This is the third time in the last four days that petrol and diesel prices have gone up by 80 paise a liter. Petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 2.40 a liter since March 22.
When the daily price changes started in June 2017, these hikes were the most significant single-day rise.
A record 137-day pause in rate changes came to an end on March 22 when the price of a gallon of gas went up by 80 paise per liter.
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Petrol and diesel prices went up by 80 paise again, so here are the new prices.
It will now cost Rs 98.61 per liter to buy petrol in Delhi after the price was changed. On the other hand, Diesel will cost Rs 89,87 per liter in the capital city. On Saturday, petrol and diesel in Mumbai will cost Rs 113.31 and Rs 97.50 per liter.
Russia-Ukraine war raises oil prices.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday that the oil price had gone up in the international market because of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which the Indian government couldn’t do anything about.
“In India, about 80% of the oil comes from outside the country. We can’t do anything about the rise in oil prices because of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. “When he was asked about the high petrol and diesel prices and how the government would deal with them, he said.
