Oil & gas
L&T wins two major offshore contracts overseas
28 Jun 2022
Jio-bp to power Zomato’s EV journey
20 Jun 2022
Fissures In The Oil Barrel
08 Jun 2022
The flow of cheap oil from Russia to buyers, especially in countries like China and India, has caused a dent in spot market purchases with some of the largest buyers suspending operations in the spot market
UK slaps 25% windfall tax on profits of oil and gas companies
30 May 2022
Robbing Peter to pay Paul is a key policy of the opposition Labour Party and this would be especially sensitive now because it undermines the core Conservative values
Govt slashes excise duty on petrol, diesel; announces subsidy on LPG
23 May 2022
The reduction in excise duty will reduce the price of petrol by Rs9.5 per litre and that of diesel by Rs7 per litre while the reintroduction of subsidy will reduce the price of LPG for domestic consumption by Rs200 per cylinder
Ukraine crisis to drive fuel costs in India by Rs21-24 per litre
08 Mar 2022
The sharp increase in crude prices has widened the gap between the actual cost and retail prices of petrol and diesel, leading to under-recovery for retailers as every $1 increase in crude price impacts retail rate by 70-80 paise
HGS to acquire Diversify Offshore, Australia
31 Jan 2022
Alka Mittal becomes first woman CMD of ONGC
05 Jan 2022
Mittal, who has been serving as director (HR) since 27 November 2018 and the senior-most director on the board of ONGC, will serve as CMD of the energy `Maharatna’ for a period of six months beginning 1 January 2022
Opec+ set to foil consumer nations’ move to cool oil prices
26 Nov 2021
Oil prices are expected to remain firm despite co-ordinated moves by oil consumers to release strategic stocks as the producer cartel Opec+ has agreed among themselves to reduce supplies to ensure that the market is not oversupplied
Reliance to spin off gasification assets
25 Nov 2021
RIL exits shale business in US
09 Nov 2021
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation