Rakteem Katakey &Amp; Kalpana Pathak In New Delhi

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

Street keeps faith in oil refiners

Street keeps faith in oil refiners

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

The shares of oil marketing companies have been firming up in the current financial year though the Indian crude oil basket is quoting above $65 a barrel, as investors took long-term.

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

A state-funded university, it may pump in money into the stock market through its corpus fund of over Rs 100 crore.

RIL strikes gas in a block off Saurashtra

RIL strikes gas in a block off Saurashtra

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

In all, Reliance has a stake in 34 exploration blocks in the country.

RIL scouts for K-G gas buyers

RIL scouts for K-G gas buyers

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2007

With the price of gas from its fields in the Krishna-Godavari basin expected to be higher than rivals, Reliance Industries is targeting automobiles and domestic users because power and fertiliser plants may not be able to afford it.

Petrol, diesel  prices to hold for now

Petrol, diesel prices to hold for now

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

The Ministry Of Petroleum and Natural Gas has ruled out a hike in the prices of petrol and diesel in the near future even as the price of the Indian basket of crude oil continues to remain above $65 a barrel.

LPG hard to come by

LPG hard to come by

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2007

Even as Minister of State for Petroleum Dinsha Patel has told the Rajya Sabha that new connections are easily available for genuine customers, householders all over India are facing an acute shortage of LPG cylinders.

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

A programme to train the judges has been proposed where they would be attending a two-week advanced executive programme in management of cases, at the Harvard Business School.

New refineries to slip on slack demand

New refineries to slip on slack demand

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

India may be trying to become a crude oil refining hub but the country's apex planning body has raised doubts on the feasibility of adding more refining capacity.

Mittal looking to prune Bathinda stake

Mittal looking to prune Bathinda stake

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

There seem to be some more delays in the pipeline for the decade-old Bathinda refinery project of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation in which Mittal Investments recently announced its decision to pick up 49 per cent stake.

GAIL, Reliance to lay gas grid jointly

GAIL, Reliance to lay gas grid jointly

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2007

The competition between the two main players vying to lay cross-country natural gas pipelines has undergone a volte-face.

After IIMs, other B-schools to raise fees too

After IIMs, other B-schools to raise fees too

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

The Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, for instance, will hike the fee from Rs 13.65 lakh (Rs 1.365 million) to Rs 14 lakh (Rs 1.4 million) for its flagship one-year management programme.

Transnational pipelines face uncertain future

Transnational pipelines face uncertain future

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2007

The big-ticket transnational gas pipelines that India was planning seem to be in trouble. Although the government maintains that the three pipelines

Indian Oil to reconsider Panipat unit expansion

Indian Oil to reconsider Panipat unit expansion

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's upcoming Bathinda refinery in Punjab has forced Indian Oil Corporation to reconsider its plans to expand its refinery at Panipat to 21 mtpa.

First wine institute in India soon

First wine institute in India soon

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2007

The University of Adelaide, Australia, will soon set up India's first wine institute at Narayangaon, 80 km from Pune, Maharashtra, in association with India's largest wine making company, Champagne Indage.

Govt may reimburse ONGC Rs 850 cr

Govt may reimburse ONGC Rs 850 cr

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas is likely to reimburse Oil and Natural Gas Corporation almost Rs 850 crore (Rs 8.5 billion) for the cost of exploration and development work in pre-NELP oil fields in the past.

Engineers can now be global consultants

Engineers can now be global consultants

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

To date, when an Indian engineer wants to practice abroad, he needs to fulfill certain requirements.

The hurdles in India's quest for oil assets

The hurdles in India's quest for oil assets

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

More than one oil company bidding for same overseas assets.

B-school salaries: The untold story

B-school salaries: The untold story

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2007

While the premier IIMs Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta have yet to conclude the final placements, last year's (2006) figures reveal that the average salaries hovered below Rs 10 lakh.

IIM-A to employ foreign faculty

IIM-A to employ foreign faculty

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is toying with the idea of having international faculty on its rolls. The institute is in talks with a French professor to join it full time and conduct classes.

Chandigarh to have its own film city

Chandigarh to have its own film city

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

The multimedia-cum-film city project, first of its kind, is estimated to cost around Rs 800 crore and will spread over 30 acres.