The government is seriously considering de-regulation of auto-fuels, which will increase the prices of petrol by Rs 6 per litre and diesel by Rs 4.06 per litre.

Ajay Modi & Jyoti Mukul / New Delhi March 20, 2010, 0:27 IST

The government may link petrol and diesel prices to market prices in 2010-11 and introduce a graded system of subsidy-sharing, with the petroleum ministry taking the view that the Kirit Parikh committee report be made the basis for next year

Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora today introduced the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Amendment Bill, 2010, in the Lok Sabha.

Sujay Shetty

Plastics, toys, clothes, utensils, food and other everyday essentials -- in every bill you will see the hike in petroleum prices

Revati Kasture

THE AGE DEBATE FUEL PRICE HIKE IS A GOOD MEASURE TO CHECK FISCAL DEFICIT Buoyant economy can handle hike In a healthy growth scenario, the economy can afford to take some burden of higher fuel prices that reduces the fiscal deficit

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who cautioned against instant populism, told his party MPs and leaders of allies on Wednesday that correcting the distortions in the pricing of petro goods was unavoidable. He also told his colleagues that the time to take bold decisions was

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Normal life was hit Tuesday in Kerala as the state woke up to a shutdown called by the workers of the Motor Vehicle Coordination Committee of the Left parties and the Bharatiya Janata Party to protest the hike in petrol and diesel prices.

The shutdown was supported by the trade associations as businessmen pulled the shutters of their shops down.

Minister Gives No Assurance To Trinamool & DMK On Rollback; NCP Backs Pranab

Survey backs decontrol of fuel pricing, shift to direct subsidy for poor through coupons

FREE fuel pricing from the government

Ajay Modi / New Delhi February 20, 2010, 0:47 IST