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Shipping insurance sounds like a niche industry problem until war risk suddenly gets repriced. Then it becomes everybody’s problem. Reuters reported in March that maritime war-risk premiums in the Gulf had surged by more than 1,000% in some cases, with coverage quotes jumping from around 0.25% of a ship’s value to as high as 3% … Read more
Oil is not staying volatile because traders are being dramatic. It is staying volatile because the market is trying to price real supply risk, real shipping disruption, and real downstream inflation pressure at the same time. Reuters reported that its March 2026 poll lifted the Brent crude forecast for the year to $82.85 a barrel, … Read more
The Strait of Hormuz matters because it is not just another shipping lane. It is one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints, and any disruption there quickly hits oil prices, freight costs, factory input prices, and inflation expectations. Reuters reported this week that around 20% of global oil and LNG transport is tied to … Read more
The pressure for some kind of Iran ceasefire is rising because the war is no longer just a military story. It is now a fuel-price story, a shipping story, a diplomacy story, and a political-risk story all at once. In the last few days, U.S. officials have signaled that they can “see a finish line,” … Read more
Most people discuss this badly. They act like metro is always cheaper and petrol is always wasteful. That is lazy thinking. In 2026, the answer depends on what you ride and how far you travel. Using Delhi as a clean example, petrol is ₹94.77 per litre on March 31, 2026. Delhi Metro’s official fare starts … Read more
India’s recent fuel scare exposed something obvious that cities still pretend not to understand: when fuel access becomes uncertain, people do not suddenly “adapt” with private vehicles. They rush to buses and metro systems. In Nagpur, the shift was immediate. One day of fuel disruption pushed combined Metro and Aapli Bus ridership above 3 lakh, … Read more
Flight tickets in India are under pressure again, and the main reason is fuel. Aviation turbine fuel, or ATF, is one of the biggest costs for airlines, and recent oil-market disruption has made that burden heavier. India also removed temporary domestic airfare caps from March 23, 2026, which gives airlines more room to raise fares … Read more
India’s latest fuel-duty move looks simple on the surface, but the real picture is more complicated. The Centre cut the special excise duty on petrol to ₹3 per litre from ₹13 and on diesel to zero from ₹10 on March 27, 2026, after global oil prices surged during the latest West Asia shock. The goal … Read more
Opening week is where fantasy-cricket players usually fool themselves. They see one innings, one collapse, or one viral “must-pick” post and start building teams like the season is already solved. That is dumb. IPL 2026 has already shown how extreme early matches can be: Mumbai Indians chased 221 against KKR, with Ryan Rickelton making 81 … Read more
IPL is not just getting bigger on the field. The money around it is getting harder to ignore. Reuters reported in March 2026 that Royal Challengers Bengaluru was sold for $1.78 billion, while Rajasthan Royals was valued at $1.6 billion, showing how aggressively investors now value IPL franchises. Reuters also noted that IPL media-rights values … Read more