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Amid rising fuel prices, Govt waives excise duty on higher Ethanol-blended petrol to boost alternative fuel adoption

OpIndia Staff -
Plans are underway to establish between 50 and 100 dedicated ethanol fuel stations in major cities such as Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.
Economy and Finance

‘Mischievous and misleading’: Govt dismisses reports claiming sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices after assembly election results

OpIndia Staff -
The Centre refuted price hike rumours and said such reports create panic. It cited market projections and crude price rise as triggers. Earlier the government had said that refineries are running at full capacity with sufficient fuel stock.
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PM Modi in Lok Sabha on West Asia conflict: Electrification of railway network cuts India’s oil dependence

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi highlighted that electrified rail operations have reduced diesel use and import reliance, helping India cushion global energy shocks. He also pointed to ethanol blending and renewable expansion as key measures ensuring stable energy availability.
News Reports

Donald Trump imposed tariffs on India over Russian oil, but one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Indo-Russian trade is Ukraine: Read how

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India has saved over $17 billion since 2022 by purchasing cheaper Russian crude. More importantly, its imports have played a stabilising role in the global market.
News Reports

Government of India pauses India-Bangladesh Friendship diesel pipeline expansion amid political turmoil: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The India-Bangladesh Friendship pipeline was inaugurated in March 2023 by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. It runs from Siliguri in West Bengal to an oil depot in Parbatipur in district Dinajpur of Bangladesh.
News Reports

Meet Santosh Jain: A financial exec working in Sudan who provided diesel for Indian Embassy’s vehicles during Operation Kaveri

Anurag -
During Operation Kaveri, Santosh Jain provided diesel for Indian Embassy vehicles and helped in rescuing 162 families.
News Reports

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri asks Oil Marketing Companies to cut retail prices of petrol and diesel

ANI -
Puri was talking to the media during a function to flag wave a CNG-driven boat race on the river Ganga here. This function was organized as a run-up to India Energy week which will take place next month in Bengaluru.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarifies that only the center will bear the burden of excise duty reduction on fuel, hits out at the opposition’s...

OpIndia Staff -
The Finance Minister clarified that the central government will bear the whole cost of the excise duty cut on fuel.
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Petrol and diesel to get cheaper as center reduces excise duty, announces subsidy on gas cylinders under Ujjwala Yojana

OpIndia Staff -
Excise duty on petrol will be reduced by rupees 8 per litre while that on diesel will be reduced by rupees 6 per litre.

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