Pakistan: Market timings revised in Islamabad amid austerity driveIslamabad businesses are required to close by 8 pm from Monday. This is part of the government's austerity measures to conserve energy. Res...
01 Jun, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
India may soon let consumers choose ethanol-blended petrol based on their cars: ReportConsumers will soon have more choices at petrol pumps across India. New ethanol-blended petrol variants like E20, E22, E25, and E30 will be...
28 May, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
'Fuel scarcity' hits livelihood in Odisha, govt assures people of situation normalisation by MondayOdisha faces fuel scarcity, impacting daily wage earners and transport operators. The state government attributes the situation to panic bu...
17 May, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
Rising energy bills: How EVs, rooftop solar, induction cooking can protect your household budget and how much they actually costFuel prices are volatile, electricity tariffs are rising, and your LPG cylinder is at the mercy of global events. Here’s how switching to a...
11 May, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
India ramps up raids to curb hoarding as LPG supply steadies amid West Asia tensionsHighlighting enforcement measures to curb hoarding and black marketing, the ministry said, "more than 1900 raids were conducted across the ...
03 May, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Fuel crisis grips Bangladesh amid West Asia conflictBangladesh faces a severe fuel crisis. Long queues and chaos mark fuel stations as supply falls short of demand. Petrol pump owners are con...
24 Mar, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
Delhi HC seeks state government, CAQM response on fuel ban penalty to petrol pumpsThe Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government and CAQM to respond to a petition by the Delhi Petrol Dealers Association, challengi...
02 Jul, 2025, 08.43 PM IST
Delhi petrol pump owners seek protection as policy to ban fuel for end-of-life vehicles comes into effect from July 1Delhi petrol pump owners have requested police or civil defence personnel deployment as the July 1st deadline approaches for barring fuel t...
25 Jun, 2025, 03.23 PM IST
Petrol pump toilets not for general public use: Kerala HCThe Kerala High Court has ruled that petrol pump toilets are exclusively for customer use, not for the general public. This decision came a...
18 Jun, 2025, 09.56 PM IST
Petrol crosses Rs 120 per litre in MP's border district; diesel nears Rs 110The price of petrol in Balaghat, which shares borders with Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, has also reached Rs 119.23 per litre.
27 Oct, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
Fuel pump owners in Punjab to shut shops on July 29 to protest against high tax ratesThe protests come in the wake of a Mohali-based fuel pump owner ending his life on July 22. The association said G S Chawla had allegedly "...
26 Jul, 2020, 07.43 PM IST
Mumbai citizens struggle as petrol pumps deny sale of fuel to non-essential servicesSome petrol pump owners told ET that the Company Owned-Company Operated (COCO) outlets are selling only to emergency and essential services...
25 Mar, 2020, 11.32 PM IST
BJP using threat of I-T raids to force petrol pump owners to go on strike: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal said that petrol pump owners told him "privately" that the strike was "BJP-sponsored" and "actively supported" by oil companies.
22 Oct, 2018, 03.51 PM IST
Buy petrol, get bike free: VAT-hit pumps in Madhya Pradesh try to fuel demandMP has the highest VAT on petrol and diesel making them among the costliest in India.
11 Sep, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
Goa petrol pump owners to join nationwide strike on Oct 13UPF had last week announced nationwide strike of dealers on October 13 to press for various demands, including better margins and inclusion...
11 Oct, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
Petrol pumps withdraw strike call over daily price revisionDharmendra Pradhan said the new timing of the price change was agreeable to the dealers and so daily price revision will be implemented fro...
14 Jun, 2017, 08.31 PM IST
Stop looting customers or face punitive action: UP minister Srikant Sharma on petrol theftHe said the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was "committed to provide justice to people and put the...
02 May, 2017, 10.37 PM IST