Bangladesh has started receiving diesel from India through the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline, with the latest consignment arriving as Dhaka works to stabilise fuel availability amid wider energy-market disruptions. The cross-border supply is being treated as part of regular bilateral
India is not planning to release oil reserves in coordination with the International Energy Agency and has no immediate plan to raise retail petrol and diesel prices, according to a government source cited on Monday. The position comes as global crude prices remain under pressure from the expanding West Asia conflict and as several major […]
Every winter, the same script plays out. AQI levels spike across major Indian cities, outrage dominates television debates, courts step in with emergency directions, and governments scramble to impose short-term bans. By March, the winds shift, temperatures rise, the air clears, and the crisis quietly disappears. The annual panic subsides not because policy solved the […]
Ukraine today finds itself in an extraordinary irony. On the battlefield and in civilian life, diesel is the fuel that keeps the country running. Yet with its own refineries crippled by Russian missile strikes, Kyiv has become almost entirely dependent on imports to meet its needs. In July 2025, India suddenly emerged as Ukraine’s largest […]
A tanker loaded with nearly 496,000 barrels of ultra-low sulfur diesel sailed from the Vadinar refinery in India on July 18, destined for China. This marks the first such export to China since 2021, following a long lull in diesel shipments to that market. Sanctions Upending Trade The departure came just hours before the European […]
A diesel-laden goods train caught fire near Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu early Sunday morning, causing major disruptions to rail services on the Chennai–Arakkonam route. The incident occurred around 5:30 am, prompting immediate action from fire services and railway authorities. Fire Contained, No Casualties Reported Officials confirmed that the fire broke out in one of the















