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Topic: Oil Ministry

Govt plans to mandate use of 1% sustainable aviation fuel for domestic airlines by 2025

The initiative is introduced in a bid to cut emissions from the sector, since India does not have policies governing sustainable aviation fuel yet.

India needs to ban diesel 4-wheelers by 2027 to combat air pollution, says oil ministry panel

Long-distance buses in India will have to be powered by electricity in the long-term, the panel said, adding that gas can be used as a transition fuel for 10-15 years.

India’s petrol, diesel demand posts first growth since February

Total petroleum demand rose 2.7% year-on-year in October, reaching 17.8 million tons. Road fuels reached pre-pandemic levels, but it was demand for naphtha that really soared.

India has given markets free rein on fuel price, but investors are wary as 2019 nears

Delhi has, so far, resisted the temptation to give relief to consumers and is keeping a close watch on its fiscal deficit goal.

India seeks ‘responsible’ OPEC decision as Vienna tensions mount

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan says the government believes that $55 to $60 a barrel is a reasonable price level for now.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.