New Delhi, June 12 -- The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has notified the 'Motor Spirit and High-Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026' to curb black marketing and hoarding of diesel by unscrupulous elements.

These regulations are temporary measures, initially valid for up to 90 days, ensuring diesel availability to all retail consumers, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

The current situation is one of uneven extraordinary demand growth in some retail outlets due to shifting of bulk diesel volume to PSU Oil Marketing Retail Outlets. This is driven by industrial and direct or institutional and commercial consumers who have been shifting their procurement from their d...