Petrol prices up by Rs 34, diesel Rs 29.5 in two years
Petrol prices have risen by about Rs 34 per litre in two years and Rs 26 in a year on a steep climb in global oil prices and taxes. Diesel prices have increased by Rs 29.5 per litre in two years and Rs 25 in a year.
India has never before seen such steep price hikes. State oil companies have been raising prices almost daily in the past month, the cumulative rise being Rs 5 per litre for petrol and Rs 6 for diesel.
