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In the last quarter of the 19th century, Assam’s oilfields became part of the larger global petroleum economy and thus played a key role in the British imperial economy.

A major fire broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil storage depot in Taloja at Navi Mumbai on Monday night. It took the fire officials over six hours to douse the fire.

Oil has played an important role in the politics of Assam and is a determining factor in the relation between the centre and the state. The right over the natural resources of Assam has been an issue of contention between the central government and Assam in post-independence India.

Gireesh Chandra Prasad

India is likely to phase out oil subsidies in the next three to four years, in line with the commitment it has made to the world at the Seoul G-20 Summit last month and complete one of the most politically difficult reform processes it started in June this year.

In Seoul, heads of the 20 developed and developing nations stated that they would rationalise and phase out

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