The original French metric system used the litre as a base unit. The word litre is derived from an older French unit, the litron, whose name came from Greek - where, perversely, it was a unit of weight, not volume - via Latin, and which equalled approximately 0.831 litres. The litre was also used in several subsequent versions of the metric system and is accepted for use with the SI, although not an official SI unit—the SI unit of volume is the cubic metre (m3). The spelling used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures is "litre", a spelling which is shared by almost all English-speaking countries. The less common spelling of "liter" is more predominantly used in American English.
The Siddaramaiah administration on Tuesday hiked the price of diesel by Rs 2 per litre, which the OppositionBJP described as “sucking the blood” of the poor and middle class.
It found the margins were 13.8p a litre on average for petrol in the four months to March ... For diesel, margins were 13.4p a litre on average ... Asda cuts petrol prices by 4p a litre - will rivals follow suit?.
Petrol will now be available at Rs254.63 per litre, reflecting a decrease from Rs255.63, as per the Finance Division’s notification ... unchanged at Rs258.64 per litre.