The jump in jet fuel—had it been implemented in full—would have been a heavy burden for local airlines, which are already grappling with thin margins, and domestic passengers.
The deal was signed during PM Modi's visit to the UAE last week, said IOC adding that India's trade treaty with the UAE enables it to import LNG without paying a 2.5% import tax.
The drop in sales is a reminder that the recovery path for India’s economy, which technically entered a recession last week, will likely be a bumpy one as Covid rages unabated.
India can sell as much as 26.4% of its holding in Indian Oil — valued at about Rs 330 billion — and still retain indirect control. The govt is looking to raise a record Rs 1.05 trillion given sluggish revenue collection.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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