Petroleum Ministry

Centre, industry want petroleum products in GST ambit, says oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Five petroleum products-- petrol, diesel, natural gas, crude oil and ATF -- are still out of the ambit of GST.

Petrol, diesel prices at record high: Two tables show how government taxes have made fuel costlier nationwide

Brace yourself. Taxes on petrol work out to 86 percent of the cost while taxes on diesel work out to 59 percent of the cost, all in the capital.

Dharmendra Pradhan for inclusion of petroleum products under GST ambit; says state govts making up their mind on decision

The inclusion of petroleum products under GST will bring it into a rational tax mechanism, Pradhan said

Petrol, diesel prices hurting common man: Charts show how govt taxes are higher than fuel cost

In the 2015-16 and 2016-17, the growth in the govt's revenue from petroleum products was 25%, much higher than 9-10% seen in the previous two years

Centre asks OMCs to install high-security devices to check petrol and gas pilferage at retail outlets

The existing security devices at gas and petrol stations vulnerable to be manipulated will be replaced with the new high-security devices.

4.500 Maharashtra petrol pumps to remain shut Sundays, one-shift on weekdays

The move is being implemented to support its various demands with the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), including a hike in dealer margins which were not revised since 2011, and other long-pending issues.

Ban on diesel vehicles: Judicial bodies should refrain from knee-jerk reactions

Diesel cars have been the favourite whipping boys of NGOs and judiciary.

Centre to provide 1.5 crore gas connections to women members of BPL families

Petroleum min documents leak: CCTV operator took money to tamper with footage

The petroleum ministry officials accused of leaking sensitive documents were aided by the CCTV camera operator, who switched off the devices to allow the late-night theft of documents.

Petroleum ministry leak: Eight documents were classified

The court on April 10 sought a response from the secretaries of petroleum and natural gas and home, specifying whether the documents allegedly recovered in the leak case were "classified".