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Global crude markets are strained as Middle East conflict escalates, pushing oil prices up and impacting fuel supplies worldwide. Countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Bangladesh are implementing measures such as price adjustments, import increases, and conservation efforts to manage the crisis. A month into the Middle East conflict, global crude…

Helium isn’t something most people think about, unless you’re in a lab, running an MRI, building chips, or inhaling it for that squeaky balloon voice. But what if the world suddenly runs out of this invisible gas? As exaggerating as the question may sound, it’s exactly what’s raising concerns right now. As tensions in the…

Saudi Arabia has brought its East-West pipeline into full operation, pushing 7 million barrels of oil a day through the route as it works to maintain supplies following the effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, a person familiar with the matter said. The pipeline, which runs across the kingdom to the Red Sea, has…

A month into the Middle East conflict, its ripple effects are felt across economies worldwide. The crisis was triggered on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, setting off a chain of events that has tightened Tehran’s grip over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. This narrow sea passage,…

MUMBAI: The rupee breached the 94 level for the first time to close at 94.81 per dollar after hitting a record low of 94.84, declining about 4% since late Feb and 11% in the current fiscal year, marking its worst financial year performance in over a decade.Many analysts are forecasting that oil prices will remain…

MUMBAI: For the first time in nearly 15 years, the RBI has placed curbs on the size of bets that banks can take in the currency markets, taking away powers, hitherto, vested with bank boards. The move comes at a time when the rupee is under pressure due to a combination of sales by foreign…

Hyderabad: India’s rubber industry has sought urgent govt intervention as global supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict have pushed up raw material and freight costs, threatening thousands of small manufacturers and exporters across the country.In a representation to the commerce ministry, the All-India Rubber Industries Association said SMEs are facing severe stress as…

Commercial operations at the Noida International Airport are expected to begin within 45 to 60 days, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Saturday, indicating that the final preparatory steps are underway, reported PTI.The greenfield airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh was inaugurated earlier in the day by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking a…

India on Saturday said it has strongly opposed the China-led Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement being incorporated into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) framework, flagging concerns over its systemic implications, PTI reported.The issue was raised at the ongoing 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the WTO in Yaounde, Cameroon, where Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush…

Vijaypat Singhania, former Raymond chairman, Padma Bhushan awardee and noted aviator, has passed away.He died in Mumbai at the age of 87.His son Gautam Singhania, chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group, announced the death on microblogging platform X.A company spokesperson said Singhania passed away “peacefully” and his last rites will be performed on…