John Chalmers

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Jindal Steel shelves $10 billion project after coal setback

Jindal Steel shelves $10 billion project after coal setback

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2014

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd has shelved a $10 billion coal-to-diesel project, its chairman told Reuters, becoming the first big casualty of a court decision to scrap coalfields allocated to private firms since 1993.

Modi vows to fix broken government, but no big bang reforms

Modi vows to fix broken government, but no big bang reforms

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2014

Critics say Modi scores high on oratory but has delivered on few of his election campaign promises.

Downturn? No, economy is much better off, says FinMin

Downturn? No, economy is much better off, says FinMin

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2013

Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram said India had brought its fiscal deficit down more sharply and quickly than any other country, but managing the current account deficit was more complicated because the government had less control of it.