Ajay Modi And Kalpana Pathak

Stories by Ajay Modi And Kalpana Pathak

New-look GRE braces innovation

New-look GRE braces innovation

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2011

Proposed format to have real-life scenarios that mirror the kind of thinking students need at graduate-level work.

Petroleum ministry to cap LPG cylinder sale

Petroleum ministry to cap LPG cylinder sale

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2011

Oil companies begin pilot testing work on direct LPG subsidy.

Conditions for Cairn deal to cost govt Rs 5,000 cr

Conditions for Cairn deal to cost govt Rs 5,000 cr

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2011

ONGC's return on investment becomes positive after govt makes Barmer block royalty cost-recoverable.

Euro-IV fuel to be launched in 7 more cities

Euro-IV fuel to be launched in 7 more cities

Rediff.com   21 Jun 2011

In a move that will give the better and cleaner environment agenda a boost, the reach of Euro-IV fuel (diesel and petrol) will be expanded to seven more cities in the current financial year. This less polluting fuel was launched about a year ago in 13 cities.

PetroMin pulls up OMCs, GAIL

PetroMin pulls up OMCs, GAIL

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2011

The decision was taken at a meeting last month chaired by additional secretary Sudhir Bhargava and attended by representatives of GAIL and the three OMCs - Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum.

ONGC to sell 30% stake in K-G block

ONGC to sell 30% stake in K-G block

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2011

The company is in talks with BG India and Italian E&P major, ENI.

Indian oil firms set to report Rs 50,000 cr loss

Indian oil firms set to report Rs 50,000 cr loss

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2011

Getting compensated for at least 90 per cent of losses without government subsidy appears difficult.

Borrowings of OMCs cross Rs 1 lakh cr

Borrowings of OMCs cross Rs 1 lakh cr

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2011

The government indecisiveness on petroleum price rise, coupled with late release of cash subsidy, has sent the borrowings of three government-controlled oil marketing companies to an all-time high of around Rs 118,000 crore (Rs 1,180 billion).

IOC eyes foreign players to develop LNG terminal

IOC eyes foreign players to develop LNG terminal

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2011

The company has begun discussions with foreign players besides Petronet LNG Ltd for jointly developing the Rs 4,500-crore (Rs 45-billion) terminal.

FinMin against petro duty cuts

FinMin against petro duty cuts

Rediff.com   25 May 2011

With the finance ministry facing the risk of missing its tax collection target this year, it has turned down a proposal to reduce duties on petroleum products to reduce the impact of rising crude prices on profitability of oil companies.

Govt may allow education bodies to float bonds

Govt may allow education bodies to float bonds

Rediff.com   23 May 2011

The move will require modifications in Companies Act.

Reliance working on CBM pricing

Reliance working on CBM pricing

Rediff.com   17 May 2011

Says will also take govt approval

IOC JV avoids Rajat Gupta's NSR

IOC JV avoids Rajat Gupta's NSR

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

Olympus Capital, UTI's PE arm to fund Rs 400 crore.

Modi Rubber plans re-entry into tyre market

Modi Rubber plans re-entry into tyre market

Rediff.com   2 May 2011

When Modi Rubber closed an agreement with German tyre manufacturer Continental for outright sale of Modi Tyre Company Ltd (MTCL) last month, the exit led to speculation of the group foregoing interests in the segment.

Review blames RIL for falling D6 output

Review blames RIL for falling D6 output

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2011

The report, submitted to the government last week, says the slow pace of field development is the reason production has fallen to 50 million standard cubic metres a day (mscmd) from a peak of 60 mscmd last year.

Like ONGC, OIL may also go for stock split

Like ONGC, OIL may also go for stock split

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2011

ONGC went for a stock split in preparation for a follow-on issue that is expected to hit the market in the second quarter of 2011-12.

Quick start to RIL-BP venture

Quick start to RIL-BP venture

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

Though all the regulatory and ministerial approvals are yet to come in, two working groups with specific mandates have been set up.

IIMs seek tax waiver on donations

IIMs seek tax waiver on donations

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2011

If the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has its way, individuals and corporations donating to educational institutions may soon be eligible for tax exemptions.

RIL can't comply with prioritisation directive

RIL can't comply with prioritisation directive

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2011

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the operator of the KG-D6 gas block, has told the government it cannot comply with its latest directive on prioritising gas supply.

GAIL to buy US shale gas assets

GAIL to buy US shale gas assets

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2011

The state-run company may soon buy nearly 20 per cent stake in two shale gas acreages - Eagle Ford shale and Barnett shale - in the US.