-The Hindu Abandoning the daily price revision of Petrol and diesel sets back an important reform The price of oil has been shooting up for weeks now, with Brent crude oil futures hitting their highest level in more than three years on Monday, at more than $75. But for two weeks now, the state-owned oil companies have kept Petrol and diesel prices unchanged. Since April 24, the oil companies have abandoned the...
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Oil prices static before polls
-PTI New Delhi: A fortnight before Karnataka goes to polls, PSU oil firms have stopped revising Petrol and diesel prices although benchmark international rates have gone up by almost $2 per barrel. The daily price notification issued by oil firms showed that Petrol and diesel prices have been static since April 24. This is despite the benchmark international rate for Petrol going up from $78.84 a barrel, which was cited for raising the...
More »Fuel prices hit new high, no relief in sight for consumers -Sanjay Dutta
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: There’s no respite in sight for fuel consumers as pump prices remain on a record-breaking spree as crude clambers towards $80(approximately Rs 5,314) a barrel-mark in a market edgy over US bailing on Iran nuclear deal, outages in Venezuela and uptick in demand. Petrol and diesel prices scaled new peaks on Tuesday as benchmark crude rose to $75(approximately Rs 5,000)a barrel, its highest since November 2014. In...
More »The misery of farmers in the midst of plenty -Himanshu
-Livemint.com For the first time during the tenure of the present government, overall inflation of food articles is negative, implying a decline in prices Last week the India Meteorological Department (IMD) presented its first forecast for the monsoon this year. The forecast at 97% of the long period average (LPA) suggested yet a third year of normal monsoon rains, following 2016 and 2017. This should have ideally brought cheer to farmers struggling...
More »Petrol price hit highest level, diesel at record high
-PTI Petrol price today hit ?74.40 a litre — the highest level under the BJP-led government, while diesel rates touched a record high of ?65.65, renewing calls for cut in excise duty to ease burden on consumers. State-owned oil firms, which have been since June last year revising auto fuel prices daily, on Sunday raised Petrol and diesel rates by 19 paisa per litre each in Delhi, according to a price notification. The...
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