LPG losses reach Rs 300/cylinder, OMCs’ petrol, diesel margins turn negative; daily hit at Rs 530 crore: ICRAOMCs are facing mounting pressure as elevated crude oil prices push petrol and diesel marketing margins into negative territory, while dome...
23 Sep, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Oil firms face Rs 530 crore daily fuel losses as crude surges: ICRAState-run oil marketing companies IOC, BPCL and HPCL are facing losses of about Rs 8 a litre on petrol and Rs 9 on diesel as crude prices s...
23 Sep, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
Oil minister Hardeep Puri calls for deeper India-OPEC energy tiesIndia and OPEC have called for closer cooperation to support a stable and predictable global energy market, with oil minister Hardeep Puri ...
23 Sep, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Mines Ministry to launch incentive scheme for domestic lithium, nickel processingThe Mines Ministry will soon launch an incentive scheme to promote domestic processing of lithium and nickel as India seeks to build an int...
22 Sep, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
India’s Russian oil imports fall 16.5% in August as Middle East supplies riseIndia’s Russian oil imports fell 16.5% month-on-month to about 2.1 million bpd in August, while purchases from Iraq rose sharply and Saudi ...
22 Sep, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Elephant calf swept away while crossing Teesta river rescued by fishermen and reunited with motherA newborn elephant calf was swept nearly 4 km downstream in the Teesta after getting separated from its herd near the Gajoldoba barrage in ...
22 Sep, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
India’s oil buyers may cut Russia cargoes as US risk risesIndian refiners may reduce Russian crude imports amid new US sanctions. This move comes as the US legislation allows tariffs on countries b...
22 Sep, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
‘I would never want to lose him’: Jamie Dimon backs Chandra, flags India tax hurdles and sees AI paying offJamie Dimon sees India as a fast-growing economy with bright future prospects. He believes consistent regulations and taxing policies will ...
22 Sep, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Oil Price Today (September 22): Crude oil snaps 4-day fall, hovers near $101 on potential US-Iran talk. What’s next?Brent crude futures for November rose 74 cents, or 0.75%, to $101 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for October, which expir...
22 Sep, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
India soyoil imports to rise to record high on price competitivenessIndia's soyoil imports are projected to reach a record high in the upcoming marketing year. Higher soyoil purchases will offset declining s...
21 Sep, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Indian Oil approves Rs 2,449 crore for Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi natural gas pipeline developmentIndian Oil's board approved a significant investment for a new natural gas pipeline. This 424.65-km project will connect Kochi and Thoothuk...
21 Sep, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
India bonds calm as oil dip counters US selloff, RBI salesIndian government bonds held their ground on Monday, buoyed by a decline in oil prices that helped mitigate domestic supply issues arising ...
21 Sep, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
India needs to move beyond chip manufacturing, use Indian chips in products designed and made locally: ReportIndia’s next phase of semiconductor growth should focus beyond manufacturing capacity on building a domestic ecosystem where chips designed...
21 Sep, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Oil Price Today (September 21): Crude oil falls for 4th day, below $102. What’s triggering the fall?Brent crude futures fell $2.16 cents, or 2.1%, to $101.70 a barrel after settling 0.91% lower on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude d...
21 Sep, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Search continues for 6,000 people nearly four weeks after Nepal flash floodsNepal continued search operations on Sunday for around 6,000 people still missing nearly four weeks after flash floods killed more than 1,4...
20 Sep, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
India's August crude oil imports fall over 11% month-on-monthIndia's crude oil imports in August witnessed a significant decline, falling by more than eleven percent compared to July. On an annual bas...
18 Sep, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
- Hormuz crisis lifts ONGC oil business, squeezes petrochemical unit as feedstock costs surge
The financial landscape for ONGC's petrochemical unit OPaL is alarming, as it faces considerable losses amid skyrocketing naphtha and gas p...
17 Sep, 2026, 01.02 AM IST