11.9 bn: NomuraThe current under-recovery in kerosene is Rs 13.1 per litre, of which the government subsidises Rs 12 per litre with the rest borne by upst...
14 Jul, 2016, 02.32 PM IST
Oil companies get nod to increase kerosene price by 25 paise every month till April 2017Kerosene and LPG are sold well below their cost of production. Currently, under-recoveries on kerosene and LPG are Rs 13.1 a litre and Rs 1...
13 Jul, 2016, 12.42 AM IST
Kerosene rates to rise 17 paise a litreCommission paid to wholesale dealers, who are given licence under Form XV, has been raised from Rs 536.09 per kilolitre (KL) to Rs 714.18 p...
10 Feb, 2016, 01.59 PM IST
No hike in LPG, kerosene prices: Dharmendra Pradhan, Petroleum MinisterThe minister expressed the hope that there would be no "oil shock" in the future as the "rupee was appreciating under the leadership of Mod...
20 Jul, 2014, 10.38 PM IST
No plans to raise LPG, kerosene prices: GovernmentThe BJP had said the government would not raise prices of kitchen fuels no matter how much pressure is brought on the government.
05 Jul, 2014, 01.09 PM IST
Hike in petrol, diesel prices likely after FridayAn increase in petrol, diesel, LPG and kerosene prices looks "imminent" after the Finance Ministry said it has no money to provide for fuel...
04 Sep, 2012, 06.09 PM IST
- Cabinet committee may look at hiking diesel, LPG and kerosene prices: S Jaipal Reddy
A cabinet committee may consider raising the prices of diesel, LPG and kerosene, S Jaipal Reddy indicated today.
01 Aug, 2012, 08.14 PM IST
- End fuel price distortions
It makes no sense to keep kerosene prices unrevised for years: there is scope to revise its price in line with the growth of agricultural o...
27 Jan, 2011, 06.51 AM IST
- More kerosene price hikes likely in future: Kaushik Basu
The current subsidy of about 60 per cent on kerosene, the poor man's cooking medium, will come down over time as it stands to cause distort...
27 Jun, 2010, 02.12 PM IST
- Government will gradually increase LPG and kerosene prices: Deven Choksey
Deven Choksey, MD, KR Choksey Securities in an interview with ET Now talks about LPG and kerosene prices.
25 Jun, 2010, 04.43 PM IST
- No hike in LPG, kerosene prices: Deora
Petroleum minister Murli Deora has ruled out any immediate increase in LPG (cooking gas) and kerosene prices, saying the government was com...
02 Feb, 2006, 02.18 PM IST
- 'No hike in LPG, kerosene prices'
Domestic cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene prices will not be raised in the immediate future.
19 Jan, 2006, 02.30 PM IST
- Partial rollback in LPG, kerosene prices imminent
NEW DELHI: A partial rollback in cooking gas and kerosene price hikes looks imminent. The demand for scaling down the price increases has b...
09 Mar, 2002, 01.18 AM IST