Petrol Pumps

The action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) follows the May 13 incident of a giant billboard collapsing onto a petrol pump at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, killing 17 and injuring 75.

E-commerce firms breathe a sigh of relief as truck drivers call off strike

Even as strike was called off, several industry stakeholders feared that going back to normal would take time since these strikes, across regions had already resulted in supply chain disruptions in the e-commerce industry.

Long queues at petrol pumps amid truck drivers' protest over new hit-and-run law

Protests escalate as truckers denounce the new hit-and-run rules; petrol pumps across the country face rush

About 2,000 petrol pumps run dry as truckers strike against new penal code

Heavy rush was seen outside petrol pumps in Mumbai and Thane as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing fuel shortage.

Over 6,300 petrol pumps remain shut in Rajasthan due to strike against high VAT

The petrol pumps will remain closed for the same duration on September 14 as well.

Petrol pumps in Rajasthan to remain shut on September 13-14

Rajendra Singh Bhati, State President of the Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association, said the protest will be held against high VAT on fuel in the state.

Petrol pumps fall short of change as customers rush to exchange Rs 2,000 notes

Petroleum dealers’ associations say the situation has become similar to the 2016 demonetisation drive as customers are rushing to petrol pumps to get rid of notes.

From October 25, refuel only vehicles with PUC certificate: Delhi govt to petrol pumps

In a notice issued by the transport department, owners of vehicles more than a year old (except electric or battery-driven vehicles) were also asked to get Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCCs) for their vehicles.

Work underway to set up EV charging stations at 22,000 of 70,000 petrol pumps in country: Govt

New Delhi, Dec 3 Work is underway to set up charging stations for electric vehicles at 22,000 of the 70,000 petrol pumps across the country, the gov..

Govt plans to set up charging infrastructure across 69,000 petrol pumps

The Road Transport and Highways Minister while addressing a virtual conference said that the government has taken several steps to promote electric vehicles which include reduction in GST to 5 per cent, allowing delinking of battery cost of 2-3 wheelers from vehicle cost as it accounts for nearly 30 per cent of the cost etc.

Starting October 1, no discounts on credit card payments at petrol pumps

Earlier, credit card users were able to avail a 0.75 percent discount while buying fuel at petrol pumps.

Oil, Road ministry join hands to provide FASTags at petrol pumps

The idea is to expand usage of the Radio Frequency based identification (RFID) card, which currently is available only at select bank branches.

Petrol pumps to sell LED bulbs, tubelights, ceiling fans soon

These appliances would be sourced by the three state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) -- Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum -- from the state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL).

Four held for selling chips to petrol pumps

The gang was involved in manufacturing and selling remote controlled electronic chips for dispensing lesser quantity of petrol and diesel to petrol pumps, SSP Bablu Kumar said.

More petrol pumps found guilty of using cheat chip

On Sunday, two more petrol pumps were seized after they were found guilty of cheating people by installing electronic chip. Out of 13 petrol pumps till now 11 have been found guilty and seized till now.

Fuel pumps in eight states to be shut on Sundays from May 14: Dealers' body

Nearly 20,000 outlets in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Haryana would be shut for 24 hours on Sundays.

Petrol pump dealers call 12-hour strike in Patna

"All 156 petrol pumps in Patna will be shut from 6 am to 6 pm today to protest against the lack of security, growing vandalism and loot," Patna Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) president Bijendra Kumar Sinha said.

Essar oil reports 10% rise in oil throughput

The company's 20 million tonne a year refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat processed 20.95 MT crude oil in the fiscal year that ended on March 31 (2016-17), a 10 per cent increase over the previous financial year.

OilMin tweaks norms for allotment of gas agencies, petrol pumps

The Oil Ministry has tweaked norms for allotment of LPG sale agencies to private individuals, raising the upper age limit of applicants to 60 years and lowering educational criteria to just 10th pass.

Blackmoney hunt: Petrol pumps under I-T lens for cash conversion

The Income Tax Department is scrutinising petrol pumps across the country after its survey found that fuel outlets helped convert unaccounted cash after demonetisation, people privy to the taxman told CNBC-TV18.

HC asks for rules allowing commercial outlets at petrol pumps

The Delhi High Court today asked the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to inform it about its statutory rules under which commercial outlets are being allowed to operate at petrol pumps here.

Mobikwik offers zero surcharge for gas, petrol pump payments

Digital payments company MobiKwik today announced zero surcharge on all payments at petrol pumps and for LPG gas.

Fuel purchases via cards won't attract transaction fee: Govt

Credit and debit cards will continue to be accepted at petrol pumps even after January 13 without customers having to pay transaction charges, the government said today.

Banks-petrol pumps' spat to blow a hole in Modi‘s digital plans

The spat between banks and petrol pumps is likely to blow a hole in Prime Minister Modi‘s digital India dreams. While petrol pumps pan-India have for now deferred their decision to decline debit and credit card payments for fuel sales until January 13, the matter might raise its ugly head again soon.

Petrol pumps to not accept card payments from tomorrow

To promote cash-less transactions, the government had waived the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on fuel purchase post demonetisation for consumers. But after the expiry of the 50-day window, the banks have decided to levy MDR on petrol pump owners.