Aneesh Phadnis And Ajay Modi

Stories by Aneesh Phadnis And Ajay Modi

Air India again recognises banned union

Air India again recognises banned union

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2011

ACEU was derecognised after the airline's ground staff and cabin crew went on strike on May 26 last year.

Dip in global prices a relief for OMCs

Dip in global prices a relief for OMCs

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2011

Global product prices have declined on apprehension of a fall in consumption in the US after a rating downgrade recently.

Oil companies may use Union Bank for Iran payment

Oil companies may use Union Bank for Iran payment

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2011

An Iranian delegation is expected to visit India this weekend to discuss an arrangement under which Union Bank will make payments to Halk Bank in Turkey.

Petrol to turn negative for OMCs

Petrol to turn negative for OMCs

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2011

Oil marketing companies to lose 10 paise on petrol and Rs 6 per litre on diesel from next month.

Reliance plans Baramati hub for private jets

Reliance plans Baramati hub for private jets

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2011

The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group plans to develop Baramati, about 100 km from Pune, as a hub for private jets, with airports in Mumbai and Pune facing acute shortage of parking bays. Baramati is also the home town of Union agriculture minister and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar.

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.

Deccan 360 into fire fighting; may raise Rs 200 cr

Deccan 360 into fire fighting; may raise Rs 200 cr

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2011

Deccan 360 is not taking orders, as it claims it is re-aligning its services.

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).

IATA to make airports' security check hassle-free

IATA to make airports' security check hassle-free

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2011

The existing system where all airline passengers, barring VVIPs, have to undergo rigorous frisking, the IATA model proposes different levels of screening for passengers based on the level of risk associated with each one of them.

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.

Pune, Nagpur airport projects stuck

Pune, Nagpur airport projects stuck

Rediff.com   23 May 2011

While the Navi Mumbai airport project has been cleared for take off, two other big-ticket projects in Maharashtra - a cargo hub in Nagpur and an international airport at Rajgurunagar near Pune - are grounded because of delays in land acquisition.

Air India plans to raise Rs 5,500 crore

Air India plans to raise Rs 5,500 crore

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

Air India (AI) plans to raise Rs 5,500 crore (Rs 55 billion) by issuing bonds to a consortium led by the country's largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, as part of its financial restructuring exercise.

Panels' squabbles cost AI dear

Panels' squabbles cost AI dear

Rediff.com   2 May 2011

The months of April and May are favourable for airlines, a good time to recover their losses.

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.