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Nick Walker is new CEO of Vedanta Cairn Oil and Gas

Nick Walker is new CEO of Vedanta Cairn Oil and Gas

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

Vedanta's Cairn Oil & Gas on Thursday announced the appointment of Nick Walker as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. In a statement, the company said the appointment is effective January 5. "Before this appointment, Walker was president and chief executive officer at Lundin Energy, one of the leading European independent E&P companies," it said.

US bank pulls out of Adani's Australian coal mine project

US bank pulls out of Adani's Australian coal mine project

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

Bank of New York Mellon Corp has pulled out of providing financial services to the Adani group and its Carmichael coal mine in Australia, saying the venture is incompatible with its environmental, social and governance rules.

World's top 15 electricity producers, India 5th

World's top 15 electricity producers, India 5th

Rediff.com17 Sep 2010

The total electricity production in the world in 2008 stood at 19,950,3917,395,212 kWh, while the total power consumption was 17,109,665,000 gigawatt hours.

Canada seeks stronger trade ties with India

Canada seeks stronger trade ties with India

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

Canada has indicated that it is keen to cooperate with India in nuclear energy and infrastructure and sought stronger trade ties in return, including a free trade agreement.

India Inc's M&A deal value jumps in June: Grant Thornton

India Inc's M&A deal value jumps in June: Grant Thornton

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

Domestic deals were the flavour of the month as there were 20 such transactions worth $2.77 billion in June 2015.

Adani Welspun strikes gas in Mumbai offshore

Adani Welspun strikes gas in Mumbai offshore

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

A joint venture of Adani Group and Welspun Enterprises Ltd has discovered natural gas reserves in an area off the Mumbai coast, the two firms said in a statement Monday. The first-ever gas discovery was made in the NELP-VII block MB-OSN-2005/2, Adani Welspun Exploration Ltd (AWEL) said. Spread across 714.6 square kilometers, the block is located in the prolific gas-prone Tapti-Daman sector of the Mumbai Offshore basin where production is already underway by other operators.

Everyone in Ladakh knows China has taken away our land: Rahul in Kargil

Everyone in Ladakh knows China has taken away our land: Rahul in Kargil

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

Raking up the border issue, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said every individual in Ladakh knows that China has "taken away our land" and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that not an inch of land was taken away was "absolutely false".

Turning bad water into good

Turning bad water into good

Rediff.com10 May 2008

As our planet depletes natural resources at a frantic pace, one brand of alchemy that will become critical to humanity's survival is technology that turns sea water into drinking water.

Solar energy gets a new shine in India

Solar energy gets a new shine in India

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

A billion dollars in renewable energy is huge.

US calls for Saffron Revolution in India's energy sector

US calls for Saffron Revolution in India's energy sector

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Climate change and US-India collaborations in renewable energy resources will be up for discussion at the US-India energy summit coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, DC, later this month, reports Aziz Haniffa.

The Curious Case Of Sheena Bora's Teeth

The Curious Case Of Sheena Bora's Teeth

Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly utilised Dr Zeba Khan's expert status to pose her A Most Curious Question. He asked her if a skull can grow new teeth, even after the person, who it belonged to, had died, three years before. We can be sure that the discrepancy between the number of teeth discovered in the skull unearthed in 2012 and the skull shown in court in September 2019 will come up soon in Courtroom No 51. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.

Chinese dragon breathes fire over N-submarine deal by AUKUS

Chinese dragon breathes fire over N-submarine deal by AUKUS

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

China on Tuesday angrily denounced the nuclear-powered submarine deal announced by the US, UK and Australia, saying the pact violates the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the three countries are travelling "further down the dangerous and wrong path."

India working on small, factory-built N-reactors, nod for 10 under 'fleet mode'

India working on small, factory-built N-reactors, nod for 10 under 'fleet mode'

Rediff.com23 May 2023

India is working on new technologies such as the small modular reactors that can be factory-built and help make clean energy transition, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said in New Delhi.

Share sale: ONGC sends reminder to UK Cairn Energy

Share sale: ONGC sends reminder to UK Cairn Energy

Rediff.com13 Sep 2010

The company sent the reminder on September 10, ONGC said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Vedanta is offering $8.48 billion to buy up to a 51 per cent stake in Cairn India, which has 10 oil assets in the country, including the giant Rajasthan oilfield.

Why private manufacturers shun super-critical thermal plants

Why private manufacturers shun super-critical thermal plants

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

This includes distancing themselves from the new and emerging super-critical technology.

'Our whole concept of coal mine allocations is wrong'

'Our whole concept of coal mine allocations is wrong'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

Coal industry expert Sunjoy Joshi tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com that the NDA's e-auction of coal blocks will not solve the fundamental problems that dog the industry.

Court order on KG gas sale dampens RIL's spirit

Court order on KG gas sale dampens RIL's spirit

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Shares of Reliance Industries plunged on Friday after a court ruling that the Mukesh Ambani-led company can not sell its KG basin gas to any company except NTPC and Anil Ambani group's Reliance Natural Resources.

Govt probes misuse of ADAG firms' accounts by UBS

Govt probes misuse of ADAG firms' accounts by UBS

Rediff.com17 Dec 2008

The Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating possible violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act by some former UBS employees, has written to the UK's Financial Services Authority, seeking details of the alleged misuse of accounts of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group-controlled Reliance Energy and Reliance Natural Resources.

How To Invest In Gold, Silver?

How To Invest In Gold, Silver?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

Commodity investments can help you diversify your portfolio in asset classes other than equity and debt, says Dwaipayan Bose.

Bonanza for PSU gas players

Bonanza for PSU gas players

Rediff.com24 May 2010

In the short run, ONGC and OIL should both reap a bonanza given the government hike.

Ambani gas dispute: SC set to announce verdict

Ambani gas dispute: SC set to announce verdict

Rediff.com6 May 2010

The Supreme Court, on Friday, will pronounce its verdict on the nation's most talked corporate battle over gas supply, outcome of which will shape the future of flagship energy firms run by brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani.

Covid likely came from lab leak in China: Report

Covid likely came from lab leak in China: Report

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

The new report highlights how different parts of the intelligence community have arrived at disparate judgments about the pandemic's origin.

Pak vows safety: Indo-Iran pipeline

Pak vows safety: Indo-Iran pipeline

Rediff.com15 Jan 2004

Pakistan pitched for India importing natural gas from Iran through a pipeline passing through its territory saying it will do everything possible to ensure safe delivery of gas from the onland pipeline

G7's oil price cap: Russia offers to help India find a way out

G7's oil price cap: Russia offers to help India find a way out

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

Russia has welcomed India's decision to not support the price cap on Russian oil announced by G7 and its allies and offered it cooperation on leasing and building large-capacity ships to overcome the ban on insurance services and tanker chartering in the European Union and Britain to continue buying discounted oil. The offer came as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak held a meeting with the Indian Ambassador to Moscow, Pavan Kapoor, on Friday. "The Deputy Prime Minister welcomed India's decision not to support the price cap on Russian oil, which was imposed on December 5 by the G7 countries and their allies," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.

RIL, RNRL gas dispute all set for court finale

RIL, RNRL gas dispute all set for court finale

Rediff.com5 May 2010

RNRL is seeking 28 million cubic meter of gas a day or more than one-third of peak output from RIL's eastern offshore KG-D6 fields at a price set in a 2005 family agreement.

UBS fined as staff misuses Anil Ambani firm funds

UBS fined as staff misuses Anil Ambani firm funds

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

Swiss bank UBS has been fined Pounds 8 million in the United Kingdom after four of its senior employees were found misusing funds of customers, including two companies of Indian industrialist Anil Ambani-led group.

Wipro bags 7-year deal from UK firm

Wipro bags 7-year deal from UK firm

Rediff.com14 May 2014

No financial details of the deal were disclosed.

RIL to invest $1.36 billion in US oil giant

RIL to invest $1.36 billion in US oil giant

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

Reliance has also entered into an agreement with Pioneers existing partner in the Eagle Ford Shale play for about $210 million.

Not acting on climate crisis will destroy lives: Experts

Not acting on climate crisis will destroy lives: Experts

Rediff.com9 Aug 2021

At a virtual press conference to launch the report, Inger Anderson, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme, said, "Climate change is here and now. No one is safe. Despite warnings from so many years, the world did not listen. We need to act now. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will not only limit climate change but also reduce air pollution."

India needs market-based energy pricing to meet vast needs: PM

India needs market-based energy pricing to meet vast needs: PM

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

Speaking at the 8th Asia Gas Partnership Summit in New Delhi, he said India, which currently is world's seventh largest energy producer, 'needs to increase its energy supply by 3 to 4 times within next two decades.'

Indian firms rush to AIM

Indian firms rush to AIM

Rediff.com28 Nov 2007

With the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) becoming increasingly popular as a fund raising destination, Indian companies are flocking to tap the opportunity provided by this sub-market of the LSE.

At COP28, Modi proposes to host 2028 climate talks in India

At COP28, Modi proposes to host 2028 climate talks in India

Rediff.com2 Dec 2023

Asserting that the world does not have much time to correct the mistakes of the last century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a 'Green Credit Initiative' focused on creating carbon sinks through people's participation and also proposed to host the United Nations climate conference in 2028, or COP33, in India.

MSMEs caught between a rock and a hard place

MSMEs caught between a rock and a hard place

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

Politicians and Twitter warriors around the globe have a new buzzword among them: Net zero. Everyone appears to be keen to state their commitment to net zero, with India providing an outlay of Rs 35,000 crore to achieve energy transition and net-zero objectives in its Budget for FY24, even as the latest and final report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that current efforts are not enough to curb global warming. A number of small factory owners and businesses, however, have pointed out that the transition to net-zero emissions will cost them hugely.

Anil Ambani cos to list from Feb 13

Anil Ambani cos to list from Feb 13

Rediff.com8 Feb 2006

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group on Wednesday announced the process for listing of the four new companies, which were transferred by Mukesh Ambani group to them on Tuesday, will begin next week.

RBI eases overseas investment norms

RBI eases overseas investment norms

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

Indian companies have been permitted to invest in excess of 400 per cent of their networth in energy and natural resources sectors, such as oil, gas, coal and mineral ores.Investment in excess of 400 per cent of the networth will, however, need prior approval, the central bank said in a statement on Tuesday. The overseas investment up to 400 per cent of networth is under the automatic route.

'I was repeatedly told we would lose the battle'

'I was repeatedly told we would lose the battle'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

'The state of Gujarat was to my mind 'partisan and over enthusiastic' in the way it dealt with remission applications.'

These Scientists Shaped India

These Scientists Shaped India

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims. We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing each scientist mentioned here along with about a dozen of our ancient mathematicians, recommends Professor Kalyan Singhal, historian of science and technology.

Russia-Ukraine conflict to further worsen chip shortage: Report

Russia-Ukraine conflict to further worsen chip shortage: Report

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

The Russian-Ukraine war can hit the global supply chains that are already constrained due to the pandemic and the worst impact will be on ongoing chip shortage because the warring nations brutally control supplies of key raw materials that go into making semiconductors, warns a report. Since Russia controls as much as 44 per cent of global palladium suppplies, Ukraine produces a significant 70 per cent of the global supply of neon -- the two key raw materials that go into making chips. The markets can expect the global chip shortage, that began with the pandemic, to worsen if the military conflict lingers on, says a Moody's Analytics report on Friday.