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A litre of gunpowder weighs about two pounds; during combustion it produces 400 litres of gas.
In this way the shot will have more than 700 feet of bore to traverse under a force of 6,000,000,000 litres of gas before taking its flight toward the moon."
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"Now, I add this small quantity of blood to a litre of water.
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Third, that the charge should contain 400,000 pounds of gun-cotton, which, giving out six billions of litres of gas in rear of the projectile, would easily carry it toward the orb of night.
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Similarly, the price of high speed diesel (HSD) has dipped by Rs5.33 per litre to Rs127.14 per litre from Rs132.47 previously.
Reduction in prices of petroleum products notified
The average purchase price of petrol inclusive of custom duty over the last imported period has been Rs71.89 per litre and that of HSD at Rs82.06 per litre prior to taxes and cost of distribution.
Govt reduces petroleum prices on OGRA recommendation
Price of high speed diesel (HSD) has been recommended to be cut by Rs7.67 per litre or (5.8%) to Rs124.80 per litre.
Ogra proposes slashing petroleum prices by 5.8%
Following Ogra's recommendation, the government also jacked up price of kerosene oil by Rs 5.38 per litre and light diesel oil (LDO) by Rs8.90 per litre.
Hefty raise in petrol, diesel prices
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) had recommended an increase of Rs8.53 per litre or 7.8 per cent.
Petrol price more jacked up by Rs4/litre
The Ogra has proposed the government to charge PL on MS @ Rs 10 per litre and Rs 8 on HSD.
PTI drops another petrol bomb
The regulator has also requested an increase in prices of kerosene oil of Rs7.46 per litre while a rise of Rs6.40 per litre has been recommended for light diesel oil (LDO).
Petrol price likely to go up by Rs14.37 for May
The new price of petrol will be Rs92.88 per litre, read a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance.
Govt hikes POL prices

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