Centre extends export curbs on petroleum products

Centre extends export curbs on petroleum products

Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The government has extended export curbs on petroleum products that compel oil refiners to sell a significant chunk of their export volumes in the domestic market, as per a notification issued on April 1 by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). These restrictions had […]

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Government stays with export curbs on petroleum

Government stays with export curbs on petroleum

Private refiners were also making windfall gains by sourcing Russian oil at discounted rates and re-exporting them to other markets. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The government has extended export curbs on petroleum products that compel oil refiners to sell a significant chunk of their export volumes in the domestic market, as per a notification […]

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India’s Russian oil imports hit record high in February; now more than Iraq, Saudi put together

India’s Russian oil imports hit record high in February; now more than Iraq, Saudi put together

India has been snapping Russian oil that was available at a discount after some in the West shunned it as a means of punishing Moscow. File  | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s imports of crude oil from Russia soared to a record 1.6 million barrels per day in February and is now higher than combined imports […]

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UN chief Guterres condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN chief Guterres condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “an affront to our collective conscience” that violates the UN Charter and challenges “the cornerstone principles and values of our multilateral system.” The war that started a year ago is fanning regional instability and fuelling global tensions and divisions, he said as the General Assembly […]

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Russia owes ‘whole world’ for environment damage: Ukraine

Russia owes ‘whole world’ for environment damage: Ukraine

Ruslan Strilets, Ukraine’s minister of environmental protection and natural resources, speaks at the Ukraine Pavilion during the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, on November 14, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. | Photo Credit: AP Russia must take responsibility for the environmental damage caused by its invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s Environment Minister Ruslan Strilets said on November […]

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Southeast Asian leaders call for unity amid global tensions

Southeast Asian leaders call for unity amid global tensions

Participants included U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and others Participants included U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and others Cambodian leader Hun Sen called for unity on November 13, 2022, telling a gathering including Russia, China and the […]

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Vladimir Putin will not attend G20 summit in Bali: Russian embassy

Vladimir Putin will not attend G20 summit in Bali: Russian embassy

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the G20, said Yulia Tomskaya, the embassy’s chief of protocol Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation to the G20, said Yulia Tomskaya, the embassy’s chief of protocol Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 leaders’ summit on the Indonesian resort […]

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Indian Embassy in Kyiv asks nationals to leave Ukraine at the earliest

Indian Embassy in Kyiv asks nationals to leave Ukraine at the earliest

Indian Embassy’s advisory cites ‘deteriorating security situation and recent escalation of hostilities’ Indian Embassy’s advisory cites ‘deteriorating security situation and recent escalation of hostilities’ India has issued a fresh travel advisory for its citizens, urging them to leave Ukraine “at the earliest”. “In view of the deteriorating security situation and recent escalation of hostilities across […]

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Several explosions rock Kyiv; attacked by ‘kamikaze drones’, says Ukrainian presidency

Several explosions rock Kyiv; attacked by ‘kamikaze drones’, says Ukrainian presidency

On October 10, Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine in the biggest wave of strikes in months. On October 10, Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine in the biggest wave of strikes in months. Several explosions were heard on October 17, 2022 morning in Kyiv, […]

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