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Aviva explores father and child relationship in new campaign
MUMBAI: Aviva India launched a new brand campaign exploring father and child relationship.
The TVC was released on 7 February. This 35-second TVC, which will be playing across channels, will also be supported by a 360 degree marketing campaign involving print, outdoor and digital communication to drive the message to the target audience.
Building further on Aviva’s association with child space, this campaign looks beyond only child education insurance by taking a holistic view of protecting the child against all odds in life from a father’s lens.
Aviva’s new brand campaign aims to highlight a father’s most important role – that of a protector along with all the other roles that he plays.
The TVC shows Aviva’s brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar introducing father of a new born to his future roles as a father which includes role of a friend, a guide, and teacher. However he is told that the most important role that he must play as a father is that of a protector, by ensuring that his child is well protected against the inconsistencies of life whether or not he is around.
Aviva Life Insurance director – marketing Gaurav Rajput said, “Taking cognizance of India’s demographics and the concerns of young parents in the nation, three years back Aviva decided to concentrate on the child insurance space. As part of the insights study that we conducted recently, we realized that while education remains one of the key concerns of parents, in the bigger picture protecting child holistically is becoming more significant. We believe that no one has explored the father and child relationship and the evolution of the same over the years and in the protection space, father clearly plays a bigger role in a child’s life. “
He added, “While many campaigns in the past have stressed on the importance of a mother’s role in a child’s life,there are very few which have attempted to underline a father’s contribution. Through this campaign Aviva intends to celebrate fatherhood by educating fathers about their most important role and encouraging them to protect their child’s future through appropriate insurance.”
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Trump announces $300bn Texas oil refinery with Reliance, calls it the biggest in US history
First new US refinery in 50 years planned at Brownsville port with Reliance
WASHINGTON: The United States may soon see the first brand-new oil refinery built on its soil in half a century.
Donald Trump announced a proposed $300 billion refinery project in Texas, calling it a landmark moment for American energy production and jobs.
Posting on Truth Social on 10 March, Trump said the facility would be built at the Port of Brownsville and developed by a company called America First Refining, with major investment from India’s Reliance Industries.
The announcement frames the project as a centrepiece of the administration’s push for “energy dominance”, with Trump claiming it would deliver thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity to South Texas.
If realised, the plant would mark the first all-new major refinery constructed in the United States since the 1970s. In recent decades, oil companies have largely chosen to expand existing facilities rather than build new ones, citing high costs, regulatory hurdles and environmental scrutiny.
Trump described the proposed investment as the “biggest in US history”, positioning it as proof that policy changes such as streamlined permits and lower taxes are drawing large-scale energy investments back into the country.
The refinery is planned for the Port of Brownsville, a strategic Gulf Coast location that provides easy access to shipping routes and export markets.
A key partner in the project is Reliance Industries, controlled by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani. The company already runs the world’s largest refining complex in Jamnagar, India, making it one of the most experienced operators in large-scale petroleum processing.
The Texas venture would mark a significant step for the group into America’s domestic refining sector, potentially strengthening industrial ties between the US and India.
The proposed refinery is being promoted as a next-generation facility capable of processing American shale oil while maintaining high environmental standards. Trump said it would be “the cleanest refinery in the world”, although the specific technologies behind that claim have not yet been detailed.
Industry observers also note that the $300 billion figure is unusually large for a refinery project, and analysts are waiting for more clarity on whether the number reflects total construction costs, long-term infrastructure investment, or broader economic impact estimates.
As of 11 March, Reliance Industries had not publicly confirmed the investment size or the structure of its involvement.
For now, the announcement has sparked equal parts excitement and curiosity in energy markets. If the plan moves from promise to pouring concrete, the refinery could reshape the Gulf Coast energy landscape, and reopen a chapter in American refining that has been quiet for nearly fifty years.
