Petrol, diesel prices today: Delhi above ₹100, Mumbai above ₹110

Petrol is the fuel that makes cars go, and diesel is the fuel that powers trucks and buses.

Every day, the prices of petrol and diesel in India are checked, and this story tells us the rates for August 8.

On this day, a litre of petrol in Delhi costs more than 100 rupees, and in Mumbai it costs more than 110 rupees.

Prices are different from city to city because taxes and transport costs are different.

The government adds taxes that make fuel more expensive, and India buys oil from other countries.

When the price of that oil goes up, fuel prices go up too.

The value of the Indian rupee compared to the US dollar also matters.

That is why prices can change every day and differ across cities.

In the big cities listed, a litre of petrol costs the most in Hyderabad at over 115 rupees.

So the price you pay at the pump depends on many different things working together.