Veena Mani, Ishita Ayan Dutt And Surajeet Dasgupta

Stories by Veena Mani, Ishita Ayan Dutt And Surajeet Dasgupta

Tata Steel to sell Corus aluminium business

Tata Steel to sell Corus aluminium business

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2007

Six months after acquiring Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus, Tata Steel has put the foreign company's aluminium business on the block.

Tatas face bidding battle in Vietnam

Tatas face bidding battle in Vietnam

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2007

This is for the second time that Tata Steel is getting into a take-over battle. It acquired the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus Group after beating rival suitor, CSN of Brazil, through auction.

Mittal projects on the fast track

Mittal projects on the fast track

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2007

In Jharkhand, the company is hopeful of starting work as soon as the mines issue is resolved, while in Orissa, consultants for the detailed project report (DPR) and the socio-economic survey have been appointed.

Tatas' proposed Vietnam buy in legal trouble?

Tatas' proposed Vietnam buy in legal trouble?

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2007

The transaction was to be completed by June.

Bengal farmers lap up Jindal Steel shares

Bengal farmers lap up Jindal Steel shares

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2007

Sukhdev Mahato has 2 acres in the 450-acre private land, which will be acquired for JSW Bengal Steel's 10 million tonne project. And Mahato feels blessed.

Mittal India to use own package for Orissa plant

Mittal India to use own package for Orissa plant

Rediff.com   17 May 2007

Mittal Steel India, which will require 8,000 acres -- a mix of government and private land -- in Keonjhar, Orissa, for its proposed 12 million tonne plant, has decided to develop its own rehabilitation and resettlement package.

Posco open to shifting project

Posco open to shifting project

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

Posco India is open to realigning its project area and one of the options could be to the south of the site.

Tata Steel may launch GDRs in Singapore

Tata Steel may launch GDRs in Singapore

Rediff.com   8 May 2007

This will be over and above a Rs 3,655-crore domestic rights issue and a Rs 4,350 crore convertible preference share issue the company announced last month.

A peek into Anil Ambani's ambitious plans

A peek into Anil Ambani's ambitious plans

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

An attempt to unravel the method in Anil Ambani's madness as he hopes to build leadership in entertainment.

Good prospects for steel cos

Good prospects for steel cos

Rediff.com   4 May 2007

Only a handful of domestic steel producers have announced their results for 2006-07, but the indications are that they will report stellar performances this financial year.

Realtors make hay as Singur prices zoom

Realtors make hay as Singur prices zoom

Rediff.com   2 May 2007

Amar Ghosh, a real estate broker, is negotiating a deal with a Mumbai-based company for 65 acres around Singur, 40 km from Kolkata, at Rs 22.5 lakh (Rs 2.25 million) per acre.

Develop mines or leave: Ranchi tells Sesa Goa

Develop mines or leave: Ranchi tells Sesa Goa

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

Sesa Goa has received a showcause notice from the Jharkhand government asking it why its prospective licence for iron ore mines in the state should not be cancelled.

Tatas to go in for Rs 3,500 cr rights issue

Tatas to go in for Rs 3,500 cr rights issue

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

Sources close to the situation said the Tata Steel board is slated to discuss the issue at its meeting on April 17.

Cement manufacturers unmoved by duty cuts

Cement manufacturers unmoved by duty cuts

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

The country's leading steel companies were considering a price increase of Rs 1,000-2,000 per tonne from April 1, despite a partial rollback last month.

Steel companies to up prices soon

Steel companies to up prices soon

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2007

Anticipating pressure from the government, steel companies decided not to hike prices on Sunday, but are likely to raise them over the next few days in varying degrees.

Steel firms to raise prices from April 1

Steel firms to raise prices from April 1

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

Plan to move cautiously with an increase of Rs 500-1,000 per tonne.

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

Workers reject stake in Tata Tea estates

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2007

Major shareholders to buy workers' shares in northern gardens.

Bengal plans two-way 'fight' for industry

Bengal plans two-way 'fight' for industry

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2007

Fresh from the Nandigram flashpoint, the West Bengal government is set to begin a two-way 'battle' to keep industrialisation going in the state.

Haldia share transfer: IDBI drags CLB to court

Haldia share transfer: IDBI drags CLB to court

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

Lenders have thrown their hat into the Haldia Petrochemicals Limited case with Industrial Development Bank of India moving the Calcutta high court against the Company Law Board order on share transfer to the TCG firm.

Iron ore prices may fall

Iron ore prices may fall

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2007

Iron ore prices are expected to fall in next couple of months following the imposition of duties on exports.