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The terms of aviation turbine substance (ATF), oregon pitchy fuel, was much than doubled to a grounds ₹2.07 lakh per kilolitre connected Wednesday (April 1, 2026), portion commercialized LPG rates were raised by ₹195.50 per cylinder, mirroring the surge successful planetary lipid prices linked to the widening West Asia conflict.
Also read: West Asia warfare updates connected April 1, 2026
The ATF terms successful Delhi was hiked by ₹1,10,703.08 per kilolitre, oregon 114.5%, to ₹2,07,341.22 per kl, according to state-owned substance retailers.
This is the archetypal clip ever that ATF prices person crossed the ₹2 lakh per kl mark. The erstwhile highest was successful 2022 erstwhile rates were hiked by ₹1.1 lakh per kl aft lipid prices surged aft Russia invaded Ukraine.
This is the 2nd monthly summation successful rates. Prices connected March 1 were hiked by 5.7% (₹5,244.75 per kl).
The rising prices volition further strain airlines which are already burning much substance successful taking longer routes for flying to occidental destinations due to the fact that of the closure of airspace owed to the war. Fuel makes up astir 40% of an airline's operating cost.
Alongside this, rates of commercialized LPG — 1 that is utilized by hotels and restaurants — were hiked by ₹195.50 per 19-kg cylinder.
A 19-kg commercialized LPG present costs ₹2,078.50 successful Delhi. Rates were past accrued by ₹114.5 per 19-kg cylinder connected March 1.
Domestic cooking state LPG rates, which were past hiked by ₹60 per 14.2-kg cylinder connected March 7, stay unchanged. It costs ₹913 per 14.2-kg cylinder successful Delhi.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum revise ATF and LPG prices connected the archetypal time of each period based connected planetary benchmarks and the speech rate.
Global lipid prices person changeable up astir 50% aft the warfare successful West Asia disrupted vigor proviso chains.
Petrol and diesel prices proceed to stay frozen aft a ₹2 per litre simplification successful March past year; petrol presently costs ₹94.72 per litre successful Delhi and diesel ₹87.62.
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