"I stand with the last person in the line. The exploited, marginalised and the persecuted. Their religion, caste or beliefs matter little to me," Gandhi said.
Gas production from the country's biggest gas block is less than a year away, but Reliance Industries (RIL), operator of the block in the Krishna-Godavari basin, and Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL), the biggest buyer of gas from the block, have not made headway on renegotiating the sales agreement.
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.
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd is taking the Bombay High Court order of June 15 on gas supply to Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources Ltd to the Supreme Court."We have been advised to and are filing appropriate proceedings in the Supreme Court against the judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court," it told RNRL in a mail, in reply to an earlier letter sent in the day by the former, demanding that the HC judgement be implemented without more delay.
Petroleum secretary RS Pandey declined to comment on the court verdict till the Government received a copy of the order. The Bombay high court on Monday upheld Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Natural Resources Ltd's contention to buy 28 mscmd of gas from Reliance Industries Ltd at USD 2.34 per mmBtu for 17 years.
NTPC, India's largest thermal power operator, said it will stay away from the ongoing Reliance Industries and Reliance Natural Resources case in the Bombay high court over the supply of KG Basin gas.
A division bench of Justices J N patel and K K Tated was hearing a case regarding the dispute between Anil-led Relaince Natural Resources Ltd and Mukesh's Reliance Industries Ltd over the gas supply master agreement (GSMA) whereby RIL will be supplying gas for RNRL's power plants.
The health benefits of a glass of red wine have since long been known, but now fans of the fruity tipple may have even more to cheer about, with a study finding that it is capable of protecting humans from common food-borne diseases.
With the stock markets being on a downturn for most part of the year, many asset management companies (AMCs) are sitting on huge piles of cash or cash equivalents, with some equity-oriented funds holding as much as 40 per cent of their assets in cash, a Crisil report pointed out.
It has noted that melting glaciers due to any impact of climate change will not only severely affect the flow in Himalayan river system but will also give rise to natural disasters.
Its goodbye to Coke and Pepsi at the Banaras Hindu University campus in Varanasi. The university has banned these drinks on its campus from August 1, 2007.
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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.
India abstained in the United Nations General Assembly on a draft resolution calling for Russia to be held accountable for violations of international law by its invasion of Ukraine and requiring Moscow to pay reparations to Kyiv for damages, loss and injury resulting from the war.
It might not have sunk in as yet, but the frenetic building activity going on all over the country could have really serious environmental consequences.
The term peak oil refers to the maximum rate of the production of oil in any area under consideration, recognising that it is a finite natural resource, subject to depletion. Cumulative production is the sum of all oil that has ever been produced until a specific date. Cumulative production can be given for a field, oil basin, country or the world. Decline rate refers to production only. Depletion differs from the decline rate as it takes into account the amount of oil left.
In a major relief to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd, the Bombay High Court Friday allowed the sale of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin at $4.20 per million British thermal unit (mBtu) and reserved final judgment on a case brought by Anil Ambani-run Reliance Natural Resources Ltd.
Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of oil refining and marketing company BPCL, was on Wednesday appointed chairman and managing director of ONGC -- the first instance of a retired person being appointed the head of a Maharatna PSU. "The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of ministry of petroleum and natural gas for appointment of Arun Kumar Singh, ex-CMD, BPCL as chairman, ONGC for a three-year tenure with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post," an official order said. PTI first reported of Singh's appointment on November 17.
Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Natural Resources Ltd said on Wednesday it will raise $300 million through issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds in the international market.
The MoU says the gas supply agreement is with Reliance Energy and for the Dadri power project, senior counsel Harish Salve representing RIL said. "Nowhere does it say that the gas will go to RNRL," Salve told the division bench of Justices J N Patel and K K Tated. REL and RNRL are both Anil Ambani group companies.
The crux of the ongoing court case between Reliance Industries (RIL) and Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) on Monday was pricing of the gas produced from the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin.
The Ambani brothers are not yet ready to bury the hatchet. Legal counsels of both the parties say they are ready to fight it out in the court next week. The case is scheduled to come up for hearing on 12 January.
After having raised Rs 20,000 crore by selling NFOs, mutual funds are now likely to turn buyers. A slew of funds, including Morgan Stanley ACE Fund, Birla Sun Life Pure Value Fund, Mirae Asset India Opportunities Fund Standard Chartered Fund closed recently. Mutual funds launch NFOs to raise money since the mutual fund penetration in India is low. Most mutual funds expect redemptions on account of advance tax provisioning that corporate houses do at this time of the year.
Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Natural Resources Ltd and Reliance Communication Ventures Ltd on Friday said they have got shareholders'
Close on the heels of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries seeking coal mines to convert coal into oil, younger brother Anil-run Reliance Natural Resources has applied for coal blocks to turn coal into gas. Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) president J P Chalasani in a January 14 letter to Coal Secretary H C Gupta sought allocation of "captive coal blocks for the purpose of converting coal to gas."
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.
India Monday reiterated its support to the right of the Iraqi people to freely determine their own political future and exercise control over their natural resources.
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."
ADAG has drawn up plans to invest Rs 650 billion in the steel, cement and shipping se three new areas over the next five years. The investment includes Rs 200 billion to set-up a 10 million cement plant and Rs 400 billion towards a steel plant in Jharkhand. The group believes that the three new lines of businesses fit more with RNRL than with other companies under the group, an ADAG source said.
The Bombay High Court on Monday asked Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Natural Resources Ltd to renegotiate within four months, a Gas Supply Master Agreement (GSMA) between them saying it has to be a "bankable" pact.
The government will sign contracts on Tuesday for exploitation of gas trapped below coal seams in nine areas with three consortia, including one led by Anil Ambani Group companies.\n
Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries will lose around $1 billion (Rs 4,300 crore) a year if it sells gas to the Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources at the agreed price of $2.34 per million British thermal unit
'Who are the people who are dying?' 'What is their profile?' 'We need to know these things.' 'We do not take health issues seriously.'
Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries fears that gas supplied to Reliance Natural Resources, belonging to younger brother Anil Ambani, would be traded to a third party as RNRL does not have a power plant, said Harish Salve, the legal counsel of RIL.
The release also points out that the prevailing domestic gas prices command a significantly higher price than the proposal of RIL.
The tussle between Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and his brother Anil's Reliance Natural Resources over gas supply came to the fore in Bombay High Court on Thursday with RIL alleging that RNRL wanted to trade the fuel.
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