Allaying fears of the automobile industry, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said there is no need to ban petrol and diesel vehicles as electric mobility has picked up momentum on its own and all buses would be electric in two years.
Petrol and diesel prices have registered a significant jump over the past six days, with Delhi seeing petrol prices increase to Rs 1.88 per litre and diesel prices hike to Rs 1.50 per litre.
Madhya Pradesh had suffered an estimated loss of Rs 12,000 crore due to excessive rains this monsoon
Global oil prices are on the boil again in the aftermath of the largest ever-disruption in crude production post drone attacks in Saudi Aramco's two of the largest oil processing facilities.
The price of milk has gone out of control across major cities of Pakistan on the day when Muharram is observed, according to Pakistani media reports. The price of milk has reached Rs 140 per litre in Karachi and the Sindh Province.
A litre of petrol will now cost 98 paisa more across the state while a litre of diesel has become dearer by Rs 2.35.
Petrol and diesel have turned costlier by up to Rs 5 per litre in Rajasthan following a hike in excise duty and road cess announced by the Centre and increase in local levies by the state government.
Presenting the first Budget of the Modi government in its second term, Sitharaman said surcharges on individuals having taxable income of Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore; and Rs 5 crore and more have been raised.
Frustrated with police inaction, a 37-year-old businessman allegedly set himself afire within a police station compound in a west Delhi area on Wednesday, police said.
In Delhi, petrol was sold for Rs 69.93 per litre, down from Rs 69.99 a litre on Saturday.
The previous Congress-led UPA government had lost elections in 2014 when petrol prices had risen sharply in September 2013 to Rs 83.67. This is almost identical to price trend under the current regime when petrol price shot up to an all-time high level of over Rs 90 a liter in Mumbai in September 2018, just a few months ahead of the general election.
State-run oil marketing companies increased petrol rates by 38 paise per litre on Monday, while diesel prices were raised by 49-52 paise across the four major metros.
According to Indian Oil Corp's website, petrol price was at Rs 69.26 per litre in national capital Delhi on Saturday, 29 paise down from the Friday's levels of Rs 69.55 per litre.
The government had cut the excise duty on fuel prices in October in order to tackle increasing prices of petrol and diesel.
The cost of petrol in Delhi is now back to where it was in February while diesel is at mid-May levels.
India's largest bank and public sector oil giant have come up with an offer to give away five litres of petrol.
As the international oil prices continued to rise, price of petrol and diesel in Delhi increased to Rs 82.83 and Rs 75.69 on October 17. In Mumbai, rates touched Rs 88.29 a litre for petrol and Rs 79.35 for diesel.
Beginning October 18, international oil prices have been falling and rupee has also appreciated.
Likewise, in Mumbai, for petrol and diesel, you have to pay Rs 84.86 per litre (decreased by Rs 0.16) and Rs 77.32 per litre, respectively.
The CPCB will immediately make social media account on which citizens can complain about pollution, the top court ordered.
Top News
Latest News
