Shine Jacob &Amp; Ishita Ayan Dutt

Stories by Shine Jacob &Amp; Ishita Ayan Dutt

The great Indian railways and a little app

The great Indian railways and a little app

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2017

RailYatri offers a host of travel-related services to a 4.5 million user base. Shine Jacob finds out what's next for the app.

4,000 km of pipelines in 30 months!

4,000 km of pipelines in 30 months!

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2017

BC Tripathi, who helms India's largest natural gas marketer and transporter -- GAIL, discusses last-mile connectivity to homes with Jyoti Mukul and Shine Jacob.

To scale up, Tata Steel goes the start-up route

To scale up, Tata Steel goes the start-up route

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2017

The idea is to create a start-up-like activity with a small business unit.

How ONGC plans to develop fields in Krishna Godavari basin

How ONGC plans to develop fields in Krishna Godavari basin

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2017

The company has chalked out a detailed plan for development of its existing KG basin assets after integration with GSPC facilities.

Watch out for Mamata from here to 2019

Watch out for Mamata from here to 2019

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2016

Political observers say Banerjee is fast emerging as the face of the Opposition and would be a force to reckon with in the next general elections in 2019.

The fall of the turnaround tycoon

The fall of the turnaround tycoon

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2016

Industrialist Pawan Ruia's (think Dunlop and Jessop) arrest this month for cheating and criminal breach of trust marked a new low, but the tide had been turning against him for a while now. Ishita Ayan Dutt & Avishek Rakshit report.

Want to travel by train? Start praying for low inflation

Want to travel by train? Start praying for low inflation

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2016

Train passenger fares may soon be linked to inflation rate, sources say, adding that the new model may be based on the Wholesale Price Index.

Who will decide Rail fares from next year?

Who will decide Rail fares from next year?

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2016

The Union Cabinet will soon take a call on setting up Railway Development Authority of India, an independent regulator, which will decide on passenger and freight rates

Why the recent cash crunch is not bad news for all

Why the recent cash crunch is not bad news for all

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2016

Digital-pay companies see 10x growth spurt after demonetisation, report Ayan Pramanik & Shine Jacob/Business Standard from Bengaluru.

Is it safe to use mobile wallets at petrol pumps?

Is it safe to use mobile wallets at petrol pumps?

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2016

Safety standards are thrown to the wind as government urges consumers to use mobile wallets at petrol pumps, Shine Jacob & Karan Choudhury/Business Standard report from New Delhi.

A month on, how the Cash Crunch affects India

A month on, how the Cash Crunch affects India

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2016

Reports from Ludhiana, Coimbatore, Moradabad, Tirupur, Indore, Surat, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad, suggest the impact of demonetisation is worsening.

'Ratan Tata, turnaround man, doesn't give up easily'

'Ratan Tata, turnaround man, doesn't give up easily'

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2016

Tatas plan to revive, not sell the Port Talbot steel plant. The investment could be as much as $500 million.

FMCG firms fear retailer backlash could impact sales

FMCG firms fear retailer backlash could impact sales

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2016

While the government's demonetisation move is aimed at curbing under-invoicing, the worry was that retailers would de-stock in the short term, impacting sales.

RIL, partners face $1 bn penalty for using ONGC's gas

RIL, partners face $1 bn penalty for using ONGC's gas

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2016

According to a source close to the development, the government is set to come out with a notification in this regard by the end of this week.

Old guard celebrates return of Ratan Tata at the helm

Old guard celebrates return of Ratan Tata at the helm

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2016

Unlike Ratan Tata's philosophy, Mistry cared about short-term gains. This is a Diwali gift for many

Singur works even during the Pujas to return land to farmers

Singur works even during the Pujas to return land to farmers

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2016

Government officials working overtime to dismantle the Tata plant and return land to farmers, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.

Coming soon! Used cooking oil may power your car

Coming soon! Used cooking oil may power your car

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2016

Government considering proposal to allow conversion of used cooking oil into biodiesel, say Shine Jacob and Shreya Jai.

Gas price mess: Decision to punish RIL has again been put off

Gas price mess: Decision to punish RIL has again been put off

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2016

Dharmendra Pradhan lays bare the next course of action for his ministry and says RIL will have to pay the same price at which it produced the volumes.

After passenger cover, railways plans baggage insurance

After passenger cover, railways plans baggage insurance

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2016

The scheme would cover incidents like robbery and dacoity.

An SC verdict that rattled India's high and mighty

An SC verdict that rattled India's high and mighty

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2016

The spectre of Singur and now its verdict is looming large on the future of many of Bengal's projects, especially the state government's industrial parks that are vacant. As many more episodes await, the question uppermost on everyone's minds is, how long will Singur haunt Bengal?