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PM Expresses Concern Over Effect On People
New Delhi: Consumers may be in a soup over sky-rocketing prices of onion and tomoto, but they can expect some relief on at least one front. The government has hit the pause button on raising diesel and cooking gas prices for fear of fuelling a spiralling effect on the cost of all goods and services.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Jairam Ramesh renewed his attack on the use of diesel of luxury cars and shrugged off protests by some manufacturers of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), saying the government controls the price of the fuel only to help farmers, not the rich.

The government earns tax revenue from diesel sales, but does not allow its retail price to rise to the prevailing international leve

Forced power outages aimed at meeting China's energy-saving goals have led to "unprecedented" diesel shortages, as companies buy diesel generators to keep operating, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

China is fast approaching its self-imposed end-2010 deadline to reduce its energy intensity -- or the amount of energy used to make each unit of GDP -- by 20 percent from 2005 levels.

PETROL and diesel have become costlier by up to 50 paise a litre in the country, barring 13 cities, after India switched over to cleaner Euro-III fuel on September 22, eight days ahead of the schedule.

The transition to a higher grade fuel will also mark the end of the road for Euro-II compliant automobiles in the country from October 1, leading to a 2-5% increase in the prices of certain bra

Sept. 17: The Centre today announced a diesel subsidy of up to Rs 500 per hectare to farmers in drought-hit Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand to help them irrigate their fields.

FARMERS in drought-hit districts will get diesel subsidy of 500 per hectare, even as the Centre awaits bumper crop production for most key kharif crops including paddy, cotton, pulses, and sugarcane.

A good monsoon and prospects of a good kharif and rabi should have a sobering effect on food prices, still in excess of 15%.

Petrol and diesel prices across the country will increase by 9-13 paise a litre with effect from Tuesday midnight, after the government decided to increase the commission to petrol pump dealers. In Delhi, the price of petrol will go up by 13 paise to Rs 51.56 a litre, while diesel will be 9 paise costlier to Rs 37.71 per litre.

KOLKATA, 18, Aug: The private bus and taxi owners will inform the state government about their decision regarding the transport strike shortly.

The state transport minister Mr Ranjit Kundu today met leaders of taxi and bus owners to discuss the matter.

The state government on Monday doubled the subsidy on diesel for buses, minibuses and taxis to Rs 2 per litre and lifted the cap on the total subsidy offered to each transport operator.

For a taxi, up to 20 litres of diesel was being subsidised per day. The limit for buses and minibuses was 50 litres.