This means lower losses on fuel sales by Indian oil companies and a shrinking oil subsidy bill for the government.
In his first interview, after the launch of MOM in Mars orbit, ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan spoke to T E Narasimhan about the mission and the way forward.
On Monday, ISRO scientists will run a test of the Mars orbiter satellite's main engine and make a small course correction. This is crucial because the engine has been idle for nearly 10 months. T E Narasimhan reports
ADB's calculations imply almost half of India's population (47.7 per cent) was below the line in 2010. Both these estimates are based on the year 2005's purchasing power parity rates.
With China and Bangladesh losing their edge, textile exports from Tirupur are rising once again, turning the city into a job magnet.
The additional stake will cost the promoters Rs 312 crore (Rs 3.12 billion).
Index of industrial production data had also shown that the sector grew at 3.1 per cent after contracting in the previous quarters.
Against National Democratic Alliance's 75 million target, United Progressive Alliance added 61 million in 2013-14.
The market continues to remain highly competitive relative to Indonesia and Malaysia, says Anand Narayan, senior managing director of Creador Advisors.
The illegal trade in red sanders wood, which sells for up to Rs 80 lakh a tonne in some Asian countries, involves a complex nexus of smugglers and impoverished woodcutters.
Bank claims it wasn't quizzed by CBI, only financial information was sought.
The move to allow women to work the night shift, by amending the Factories Act, has been opposed in Delhi by the Mahila Congress, the Indian National Congress's women's wing, and the All India Trade Union Congress.
Reliance Industries Ltd, along with its partner British Petroleum, plans to invest about Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) to carry out exploratory drilling in an offshore block in the Bay of Bengal, off the Tamil Nadu coast.
ISRO said, initially the launch was slated for 9.49 am, but now there is a 3-minute delay owing to the probability of space debris in the path of rocket.
The workers who were hired straight out of school as unskilled labourers are now struggling to find alternative employment because they lack skills.
The arbitration clause is present in almost 95 per cent of corporate agreements, according to tax and audit firm Ernst & Young.
Nokia-Microsoft transfer deal transaction is now subject only to certain customary closing conditions.
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This is the third meeting between the two parties, including one in which the Company Law Board had taken part.
During campaigning, P Chidambaram has been addressing villagers, explaining his efforts to improve life in the constituency and blaming the state government for not supporting him. He has also been introducing his son in the 10 villages across 250 km.
Nokia is keen to shift its Chennai plant to Vietnam.
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