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Sunday, April 28, 2024
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Topic: Oil

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance overtakes BP, breaks into club of 6 global oil supermajors

Reliance’s market value has surpassed BP and it’s also narrowing the gap with PetroChina Co., currently Asia’s biggest oil company by market cap.

Edison figured out climate action 100 years ago

In our quest for growth, we often treat the atmosphere, among other natural systems, as bottomless landfill.

The world’s oil security blanket has been torched

What the world needs now is an unlikely scenario — an outbreak of peace, or at least “live and let live,” in the Middle East.

Energy is PM’s big focus in Houston ahead of ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event with Trump

Modi’s meeting with CEOs comes as India looks for new energy sources in the light of US-Iran crisis, Saudi drone attack & rising crude prices.

The importance of Houston — why this Texan city was picked to host Howdy, Modi! show

PM Narendra Modi will be addressing his biggest-ever overseas rally ‘Howdy, Modi!’ Sunday in Houston, his first stop during a week-long US trip.

Saudi oil shock is a reminder ⁠— we need to switch to non-oil power sources quickly

The attack on Saudi's oil facility has show us how the world is still dependent on cheap Middle Eastern oil and the dysfunctional regimes that keep it flowing.

India’s policy on data must focus on access, not physical location

To address strategic concerns, Narendra Modi government can create a whitelist of countries that can be trusted to store and process Indian data.

As US-Iran tensions mount, what India can learn from the oil ‘tanker war’ in 1980s

Faced with serious attempt to squeeze its economic or strategic assets, Iran will respond in ways that can jeopardise maritime traffic in the Gulf.

Economic Survey pins hope on repeat of 2015 oil prices slump to rescue economy

Oil prices are expected to decline in 2019-20 from the current level, boosting consumption, says CEA K.V. Subramanian’s first Economic Survey.

India tells Iran that decision on oil imports will be taken after elections

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif that India will take the decision based on ‘energy security and economic interests’.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.