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Trump’s 500% tariff pressure & global crude supply shock risks: Where does India’s oil security stand?

Recent geopolitical tensions and Trump tariffs on India highlight the need for India to step up focus on its energy security. (AI image) Oil is called black gold – and for a reason – it’s the fuel that drives economic growth and oil security is increasingly becoming crucial in a world fraught with geopolitical uncertainties…

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US 500% tariff threat: Garment exporters will ‘have to take risk’; traders brace for next shock

As Indian garment makers switch on machines for the next US fall-winter cycle, the industry is bracing for another potential shock, with the threat of a 500% tariff clouding export prospects and factory utilisation.Exporters say buyer sentiment has shifted sharply in recent weeks. “Buyers who were earlier considering shifting some orders to India no longer…

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‘If you want to go in…’: Oil chiefs express caution as Trump pushes oil plan — what happened at the meeting

US President Donald Trump held talks with senior oil executives on Friday (local time), pushing them to consider investments in Venezuela’s oil sector following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. While Trump presented the country as newly secure and open for business, industry leaders responded cautiously, with one major executive saying Venezuela remains “uninvestable” without…

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India adds 48 GW of RE capacity

CHENNAI: India’s renewable energy sector wrapped up 2025 with a record-breaking surge in capacity additions, underscoring the pace of the country’s clean energy transition. About 48 GW of new renewable capacity was added during the year, including large hydro projects, while around 45 GW was added excluding the large hydro segment, compared with 28 GW…

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Marriott Bonvoy appointed ICC’s official accommodation partner

NEW DELHI: Marriott Bonvoy — the travel platform of the world’s largest hotel chain — will be International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Official Accommodation Partner through to 2029. The deal, the two say, will give Marriott Bonvoy’s 26 crore members “the opportunity to embrace the excitement of the game across continents and showcases Marriott Bonvoy’s offerings…

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US jobs data: Hiring stays sluggish in December with 50,000 additions; unemployment rate dips to 4.4%

Hiring in the United States remained subdued in December, capping a year of weak employment gains, even as the unemployment rate edged lower, according to data released by the US Labor Department on Friday, AP reported.Employers added 50,000 jobs in December, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised 56,000 jobs added in November. The unemployment rate…

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