Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Sanjay Jog In Mumbai

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Sanjay Jog In Mumbai

Maha seeks to wrest industrial advantage

Maha seeks to wrest industrial advantage

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2011

This will benefit 4,217 high-tension industrial consumers, whose daily power requirement is 2,000 Mw.

Diverse expectations from RIL-BP deal

Diverse expectations from RIL-BP deal

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2011

BP has valued Reliance Industries' (RIL) new exploration and production (E&P) business at around $25 billion (Rs 1,12,500 crore), according to Goldman Sachs.

Kelkar to head panel on regional balance

Kelkar to head panel on regional balance

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2011

The government has made several region-wise and sector-wise allocations in its annual plan and budget proposals.

Jaitapur N-project safe: NPCL

Jaitapur N-project safe: NPCL

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2011

NPCIL will comply with all the 35 conditions stipulated by MoEF.

Betting: Rs 10,000 crore riding on the World Cup!

Betting: Rs 10,000 crore riding on the World Cup!

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2011

With the cricket World Cup mood building up, bookies and punters across India have taken their positions. Sources involved in betting, who did not want to be identified, fearing police action, estimate a turnover of about Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion).

Sterlite buys land for Rs 9,700 cr in Aurangabad

Sterlite buys land for Rs 9,700 cr in Aurangabad

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2011

The state-run Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) recently handed over the land. The company was exploring investment opportunities in various states and finally selected a site at the Shendre industrial estate near Aurangabad.

Defence ministry may set up land regulator

Defence ministry may set up land regulator

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2011

The ministry holds about 1.73 million acre of land.

RIL weighs options in fight for Atlas

RIL weighs options in fight for Atlas

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2011

With Reliance Industries openly expressing displeasure about the merger between its joint venture gas partner, Atlas Energy, with Chevron, all eyes are now on Atlas' special shareholder meeting on February 16, called to approve the proposed merger.

B-schools are up in arms over AICTE guidelines

B-schools are up in arms over AICTE guidelines

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2011

Several management institutes across the country plan legal action to seek a reprieve from recent guidelines issued by the All-India Council for Technical Education

Lavasa files another plea against MoEF

Lavasa files another plea against MoEF

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2011

The legal battle between Lavasa Corporation, an arm of Hindustan Construction Company involved in the development of a hill city in Maharashtra, and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is expected to prolong further.

Power capacity sets new record this financial year

Power capacity sets new record this financial year

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2011

India has set a new record by crossing 10,000 Mw of capacity addition in a single financial year since Independence.

'Goodwill of over 100 yrs has been dented'

'Goodwill of over 100 yrs has been dented'

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2011

Lavasa is attempting to create an idea that such a city can be built, and rapidly, and not only restore or preserve the ecology but enhance it as well.

IT firms slug it out on engg campuses

IT firms slug it out on engg campuses

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2011

To get the best talent, they put stiff riders for recruitment.

ISB student offered annual pay of Rs 39 lakh

ISB student offered annual pay of Rs 39 lakh

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2011

The Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, has so far seen the highest domestic job offer on its campus at Rs 39 lakh from a private equity firm, according to two recruiters familiar with the development.

Traders halt off-take of sugar,fear price freefall

Traders halt off-take of sugar,fear price freefall

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2011

During the ongoing crushing season, mills have so far produced 3.36 million tonne (mt) of sugar and unsold stocks have touched 1 mt. Sugar prices are at Rs 2,585-2,630 a quintal, compared with Rs 2,850 a quintal on December 31.

CII mulls action against corruption

CII mulls action against corruption

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2011

On the back of recent controversies involving the release of Niira Radia tapes, allocation of 2G spectrum and alleged financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) plans to launch a "moral leadership" campaign to combat the rising incidents of corruption.

State agency to develop Dharavi under CM's plan

State agency to develop Dharavi under CM's plan

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2011

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan plans to overhaul the Rs 15,000-crore Dharavi redevelopment project. Chavan - who has already flagged what he called an "unholy nexus" among builders, politicians and middlemen in the wake of the Adarsh housing society scam - now wants state-run Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (Mhada) to carry out the big-ticket project.

Now, rating for B-schools

Now, rating for B-schools

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2011

In December 2010, Mumbai-based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies received an A*** grading by credit rating agency Crisil.

Kingfisher gets 3 months to repay BPCL dues

Kingfisher gets 3 months to repay BPCL dues

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2011

Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines has turned second time lucky; the state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has granted it a three-month reprieve to pay jet fuel dues. KFA owes BPCL Rs 220 crore (after adjustment of interest) for fuel dues.

Rise in truck rentals in 2010

Rise in truck rentals in 2010

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2011

Truck rentals during calendar year 2010 rose by 24-40 per cent on trunk routes, with robust manufacturing growth and high consumer spending. However, the rentals stabilised during December and are expected to remain firm in the first quarter of calendar year 2011.