Sudheer Pal Singh &Amp; Jyoti Mukul In New Delhi

Stories by Sudheer Pal Singh &Amp; Jyoti Mukul In New Delhi

Coal block allocations: Who was RESPONSIBLE?

Coal block allocations: Who was RESPONSIBLE?

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2013

The allocations followed two stages.

Diesel decontrol sparks fresh hopes for pvt oil cos

Diesel decontrol sparks fresh hopes for pvt oil cos

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2013

Their first target would be bulk buyers.

Rangarajan formula: Gas at less than RIL's price

Rangarajan formula: Gas at less than RIL's price

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2013

Based on the panel's formula, the base price of domestic natural gas comes to around $7.4 per million British thermal unit (mBtu), but the pricing formula proposed by RIL, officials say, translates the price into $13-14 an mBtu.

CIL to fund rail network to link coalfields

CIL to fund rail network to link coalfields

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2013

To float SPV, levy user charge on consumers to cover investment cost.

Govt wants OMCs to merge pipeline, aviation assets

Govt wants OMCs to merge pipeline, aviation assets

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2013

IOC protests, says have invested in these facilities over a period of time.

IOC debt at Rs 98,000 cr; borrows for working capital

IOC debt at Rs 98,000 cr; borrows for working capital

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2012

Delayed compensation and rising working capital requirement force oil marketing firms like IndianOil to turn to borrowings.

'We are investing in unconventional oil and gas'

'We are investing in unconventional oil and gas'

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2012

As it gets ready for disinvestment of 10 per cent government equity through the offer-of-sale route in January, T K Ananth Kumar, director (finance), tells Jyoti Mukul the company is one of the cheapest explorers and producers of oil and gas, but awaits more predictability in the government-subsidy sharing mechanism.

Oil India to set up LNG terminal

Oil India to set up LNG terminal

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2012

Appoints Foster Wheeler as consultant to prepare project report.

Power rate highest in agriculture sector

Power rate highest in agriculture sector

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2012

The steepest hike is in poll-bound Gujarat. Agricultural tariff in the state grew 47.2 per cent.

Private power producers take Coal India to CCI

Private power producers take Coal India to CCI

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2012

CIL is charged of discriminating in favour of public sector firms in the reworked format of fuel supply agreements.

Indian cos' valuations too high: Havells

Indian cos' valuations too high: Havells

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2012

Interview with Qimat Rai Gupta, who in 1958, began as an electrical goods trader in Delhi, with practically no capital. Today, his company is India's largest electrical products manufacturer, with facilities across India, Europe, Latin America and Africa.

BPCL raises $500m at 4.6% in Singapore debut

BPCL raises $500m at 4.6% in Singapore debut

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2012

Bond issue oversubscribed 15 times despite gloomy sovereign rating.

RIL to investors: No improvement in govt decision-making

RIL to investors: No improvement in govt decision-making

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2012

RIL is peeved with the govt for blocking of approvals and non-revision of gas price produced from its underperforming KG-D6 block.

CRISIL for competitive bidding of coal blocks

CRISIL for competitive bidding of coal blocks

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2012

In its draft report, the research agency has recommended linking the valuation of coal reserves to be put up for bidding to international prices.

Auction may be a safer bet for govt

Auction may be a safer bet for govt

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2012

Although the apex court's opinion on the Presidential reference comes at a time when the floppy bidding route for coal blocks is being criticised, it will not come in the way of allocation of natural resources through auctioning.

Centre plans power debt recast but states yet to decide

Centre plans power debt recast but states yet to decide

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2012

Mandatory pvt participation, annual tariff hikes, conforming to FRBM limits seen difficult.

IMG wrestles with cons of coal block cancellation

IMG wrestles with cons of coal block cancellation

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2012

The government's high-level panel looking into the controversial coal block allocations for captive mining has decided against cancelling three blocks, given to Nagpur-based Shree Veerangana Steels.

Indian petrochemicals make way into Pakistan

Indian petrochemicals make way into Pakistan

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2012

IndianOil targets monthly 5,000-tonne polypropylene exports

ONGC may have to restate production figures

ONGC may have to restate production figures

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2012

About two million tonnes (mt) of condensates produced by the oil company were taken into account while apportioning the subsidy burden.

Govt spending on projects hits all-time high

Govt spending on projects hits all-time high

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2012

The three-year comparison results from the lack of corresponding figures for 2009-10 and 2010-11, as MoSPI publishes data with a huge lag.