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Topic: Petroleum

7-year record: UPA raised petrol, diesel prices more than BJP, but global story was different

Nikhil Rampal -
With the price rise becoming a political issue again, here’s a look at how fuel prices have charted the course over the last 17 years.

India’s petroleum demand has crashed by 70% as country has come to a near-halt

Saket Sundria -
Consumption for the entire month could average about 50% below last year’s levels if the lockdown ends 15 April as planned.

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, a petroleum luminary who fired up India’s science & tech pursuit

Sandhya Ramesh -
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, who died on 1 January 1955, was raised by his maternal grandfather, an engineer.

Government duties, not international oil price hikes are to blame for the high fuel prices

Anjali Shukla -
The Modi govt has not passed on the benefits of a steep fall in global oil prices to consumers; instead it raised the excise duty, leading to fuel price hikes.

Off The Cuff with Dharmendra Pradhan

ThePrint Team -
This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan in conversation with ThePrint's Chairman...

Economic slowdown is a narrative designed by rivals: Dharmendra Pradhan at OTC

Priyamvada Grover -
Petroleum minister insists the economy is not in a state of lapse, shoots down the idea of subsidies to keep petrol and diesel prices in check.
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Opinion

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Sagrika Kissu -
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

Socialism hinders India’s industrial growth. We need free enterprise first

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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