Sudheer Pal Singh And Mansi Taneja

Stories by Sudheer Pal Singh And Mansi Taneja

'We're optimistic about Modi govt's ability to deliver'

'We're optimistic about Modi govt's ability to deliver'

Rediff.com   24 May 2016

US-based $40-billion industrial goods giant Honeywell has just launched its 16th plant, a hydrocracker unit with application in oil refining, in India. The two years of Modi government have been full of optimism and energy, Anant Maheshwari, president, Honeywell India, and Steve Gimre, managing director, UOP India, tell Sudheer Pal Singh.

Spectrum auction pushed to September

Spectrum auction pushed to September

Rediff.com   23 May 2016

About 2,000 MHz will be put up for auction in bands such as 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz and 2,500 MHz

'Railways will petition regulator for fare changes'

'Railways will petition regulator for fare changes'

Rediff.com   19 May 2016

'The Centre brought down expenses by as much as Rs 12,000 crore (Rs 120 billion).'

'Funding no more a constraint for the Railways'

'Funding no more a constraint for the Railways'

Rediff.com   19 May 2016

The Railways plans to float an independent fund.

Oil firms high on alcohol ban in Bihar!

Oil firms high on alcohol ban in Bihar!

Rediff.com   14 May 2016

The prohibition has freed up as much as 60 million litres of ethanol

India Inc logs on to Facebook at Work

India Inc logs on to Facebook at Work

Rediff.com   11 May 2016

Facebook will now directly compete with Slack, HipChat, Yammer and a few others in this space.

Internet users in India to cross 500 mn in 2016: Prasad

Internet users in India to cross 500 mn in 2016: Prasad

Rediff.com   5 May 2016

India has now around one billion mobile subscribers, he added.

Telcos' hopes on cheaper 700-Mhz spectrum dashed

Telcos' hopes on cheaper 700-Mhz spectrum dashed

Rediff.com   1 May 2016

Telecom Commission approves high base price of Rs 11,485 cr per Mhz for 700-Mhz frequency; no decision taken on proposed standard spectrum usage charges of 4.5%

Panic button must in mobile phones by next year

Panic button must in mobile phones by next year

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2016

The move was necessitated by growing number of crimes especially against women.

India's 1st high-speed train to arrive next week

India's 1st high-speed train to arrive next week

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2016

Talgo's Series 9 locomotive to cut Delhi-Mumbai travel time to 12 hours

Indian Oil fights back airlines' allegation

Indian Oil fights back airlines' allegation

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2016

Refuting all the allegations, IOC has clarified that no monopolistic situation exists in supply and pricing of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to airlines.

Why some states could delay real estate regulator Bill

Why some states could delay real estate regulator Bill

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2016

Laws in several states are inconsistent with the model Bill passed by Parliament.

Govt mines tax data to prune LPG subsidy list

Govt mines tax data to prune LPG subsidy list

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2016

Officials said the oil marketing companies had provided data to the Income Tax department.

India clinches stake in Russian oilfields

India clinches stake in Russian oilfields

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2016

The move is expected to bolster India's energy security.

Will govt impose curbs on WhatsApp, Skype?

Will govt impose curbs on WhatsApp, Skype?

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2016

Telcos demanding OTT players to come under some sort of regulation as they are eating into their SMS and voice revenues.

India Post is grappling with e-tail shift

India Post is grappling with e-tail shift

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2016

'A fresh look is being given to ways of processing, transmission, and delivery.'

Bank customers can use post-office ATMs soon

Bank customers can use post-office ATMs soon

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2016

The Budget for 2016-17 has announced a massive rollout of ATMs and micro-ATMs.

High speed trains: Will the railways tilt the Talgo way?

High speed trains: Will the railways tilt the Talgo way?

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2016

Locally manufactured coaches can achieve similar speeds as Talgo trains.

IT ministry asks for 271% hike in planned Budget outlay

IT ministry asks for 271% hike in planned Budget outlay

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2016

For 2015-16, the planned outlay for the department was Rs 2,568 crore.

IT dept officials grill Ringing Bells' management

IT dept officials grill Ringing Bells' management

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2016

Online booking started on February 18 but the site soon crashed.