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India is no longer content to only own ships but is determined to build them domestically, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, stressing that the country's largest commercial shipping company SCI will help India achieve its ambition of becoming a top shipping nation.
The shipping minister also said the company was expecting its Profit After Tax (PAT) to surpass Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal from 1,352.92 crore on a standalone basis in the financial year ended March 2026.
Addressing the 65th anniversary celebrations of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) at the Cruise Terminal at Mumbai Port on Friday evening, Sonowal also called on the Navratna PSU to take a leading role in India's drive toward self-reliant, globally competitive shipbuilding and maritime capacity.
Founded in 1961 as a liner shipping company with 19 vessels, SCI has grown into a diversified maritime enterprise operating 58 vessels totalling 5.26 million deadweight tonnage (DWT).
The company's operations now spa

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Nayara Energy, India's largest private fuel retailer, has raised petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 with immediate effect, seeking to narrow the gap between retail prices and rising international oil and refined-product costs, people familiar with the matter said.
The latest increase comes amid renewed pressure on fuel retailers from higher global energy prices and follows a series of price adjustments by Nayara this year as refiners grapple with the impact of geopolitical disruptions on crude and product markets.
Nayara, which operates 7,108 petrol pumps across the country, raised petrol and diesel prices with effect from early hours of Saturday, sources said.
An email sent to Nayara spokesperson for comments remained unanswered.
Nayara was the first fuel retailer to pass on the surge in international oil prices to consumers when the Iran conflict disrupted energy supplies earlier this year. On March 26, it raised petrol prices by Rs 5 a litre and diesel by Rs 3, .

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