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https://trip101.com/article/things-to-do-in-kumarakom-india-a-captivating-backwater-destination Kumarakom, a captivating backwater destination, is situated 13 km (8 miles) away from Kottayam and is a paradise on earth. Located on Vembanad Lake, in Kerala, Kumarakom is comprised of island clusters and is a picturesque tourist spot and a joy for nature enthusiasts and bird watchers. The legendary backwaters of Kumarakom have enticed visitors from across the globe. Boating through the backwaters of Kumarakom is quite fascinating and you’ll never be able to get enough of it. Even during a short vacation, one can enjoy the peace of the pristine backwaters. Besides the unparalleled beauty of Kumarakom, the city offers pleasant activities for families, couples, and friends including boating, angling, strolling, and trekking. You can spend your evenings in Kumarakom listening to birds at the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary and enjoying Kerala cuisine, walking through the lush green estates or ex

https://trip101.com/article/best-things-to-do-in-nellore-india The historically significant and beautiful city of Nellore is famous for its religious and spiritual legacy. Located on the banks of the Penna River, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, the administrative headquarters of Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district, Nellore is known for the sacrifice of Potti Sriramulu, a Telugu patriot from Nellore for the formation of the Andhra Pradesh State. In the 13th century, the city was known as the hometown of Tikkana Somayaji who translated the Mahabharat into Telugu. Nellore had been under the reign of Cholas, Maurya, Chedi, Kalinga Empire, Satavahanas, Pallavas, Vijayanagara Empire and thus still bears the reminders of their influence. The city is known for aquaculture and is also famous for its handicrafts, and delicious sweets like malai kajaa and Andhra sweet, the bobbatlu. Nellore tour is a tour down history lane with a close look at the suburban life of Andhra Pradesh.

  RELATED TOPICS Expansions Facility News Pakistan Base Stocks Pakistani Base Oil Plant Expands BY K. VENKATESHWAR RAO National Refinery Ltd.  plans to boost the production capacity of its base oil plant in Pakistan and has contracted a Chinese company to do the work. NRL disclosed in a Pakistan Stock Exchange regulatory filing that it signed an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract for the Lube-I Refinery at its base oil plant in the Korangi Industrial Area of Karachi. The project will revamp a two-stage distillation unit of Lube-I, one of two base oil units at the plant. The project will increase feedstock throughput capacity for Lube-I Refinery by 5,000 barrels per day, or 40 percent, and will raise base oil production capacity from 70,000 metric tons per year to 76,000 t/y, a senior planning engineer at NRL told Lube Report. The overall project is estimated to cost Rs 1.3 billion (U.S. 11.8 million), and Hualu’s contract is for $8.

Oil and Natural Gas Corp. yesterday purchased a controlling stake of fellow state-owned entity  Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. , India’s largest supplier of base oils. On Feb. 1, ONGC acquired a 51.1 percent stake of HPCL from the government through a cash purchase of approximately 778.8 million equity shares at Rs 473.97 (U.S. $7.40) per share. “The transaction is in furtherance of the government’s objective to combine various central public enterprises … to create an oil major which is able to match the performance of international and domestic private oil and gas companies,” ONGC said in a Jan. 20 press statement. Observers were divided on whether HPCL will maintain status quo as one of the most prominent players in India’s lube market despite the ownership change, Lube Report Asia found in a series of interviews on Thursday. “[The deal] is a win-win situation for ONGC,” said a senior official in the lubes division of another state-owned enterprise,  Indi