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TopicBharat Petroleum

Topic: Bharat Petroleum

Bharat Petroleum seeking bids from global LPG suppliers again to cut Middle East dependence

The latest tender is aimed at getting better prices for supplies compared with those from the Middle East and to diversify sources of LPG.

Diesel demand drop forces India to import gasoline as Covid skews output

The slump in diesel demand is forcing refineries to operate below capacity, but gasoline sales are back at pre-virus levels with people resorting to personal vehicles.

Modi govt must learn from Vajpayee on how to generate wealth from disinvestment in PSUs

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee government’s disinvestment record has still not been matched by any government. UPA government’s record has been relatively pathetic.

Modi cabinet approves strategic stake sale in 5 PSUs, including BPCL and CONCOR

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says management control of 3 firms will be handed over to the buyer, while the other 2 will be taken over by NTPC.

Bharat Petroleum sale will make Modi India’s No. 1 reformer. But reform by stealth won’t do

It would help if Modi were to now formally embrace reform as his credo, and start moving beyond reform by stealth to actively champion privatisation.  

Modi govt considering selling its stake in Bharat Petroleum to global oil firm

Modi govt is keen to lure MNCs in domestic fuel retailing to boost competition & shake up a sector that’s long been dominated by PSUs.

Bharat Petroleum grabs US crude on its way to China after tariffs kicked in

BPCL bought one or two cargoes of US crude recently diverted from its original destination of China & could buy more American oil headed there.

Government is said to ask oil retailers not to raise fuel prices

Companies including Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp. and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. will have bear a loss of up to 1 rupee per liter on sale of diesel and gasoline.

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Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.