India kept fuel prices frozen for 14 months straight. Petrol, diesel, LPG — not a single revision despite crude whipsawing between $65 and $95.
Most countries cannot do this without blowing up their fiscal. India pulled it off because of one thing nobody talks about: refining capacity.
We are now the world's fourth-largest refiner. 254 MTPA capacity. Our refineries process crude 15-20% cheaper than global benchmarks because of scale and complexity. Reliance's Jamnagar alone does 1.4 million barrels a day — more than most OPEC countries produce.
In the 2008 oil shock, India had to issue Rs 1.4 lakh crore in oil bonds because we could not absorb the price spike. In 2026, with a bigger crisis in West Asia, we absorbed it without bonds, without subsidies blowing up, and without passing the cost to consumers.
The difference is 18 years of refining investment. We doubled capacity, upgraded to complex refineries that handle heavier crude, and diversified sourcing away from the Gulf.
Refining is not glamorous. Nobody tweets about it. But it is the reason your petrol bill did not go up this year.
@royalenfield should issue a recall for older conti/inti 650's and relocate the RR unit as in Bear 650.
Can't tolerate anxiety, every time you try to start your older 650's.
@RailMinIndia will make ale multi profit this year, under new refund rules:
Booked ticket for Rs.110, got back Rs.30 after WL ticket auto refund.
Earlier it was Rs.60 refund.
Many speak about the Airport - Kilambakkam Metro line approval with Central government for a year. I also want to happen it faster.
But there is hardly any voice for Velachery Tambaram road expansion which is pending with the state government/court for 5+ years now.
This is the only road for thousands to reach Velachery, OMR, Tambaram and Airport.
Why this disparity? #ChennaiInfra
And couldn't keep the Medavakkam bridge open at night, for that matter any bridge in Chennai.
Trillion dollar economy target not for the state but for that one ruling family
A govt which,
1. Couldn't complete the widening of Velachery Tambaram road,
2. Couldn't make Velachery has a multi modal transport hub
3. Couldn't create a big govt hospital in Sholinganallur constituency
4. Couldn't create a UGS for South Chennai suburbs
5. Couldn't upgrade the suburbs with failities on par with chennai city.
Have listed down major 5 which could have been done in 5 years. There will be many more across the city and state if we see for 234 constituencies.
Hey @amazonIN I am okay with your late delivery which qualifies for free shipping ( without prime) as mentioned in your shipping fee guidline. But in the payment page voila , compulsory shipping fee i.e dark pattern billing.
Just that you know no more purchase from #amazon
Callous MTC driver coming on the wrong side and choking the traffic at Sunguvarchatram, which already is in gridlock, god save the tax paying citizens.
Keep them controlled @MtcChennai@ChennaiTraffic@chennaipolice_
Indian Railways - designed to doom saga.
Just booked a Rs.95 ticket.
Ended up paying Rs.124.5.
31% markup for the mistake of loading IRCTC wallet a few years ago, which doesn't have a refund option.
@RailMinIndia@IRCTCofficial
Get your act right
@rblbank your internal team is selling customer data to Financial scammers.
Got a call from private number to enhance my RBL credit card limit and asked me to share my other credit card details as proof
@rblbank your internal team is selling customer data to Financial scammers.
Got a call from private number to enhance my RBL credit card limit and asked me to share my other credit card details as proof
What was the police check for @tnpoliceoffl@ChennaiTraffic
Putting thousands of people into hardship.
Who will answer for our wasted fuel, patience.
Barricade for literally nothing
@reliancejio@JioCare prepaid line does not switch dynamically from international to local plans, MyJio app does not displays anything. Stranded without internet in the middle of night. Not so smart #jio
@nuegoindia Booked Bangalore to Chennai for 10-sep, but u cancelled my ticket without any reason. But you are still taking bookings for same trip. Get your act together and reply to your customer.
#doglapan#ev#nuego#nuegoindia
@nuegoindia
Booked Bangalore to Chennai for 10-Sep. Ticket was cancelled by you without any reason. But bookings are still open in your app.
Get your act together, respond to your customer.
#doglapan#ev