April 18, 2026: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is an Indian public sector undertaking (PSU) under the ownership of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India.
It operates three refineries in Bina, Kochi and Mumbai. BPCL is India’s second-largest government-owned downstream oil producer

Jabir ibn Hayyan perfected the distillation process using the alembic still, which is still used today. Chemists were producing rosewater, ‘essential oils and pure alcohol for medical use. Today distillation has given us products from plastics to petrol.