P R Sanjai &Amp; Gayatri Ramanathan In Mumbai

Stories by P R Sanjai &Amp; Gayatri Ramanathan In Mumbai

Cairn may evacuate oil through Gujarat

Cairn may evacuate oil through Gujarat

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2007

Cairn India is actively considering the option of evacuating its crude oil from Rajasthan through Viramgam in Gujarat

ONGC-LN Mittal deal: Marriage of convenience

ONGC-LN Mittal deal: Marriage of convenience

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2007

When the news of steel baron LN Mittal getting into the energy sector without his Indian exploration and production partner, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation surfaced, there was much speculation about whether the alliance was on the verge of a break-u

Oriental to cover fog days of A-I

Oriental to cover fog days of A-I

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2007

Oriental Insurance Company has bagged the domestic aviation industry's first-ever contract to cover losses owing to fog for national flag carrier Air-India.

Gammon emerges top bidder for Mumbai port

Gammon emerges top bidder for Mumbai port

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2006

Gammon India and L&T were the only bidders left in the fray for the project

Indian plans to hedge fuel costs

Indian plans to hedge fuel costs

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2006

Indian is planning to start hedging its international fuel purchase in the wake of spiralling aviation turbine fuel cost that is eating into its profits

Panel to study opening of Gulf to pvt airlines

Panel to study opening of Gulf to pvt airlines

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2006

The government is taking the first steps towards opening of the Gulf region to private airlines -- by setting a high-level committee under the aegis of the aviation ministry -- to examine the contentious issue.

HAL facility to convert Boeings into freighter

HAL facility to convert Boeings into freighter

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2006

India will soon have a dedicated global facility to convert passenger airplanes to cargo planes, with state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited planning a full fledged conversion centre for Boeing aircraft

Air-India to go in for fog risk cover

Air-India to go in for fog risk cover

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2006

For the first time in the Indian aviation history, an airline company is going to cover its losses occurred due to foggy conditions during the upcoming winter season.

A-I chief's tenure extended

A-I chief's tenure extended

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2006

The government has extended the tenure of Vasudevan Thulasidas as chairman and managing director of Air-India. The tenure of Thulasidas, a 1972 batch IAS officer from Manipur-Tripura cadre, was coming to an end on Thursday.

BPCL to invest Rs 6,000 cr in exploration business

BPCL to invest Rs 6,000 cr in exploration business

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2006

Bharat Petroleum Corporation lans to invest around Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) in the exploration and production business over the next few years.

A buyer's guide to real estate in metros

A buyer's guide to real estate in metros

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2006

Have money and want to buy a house? Here are some tips.

'SpiceJet to be McDonald's of the sky'

'SpiceJet to be McDonald's of the sky'

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2006

Avani or SpiceJet: which is the love of his life? For Ajay Singh, that's a tough one to answer.

Airlines keen to scale Great Wall

Airlines keen to scale Great Wall

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2006

Domestic airlines are keen to bring China into their network as the latter is set to become the country's top trade partner in the coming years.

TCS bags SCI contract

TCS bags SCI contract

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2006

IT major Tata Consultancy Services has bagged the contract to implement end-to-end solutions for national flag carrier Shipping Corporation of India.

Reliance Energy to invest Rs 50,000 crore by 2012

Reliance Energy to invest Rs 50,000 crore by 2012

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2006

The group has lined up close to a dozen projects, which will take the company's installed capacity to around 18,000 mw.

Retail majors eye container trains

Retail majors eye container trains

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2006

At the moment Concor, a public sector company controlled by the railways, has a monopoly in running container trains across the country. It offers ferrying rates to carry containers that are one-third of that on roads.

Most airlines OK with fog

Most airlines OK with fog

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2006

"The new aircraft have anti-fog devices, but installing these in older planes is costly," the Airports Authority of India sources said.

India a hot spot for global logistics companies

India a hot spot for global logistics companies

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2006

Domestic companies are also not far behind and are in an expansion mode through the inorganic route.

Indus Air to take off from December 14

Indus Air to take off from December 14

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2006

India will have its tenth domestic passenger airline operating feeder routes from December 14.

Fare hike talk divides airlines

Fare hike talk divides airlines

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2006

Budget carriers say no to full cost airlines' proposal to up rates.