Nearly half of what we pay for Diesel, goes to the central government as excise

One of the comebacks to my farmer posts yesterday was from a neighbour who called to say that diesel was expensive as 'all the money paid by consumers went to Kejriwal.' I asked if he meant state governments in general, including BJP ruled UP, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, which kept back most of the money from diesel sales in state taxes. 

He was forced to agree that all state governments did so. He added that center had no role in increasing prices, only the state governments did. Centre kept back very little of the taxes he said, the lion's share went to state governments.

I wrote back to him : Sir, kal aap ne kaha ki the high price that the farmer is paying for diesel is because of taxes by state governments. Not as per this detailed analysis in May this year : 

Fuel prices in India are currently one of the highest in the world. Every time the farmer (or the rest of us) buys diesel : 

# Nearly half of what he pays goes to the center.

# Nearly a third goes towards the actual price of diesel with small amount of freight and dealer commission.

# Nearly a quarter of the price goes to the state govt. as taxes. 

# Central govt. taxes are double that of State.

This gentleman who called with the diesel story is a leading light of the ruling party at the center. He is helpful in colony affairs and is affectionate. But I supposed he had to project his party's defence. 

That defence follows a familiar pattern - jumble lies with half truths and discredit whoever has a different opinion.. hope most people wont look up the facts and repeated over and over, your lie will become the truth in people's minds. 

That is how the lies about muslims, nehru family, even gandhi are being propagated day in and day out.. thanks to being on several groups i can see what the paid trolls churn out on a daily basis.. all lies.. 

All the forwards you hear and posted on these groups - taken from facebook pages which stock hundreds of lying stories.. are LIES paid for by the ruling party, via trolls. Award winning books have documented this phenomenon in detail. 

Take any of these stories and check it for veracity. i have done it dozens of times... all lies which you happily swallow.

So what is the lie being put out in the case of diesel and farmers ? That centre has no role in increasing prices - lie. 

Central Govt. is the only beneficiary of increasing prices along with state governments (in a smaller proportion). Neither the consumer nor even the oil companies are benefitting from decontolling the price of fuel in india. 

When price of oil goes down in the international market (like it did in most of 2020), central govt. does not lower prices in india - it slaps more excise duty and takes all the savings from oil purchase into its own coffers. this has been done atleast twice this year already. 

No benefit of lower international prices is passed on to indian consumers, including farmers.

Another lie is that only State Governments benefit from slapping taxes on fuel. 

Central Govt. takes twice as much of the fuel amount as tax as state government. 

Nearly half of what you pay at the petrol pump goes to the central government.

Using Turmeric Leaves

Turmeric leaves’ total production is 30–40 tons per 10 ton of the root because of the plant’s massive volume and surface area, which makes turmeric leaves a plentiful resource.

Several studies have reported that turmeric roots possess multiple pharmacological properties such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumor, antibacterial and anticoagulant, and anti-diabetic based on its free-radical-scavenging activity. 

The activities of turmeric also include antiseptic, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, radioprotective, and digestive activities.  

The rhizome extracts showed high inhibition over bacterial activity of E.coli, S.pyrogens, B.subtilis and C.albicans. 

Turmeric leaf extract has functional effects such as skin immunity, anti-inflammation, and antioxidant activities.

Run out of turmeric? No problem. The extract of dried turmeric leaves soaked in water can serve the same purpose. It will impart the same golden yellow hue you expect from the powder.

Due to the strong anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin, turmeric leaves could prove to be a boon for those suffering osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

A clinical trial, in which 600-mg turmeric root was administered five times daily to patients with peptic ulcer disease, reported ulcer resolution at 4 weeks and 12 weeks in 48% and 76% of patients, respectively. The same study also demonstrated that turmeric markedly improves symptoms of dyspepsia in 1 to 2 weeks.

Turmeric volatile oil is effective against disorders of the respiratory tract. The volatile oil is active in removing sputum, relieving cough, and preventing asthma. Thus, turmeric volatile oil may be an efficacious drug in the treatment of respiratory diseases. 

This oil acts as a repellent against both day- and night-biting mosquitoes.

In a phase I clinical study on the safety and tolerance of turmeric oil use, the oil was administered orally to healthy volunteers for 3 months. No side effects of turmeric oil intake were observed in 3 months on body weight, blood pressure, and hematological, renal, or hepatic toxicity 

How to Make Turmeric Oil from Fresh Turmeric is at this link.

The Story of Oil...

A fourth of the world's oil is produced in Africa, South America and the Asia-Pacific put together. 20 % of the world's oil is produced in Europe and Eurasia and another 20 % in North America. The remaining 35 % of the world's oil is produced in the Middle East.

The US is the largest producer of oil in the world, accounting for 20 %, followed by Saudi Arabia and Russia.

The Asia-Pacific Region consumed 35 % of the world's oil in 2016. North America consumed nearly 25 % and Europe / Eurasia, 20 %. South America and Africa together consumed 12 % and the Middle East 10 % of the world's oil consumption for 2016.

The single largest oil consumer is the United States, with over 10,000 TWh per year. The USA is followed by China (at 7000-8000 TWh), and India at just under 2500 TWh.

There is no comparison even...

Someone had asked me about the lifecycle emissions of solar power compared to power generated from fossil fuels..

This study summarized 21 previous studies from reputed sources, nearly all done in the first decade of this century..

These are its astonishing conclusions :

There is no comparison even between fossil fuels and non-fossil-fuel sources of  Co2 emissions per gigawatt hour.