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Torrid times
10 April 2022 12:59 AM ISTWhile misgovernance, nepotism, corruption and neo-nationalism of Sinhalese Buddhists are attributed as primary causal factors behind the historic...
Towards a mature bonhomie?
2 April 2022 9:07 PM ISTIn the new Asia-centric world order, India and China should bring in greater consistency in their bilateral and multilateral relations for a peaceful...
(De)regulation of oil pricing!
27 March 2022 12:28 AM ISTThe government, in the post-liberalisation era, appeared to pass greater control to private players in exploration and production and decided to...
A place in the sun
14 March 2022 7:40 PM ISTOwing to its complex relation with crude oil prices, the US dollar has managed to maintain its supremacy even during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Tackling methane menace
3 March 2022 8:34 PM ISTIndia’s refrain from signing Global Methane Pledge at CoP26 was a welcome step but withdrawal of subsidies for biogas digesters may require...
Promotion through pricing
27 Feb 2022 1:35 AM ISTAlthough India did not encourage oil companies to advertise their products, the pricing policy of cross subsidisation for naphtha, kerosene and HSD...
Indian oil industry: Shift towards administered pricing
20 Feb 2022 12:39 AM ISTAs India moved from ‘import parity’ to ‘retention’ pricing by the mid-1970s, public sector refineries gained big but failed to maintain operational...
Indian oil industry: Marketing and pricing
12 Feb 2022 11:05 PM ISTWhile for catering to the variegated marketing demands of different segments in the oil sector, different companies were deployed, the pricing of...
Indian oil industry: Faultline in refining
6 Feb 2022 12:31 AM ISTWrong choice of geographical locations and technologies — driven by political rather than economic considerations — made India import-dependent in...
Indian oil industry: Rise of domestic players
29 Jan 2022 10:12 PM ISTIndian companies did enter into the oil exploration and refining activities with government's support during 1970-1990 but couldn't completely get out...
Indian oil industry: Genesis & initial decades
22 Jan 2022 10:59 PM ISTWhile India was gradually making strides towards gaining foothold in the strategic oil sector, foreign players dominated the landscape for first...
Catching the green wave
16 Jan 2022 1:31 AM ISTIndia requires a broader policy framework for ensuring optimum capacity utilisation in the renewable sector, and for handling deficient supply of...