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Indian oil industry: Faultline in refining
6 Feb 2022 12:31 AM ISTWrong choice of geographical locations and technologies — driven by political rather than economic considerations — made India import-dependent in...
Indian oil industry: Rise of domestic players
29 Jan 2022 10:12 PM ISTIndian companies did enter into the oil exploration and refining activities with government's support during 1970-1990 but couldn't completely get out...
Indian oil industry: Genesis & initial decades
22 Jan 2022 10:59 PM ISTWhile India was gradually making strides towards gaining foothold in the strategic oil sector, foreign players dominated the landscape for first...
Catching the green wave
16 Jan 2022 1:31 AM ISTIndia requires a broader policy framework for ensuring optimum capacity utilisation in the renewable sector, and for handling deficient supply of...
Burning bright
6 Jan 2022 7:59 PM ISTDespite the global push towards renewables, coal — being a convenient, cost-effective, ‘democratic’ and ‘decentralised’ fuel — remains a critical...
Required repurposing
30 Dec 2021 9:54 PM ISTIndia needs to modify its farm subsidies for ensuring income support to farmers and securing the country’s food market from cheaper imports
With lasting ramifications
25 Dec 2021 10:55 PM ISTThe four labour codes introduced by the government are highly exclusionary and further widen the productivity-real wage gap — favouring employers...
Misplaced priorities
23 Dec 2021 8:45 PM ISTEven as developed world moves away from nuclear power, countries like China and India are failing to recognise the threats posed by the sector
Handling water footprints
9 Dec 2021 7:27 PM ISTAs an imminent water crisis haunts the world, India should make no delay in chalking out a long-term policy for managing its water resources
Watershed moment
25 Nov 2021 8:11 PM ISTIndian agriculture appears to have grabbed the mainstream, and requires scientific choices on subsidies to avoid the fallouts it faced post-Green...
Flawed pathway?
18 Nov 2021 9:30 PM ISTRepeated failure of UNFCCC in realising its goals, and subsequent creation of a ‘weaponising’ climate economy, calls for establishment of an...
An ugly dichotomy
30 Oct 2021 10:39 PM ISTIndia should take a leading stand against the emergence of climate economy which has led to the dumping of polluting industries towards the global...