Activists from Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) hold placards during a protest against the hike in fuel prices, in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata July 2, 2009. India needs to end controls on prices of petrol and diesel to curb fuel demand, the finance ministry said in its annual economic survey on Thursday. The announcement comes a day after Asia's third-largest oil consumer raised petrol prices by 10 percent and diesel by about 6.5 percent, but the increase was still smaller than needed for ending state controls. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Activists from Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) hold placards during a protest against the hike in fuel prices, in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata July 2, 2009. India needs to end controls on prices of petrol and diesel to curb fuel demand, the finance ministry said in its annual economic survey on Thursday. The announcement comes a day after Asia's third-largest oil consumer raised petrol prices by 10 percent and diesel by about 6.5 percent, but the increase was still smaller than needed for ending state controls.

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