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IPL knocks out 51 Hindi GEC GRPs
MUMBAI: The IPL fever is gripping viewers of Hindi general entertainment channels. The GECs collectively lost 51 GRPs (gross rating points) in the week ended 14 April, indicating that the weakened T20 league is still having a lot of steam left.
As per TAM data for the Hindi speaking markets (C&S, 4+), during the second week of IPL the top four GECs shed 47 GRPs, with Zee TV leading the pack with a loss of 19 GRPs.
In fact, Zee TV and Colors fell below the 200 GRP mark after a long time.
The order of the GECs, however, remained unchanged. Star Plus continued to lead the lot despite losing 9 GRPs. The channel closed the week with 262 GRPs, down from 271 in the previous week.
Sony Entertainment Television (Set) and Zee TV, which came strikingly close last week, saw the gap widening as Set lost 6 GRPs while Zee TV lost 19.
Set ended the week with 205 GRPs in the kitty, while Zee slumped to 192 GRPs. Colors at fourth place lost 13 GRPs to clock 190 GRPs in the week under review.
Sab, the second GEC from the Sony stable, lost 3 GRPs to end the week with 122 GRPs (from last week 125).
Star India‘s second channel Life OK was the only channel which saw a gain of 5 GRPs. The channel closed the week with 85 GRPs.
Imagine TV, which ceased operations on 12 April and started running repeats, registered 57 GRPs, down from 64 in the previous week.
Sahara One remained at the bottom of the heap with 46 GRPs.
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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.
