Scroll explainer: Why petrol and diesel prices in India keep on rising (and rising, and rising)

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 05, 2020 · 06:30 am

Prices of petrol, diesel rise after a day’s break; Congress to stage protests across the country

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· Jun 29, 2020 · 10:19 am

Diesel crosses Rs 80 a litre in Delhi; Opposition holds cycle protest in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh

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· Jun 25, 2020 · 02:22 pm

In a first, diesel becomes costlier than petrol in Delhi after price increases for 18th straight day

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· Jun 24, 2020 · 02:52 pm

Petrol prices increased by Rs 9.21 per litre in 16 days, diesel rose by Rs 8.55

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· Jun 22, 2020 · 07:54 pm

Diesel rates hit record high after 15th straight day of increase, petrol at two-year peak

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· Jun 21, 2020 · 01:53 pm

Fuel rates shoot up by Rs 6 per litre after petrol, diesel prices increase for 11th straight day

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· Jun 17, 2020 · 01:00 pm

Fuel prices highest in over a year as rates revised for ninth consecutive day

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· Jun 15, 2020 · 12:19 pm

Price of petrol, diesel hiked by 60 paise per litre across India for second day

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· Jun 08, 2020 · 12:34 pm

Centre raises excise duty on petrol by Rs 10 per litre, diesel by Rs 13

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· May 06, 2020 · 09:14 am

Covid-19 lockdown: India’s fuel consumption in March fell by 18% – biggest decline in over a decade

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· Apr 09, 2020 · 03:16 pm

Amid Covid-19 crisis, India increases special excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 8 per litre

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· Mar 24, 2020 · 10:24 am

Fuel prices: Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre, PM Narendra Modi over excise duty increase

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· Mar 15, 2020 · 08:45 pm

Petrol prices cut by 12 paise a litre, diesel by 14 paise, a day after hike in excise duty

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· Mar 15, 2020 · 12:38 pm

Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked by Rs 3 amid falling oil prices

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· Mar 14, 2020 · 11:41 am

Petrol, diesel prices go up for fourth consecutive day amid US-Iran tension

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· Jan 05, 2020 · 12:54 pm

Centre had benefit of low global oil prices since 2014, but taxes were raised, says Sitaram Yechury

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· Sep 24, 2019 · 06:07 pm

Petrol prices rose by Rs 1.59, diesel by Rs 1.31 in six days after attack on Saudi oil facilities

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· Sep 22, 2019 · 03:54 pm

Pakistan: Milk gets costlier than petrol, diesel as price goes up to Rs 140 on Muharram

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· Sep 11, 2019 · 04:20 pm

‘No plan to ban petrol, diesel vehicles,’ Union minister Nitin Gadkari assures automobile sector

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· Sep 05, 2019 · 02:35 pm