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Ravi Nair, Abir Dasgupta, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Privatisation of Pawan Hans: Some Unanswered Questions
16 May 2022
The privatisation of Pawan Hans Limited – the Indian government-owned helicopter operator – is shrouded in mystery. The entity that has acquired a controlling stake in Pawan Hans is Star9 Mobility…
Nikhil Cariappa
Karnataka: Plastic Processing Units Take a Hit From Soaring Raw Material Costs
30 Apr 2022
Cutthroat competition and a rise in the cost of raw materials have put small industrial units under pressure.
PTI
ECONOMIC BULLDOZER: Govt Doubles Natural Gas Price to Record High; CNG Rates May Rise
31 Mar 2022
The increase in gas price is likely to result in a 10-15% rise in CNG and piped cooking gas rates in cities such as Delhi and Mumbai.
Ayaskant Das
Modi Govt Trying to Exempt Hazardous oil Rigs From Green Clearances
11 Nov 2021
Policy reforms to dilute the environmental regime for hydrocarbon industries will help private players more as attempts are underway to weaken oil and natural gas PSUs.
Ayaskant Das
Oil and Natural Gas Extraction is not ‘Mining’, Says Wildlife Conservation Panel
22 Oct 2021
The move, paving the way for rampant hydrocarbon exploitation in and around some of the densest forests, will potentially benefit corporate bigwigs in the oil and natural gas sector.
Newsclick Report
Oil Spill from ONGC Pipeline in Assam Damages Farmland, Locals Fear Worse
24 Jul 2021
A large amount of crude oil has spilt over and affected around 20 bighas of paddy farmland before ONGC could plug the leakage.
Neelambaran A
Modi-Stalin Meet: Federalism and State Autonomy May Become Key Issues
16 Jun 2021
CM MK Stalin on June 13 shot off a letter to PM Modi, seeking his intervention to cancel the invitation for bids for hydrocarbon exploration in ‘violation’ of state law.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
India’s Loss of Farzad-B is Only the Beginning
21 Oct 2020
The curtain seems to have come down on negotiations between ONGC Videsh and Iran’s National Iranian Oil Company.
Bhamy V Shenoy
Will Saudi Aramco Invest in India During Ongoing Crippling Oil Price War?
26 Mar 2020
India’s largest private corporate entity, Reliance Industries Limited, has been competing with the Central government to sell stakes in downstream petroleum refining companies to Saudi Aramco since…
Neelambaran A
Protected Special Agricultural Zone in Tamil Nadu: Farmers’ Interest or Political Interest?
11 Feb 2020
However, the exclusion of certain areas of the districts and the state government’s decision to stop any further exploration process have raised suspicions over the positive outcomes of the…