Rakteem Katakey &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In New Delhi

Stories by Rakteem Katakey &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In New Delhi

150 B-schools, tech institutes face axe

150 B-schools, tech institutes face axe

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2007

AICTE to seek states' help to close institutes.

Govt plans capital sops to promote budget hotels

Govt plans capital sops to promote budget hotels

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2007

India has a shortage of 150,000 rooms and the government hopes this will create additional 7,000 hotel rooms for events like the Commonwealth Games, scheduled in New Delhi in 2010.

Harvard to study civic ills of Mumbai, Delhi

Harvard to study civic ills of Mumbai, Delhi

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

Harvard will now study the civic ills of Mumbai and Delhi. But will any good come of it?

IOC plans Rs 2,500 cr unit

IOC plans Rs 2,500 cr unit

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

The Fortune 500 company -- it recently improved its rank to 135 -- has identified forward integration into petrochemicals as its next big business opportunity.

RIL to set up 4,000 MW power station

RIL to set up 4,000 MW power station

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

The fertiliser and power companies say that the cost of gas would be too high, making operating on gas economically unviable.

Oil firms seek govt's help to check losses

Oil firms seek govt's help to check losses

Rediff.com   19 Jul 2007

With the rising price of crude oil, the gap between the desired selling price and the actual selling price -- referred to as under-recovery -- is up to Rs 190 crore (Rs 1.9 billion) a day. The solution is to raise retail prices, an unpopular move.

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

Monsoon tourism makes a splash

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Monsoon tourism, as it is known, has performed beyond the expectations of tour operators, garnering a 50 per cent increase in both in-bound and out-bound traffic.

ONGC mulls 2,700 Mw power generation

ONGC mulls 2,700 Mw power generation

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2007

Will set up a 1,000MW gas-based power plant at its Gujarat SEZ.

The world's study material is just a click away

The world's study material is just a click away

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2007

The National Knowledge Commission is setting up an online network that will enable college students to access study material and connect with institutions and faculty members from around the world by the year 2008.

Tata Group to foray into food retail

Tata Group to foray into food retail

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2007

After Reliance Industries and the Aditya Birla Group, the Tata Group is poised to become the next big name to feast on the burgeoning food retail sector.

Gas for Dabhol plant days away

Gas for Dabhol plant days away

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2007

The 386-km pipeline from Dahej to the power plant became operational on Monday.

Ethanol blending can be lethal for your car

Ethanol blending can be lethal for your car

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2007

The ethanol blended with petrol needs to be of 99.99 per cent purity.

Centre in a bind over RIL's KG gas

Centre in a bind over RIL's KG gas

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

Higher price will lead to hike in fertiliser subsidy while a lower price will hit returns.

Dabhol output may go up to 5,000 Mw

Dabhol output may go up to 5,000 Mw

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

A ministerial group is mulling a proposal to increase the troubled Dabhol power plant's capacity to 5,000 Mw from the present 2,184 Mw to ensure its long-term viability.

A night in a luxury suite for Rs 4 lakh

A night in a luxury suite for Rs 4 lakh

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

The room rate for the presidential suite, spread over 12,000 sq ft and with an exclusive entrance and a private elevator, is exactly double that of most other expensive suites in India.

Sahara plans five-star hotel in Lucknow

Sahara plans five-star hotel in Lucknow

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

Sahara India Pariwar, a major player in the infrastructure and housing sector, is planning to build a five-star hotel in Lucknow. The company has plans to build a hotel in each of its 217 Sahara City homes.

Foreign LPG firms threaten pullout

Foreign LPG firms threaten pullout

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2007

Hazra, the director of Hindustan Aegis LPG Bottling, said that the government's stance was discouraging the multinationals from making further investments.

CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India

CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2007

The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute's level I exams scheduled for December 2007, registrations for which began this September, might not be held in India.

IOC rural malls script success story

IOC rural malls script success story

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2007

The government-owned Fortune 500 company, which is the country's largest company in terms of sales, has already commissioned 1,180 Kisan Sewa Kendras.

Gas pipeline for Dabhol delayed again

Gas pipeline for Dabhol delayed again

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2007

The laying of gas pipeline to feed the 2,150-Mw Dabhol power plant owned by Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Ltd has been delayed again.