India's fuel consumption rose 6.4% in November to 14.8 million tonnes from 13.9 million tonnes recorded in the same month of previous year, according to data of petroleum ministry.
Diesel, the most consumed fuel in the country, however, saw a tapering in demand growth to 1.5% - rising from just over 6 million tonnes in November 2014 to 6.1 million tonnes this year. Petrol sales surged 17% to 1.77 million tonnes while naphtha consumption was up 39% at 1.05 million tonnes. LPG consumption was up 2.8% at 1.61 million tonnes. Consumption of all petroleum products had surged 17.5% in October to 15.25 million tonnes.