Pinarayi Vijayan: The CM as crisis manager

The Kerala chief minister's four years in office may well be remembered for the way he handled Cyclone Ockhi, two floods, Nipah, and now COVID-19, reports Shine Jacob. It was May 28, 2016, when......

Poll announcement stalls Kerala's major projects

With the model code of conduct coming into force, the Kerala government's much awaited programmes and development projects have been put on the backburner, a setback to Chief Minister Oomen Chandy,......

Surging prices threaten to spoil India's coming-of-age gas party

The government along with companies like Adani Total Gas, IOC and BPCL have billions of dollars riding on gas as demand for oil continues to drop, to be eventually replaced by gas, hydrogen and......

US private equity firm drops out of BPCL race

US private equity firm I Squared Capital is dropping out of the race to buy India's second-largest state oil firm, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) owing to a complex deal structure and lack......

BPCL may sell IGL, Petronet pie to shed promoter status

Privatisation-bound Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) may sell a part of its stake in Petronet LNG and Indraprastha Gas (IGL) to shed its promoter status to obviate the need for its new owner to......

IOC beats lockdown blues, resumes works on projects

These mega projects, worth about Rs 1 trillion, would boost the economy, ensure smooth supply of petroleum products across the nation and also provide the much-needed relief to people looking......