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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicBharat Petroleum Corp.

Topic: Bharat Petroleum Corp.

Plan to privatise Bharat Petroleum delayed as bidders struggle to find partners

Siddhartha Singh -
The sale of state-run refiner-cum-fuel retailer BPCL would have fetched about $13 billion for the exchequer and other shareholders.

Mukesh Ambani invested in an AI company in 2014. It’s now monitoring fuel pipelines amid Covid

Debjit Chakraborty -
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries made a rare $100,000 investment in Detect Technologies. Detect now has Exxon Mobil, Adani Transmission & Power Grid Corp as its clients.

How drones & mist cannons are helping India’s oil, gas and coal PSUs fight coronavirus

Debjit Chakraborty -
Energy PSUs are using drones to monitor social distancing at refineries, and mist cannons to spray disinfectants near workers’ quarters to ensure Covid doesn’t hit operations.

India cancels LPG shipment orders after over-estimating retail buying tempo

Saket Sundria -
India’s 3 biggest state-owned refiners have negotiated cancellation of at least five cargoes of LPG due to arrive in May and June.

Modi govt plans to further ease FDI rules for insurance, aviation

Abhijit Roy Chowdhury -
Finance Ministry has suggested increasing limit on FDI in insurance companies to 74% from 49% and allowing foreign airlines to own Indian carriers.

Rupee has become hostage to oil price as India’s crude import bill surges

Subhadip Sircar -
India's crude import bill has jumped 76% in July, pushing up dollar demand & forcing analysts to revise their Rupee forecasts.

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Opinion

Kerala, Keral, Keralam. I’m a Malayali and the name change is more annoyance than pride

Theres Sudeep -
North Indians are so used to dropping the ‘A’ at the end of Kerala. Now they have to train themselves to add another letter.

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

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After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Economy

‘Dark chapter’ over, Chhattisgarh budget sets Naxal hotbed Bastar on path to ‘education cities’ & tourism

Apoorva Mandhani -
The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.

Defence

Decoding India’s defence budget & how various govts struggled to spend it—from UPA to NDA

+TFP Bidisha Bhattacharya -
Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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