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Petrol, Diesel Price Today, 21 Sep 2022: Fuel cost steady; check rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Noida, other cities

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Petrol and Diesel Rate Today in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Lucknow: The price of petrol and diesel has been kept steady on 21 September 2022 (Wednesday), keeping costs steady for more than three months now. Petrol rate and diesel rate in Delhi are at Rs 96.72 and Rs 89.62 a litre, respectively. In Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 106.31 per litre and diesel at Rs 94.27 per litre. The last country-wide change in price came on 21 May 2022, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre on diesel. Since then, Maharashtra is the only state to have cut rates. The Maharashtra government had announced a cut in value-added tax (VAT) on petrol by Rs 5 a litre and by Rs 3 a litre for diesel in July.

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Petrol, diesel prices in Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Noida, Gurugram

Mumbai: Petrol price: Rs 106.31 per litre, Diesel price: 94.27 per litre

Delhi: Petrol price: Rs 96.72 per litre, Diesel price: Rs 89.62 per litre

Chennai: Petrol price: Rs 102.63 per litre, Diesel price: Rs 94.24 per litre

Kolkata: Petrol price: Rs 106.03 per litre, Diesel price: Rs 92.76 per litre

Bengaluru: Petrol: Rs 101.94 per litre, Diesel: Rs 87.89 per litre

Lucknow: Petrol: Rs 96.57 per litre, Diesel: Rs 89.76 per litre

Noida: Petrol: Rs 96.79 per litre, Diesel: Rs 89.96 per litre

Gurugram: Petrol: Rs 97.18 per litre, Diesel: Rs 90.05 per litre

Chandigarh: Petrol: Rs 96.20 per litre, Diesel: Rs 84.26 per litre

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Public sector OMCs including Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) revise the fuel prices daily in line with international benchmark prices and foreign exchange rates. Any changes in petrol and diesel prices are implemented from 6 am every day. Retail petrol and diesel prices differ from state to state because of local taxes like VAT or freight charges.

Delhi air quality continues to remain in ‘poor’ category, AQI at 249

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The overall air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 249 recorded on Friday morning in the national capital, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) in India.

As per the latest data provided by SAFAR, the air quality around Delhi University was recorded at 307 in the morning hours, while the IIT area in New Delhi had an AQI of 273. Lodhi Road recorded an AQI of 218, falling into the ‘poor’ category.

Further, according to the data, Noida recorded an AQI of 208 (poor), and Gurugram had an AQI of 352 (very poor).

#WATCH | Overall air quality in the ‘Poor’ category in Delhi todayVisuals from Kartavya Path, India Gate pic.twitter.com/DhT4KYk5Ot

— ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2023

The India Meteorological Department, in a statement on Delhi’s AQI, had forecast predominant surface winds likely from northwest/northeast directions in Delhi with a wind speed of 04-16 kmph, resulting in mainly clear skies and mist in the morning on Friday.

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Earlier on Thursday, the air quality stood at 256 in Delhi, deteriorating from the ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ category, according to data from SAFAR.

As stubble burning continues in parts of Punjab and Haryana, air quality in the national capital has worsened in the past few days. According to data, over 2,500 cases of stubble burning have been reported this year so far.

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Meanwhile, the second phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was implemented in Delhi on Tuesday to reduce the effects of increased pollution.

The Air Quality Index is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms that are easy to understand. There are six AQI categories, namely good, satisfactory, moderately polluted, poor, very poor, and severe.

(With Inputs from ANI)