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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicNanar Refinery Project

Topic: Nanar Refinery Project

What was scrapped Nanar refinery, Shinde govt’s counter to opposition’s Vedanta-Foxconn attack

Having lost the multi-crore Vedanta-Foxconn deal to Gujarat, Maharashtra govt says Nanar project was a bigger loss, shifts heat to Thackeray-led Sena that had opposed the refinery.

After opposing mega oil refinery for 7 yrs, Shiv Sena open to alternative site in Konkan

Amid opposition by local residents, Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemical Limited project has been a bone of contention between Sena & BJP since 2015, when they were allies.

TalkPoint: The Congress-NCP-Sena opposition to Nanar refinery: Will it help BJP or kill its fortunes in Konkan?

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnvais is planning a multi-crore refinery and petrochemicals project in the Nanar area of Konkan’s Ratnagiri district that has become a political hot potato. Experts weigh in.

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Why India needs more mining to power its manufacturing future

The factories of the future will not operate on slogans or tariffs; they will rely on copper, nickel, lithium, rare earths and reliable energy. Securing these inputs is not optional.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.