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CCI clears RIL's block for oil, gas production

CCI clears RIL's block for oil, gas production

Rediff.com20 Mar 2013

In its first decision, the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on Wednesday cleared Reliance Industries' producing KG-D6 block and gas discovery area NEC-25 along with 3 other areas where the Defence Ministry had either barred oil and gas activity or put stringent conditions on that.

Warne, Hurley engaged: reports

Warne, Hurley engaged: reports

Rediff.com2 Oct 2011

One of the most talked about couples in cricket and showbiz alike, Australian spin legend Shane Warne and British actress Elizabeth Hurley reportedly got engaged in Scotland during a golf event.

Finally, some Reliance clarity on K-G reservoir output riddle

Finally, some Reliance clarity on K-G reservoir output riddle

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

Company indicates estimates of reserves needed to be cut.

PIX: Obama tours Sandy-hit New Jersey with his new admirer

PIX: Obama tours Sandy-hit New Jersey with his new admirer

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

United States President Barack Obama is in New Jersey to begin a tour of the Sandy-ravaged state with Governor and one of his top Republican critics Chris Christie as cities hit by the massive storm began their slow process to recovery.

Google set to KILL Apple with new Nexus 4, Nexus 10?

Google set to KILL Apple with new Nexus 4, Nexus 10?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Mountain View baed search engine giant launches Google Nexus 4 smartphone, Nexus 10 tablets with price tags that could start a new price war among the likes of Apple, Samsung and Amazon.

Sandy switches OFF the City of Blinding Lights

Sandy switches OFF the City of Blinding Lights

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Large parts of New York City remained powerless even after superstorm Sandy receded late on Tuesday. The city, fabled for its towering skyscrapers and incandescent lights, has been reeling under a power cut.

Obama declares 'major disaster' as Sandy fury kills 17

Obama declares 'major disaster' as Sandy fury kills 17

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

Superstorm Sandy made landfall along the coast of Southern New Jersey on Tuesday bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rains to a wide swath of the United States East Coast, officials said. The storm has claimed 11 lives at least.

TCS, Infy, Wipro issue advisory to staff in US

TCS, Infy, Wipro issue advisory to staff in US

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

Indian IT companies TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies have issued advisories to their employees working in US, whose East Coast is battered by a superstorm.

PIX: Hurricane Sandy shuts down northeastern US

PIX: Hurricane Sandy shuts down northeastern US

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Millions of Americans in the country's heavily populated East Coast barricaded themselves in to brace up for Hurricane Sandy that will bring 11 feet waves that forecasters say will slam cities like New York, Boston and New Jersey.

PM announces Rs 1,000 cr for cyclone relief in Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand

PM announces Rs 1,000 cr for cyclone relief in Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand

Rediff.com28 May 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reviewed the post-cyclone situation and damages caused by Cyclone Yaas in the state at a meeting in Bhubaneswar where Odisha government demanded long term solutions to mitigate problems of repeated cyclones and provision of disaster resilient power systems.

Strong quake strikes off Indonesian coast

Strong quake strikes off Indonesian coast

Rediff.com2 Aug 2005

An earthquake struck off the coast in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, seismologists said. \n\n

Ministry of Defence clears RIL gas blocks

Ministry of Defence clears RIL gas blocks

Rediff.com4 Mar 2013

Oil Ministry officials insisted that Defence Ministry cannot withdraw the clearance after 12 years of exploration.

Akash NG Can Shoot Enemy Target In Seconds

Akash NG Can Shoot Enemy Target In Seconds

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

By the time the enemy aircraft is 50 km away, the Akash-NG's computers have calculated the launch trajectory and impact point and launched the missile.

Desalination plant in Chennai

Desalination plant in Chennai

Rediff.com8 Jul 2004

This is part of a proposal to provide drinking water to several cities that face a shortage.

Ticket vending machines at railway stations soon

Ticket vending machines at railway stations soon

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

The Railways has decided to install nearly 900 automatic ticket vending machines at stations across the country for the convenience of daily commuters and reduce queues at counters during rush hours.

RIL strikes gas off Orissa coast

RIL strikes gas off Orissa coast

Rediff.com24 Jun 2004

Reliance Industries Ltd, on Thursday announced that it has struck gas off the Orissa coast in Bay of Bengal.

Hurricane Irene: 250,000 evacuated in NY

Hurricane Irene: 250,000 evacuated in NY

Rediff.com27 Aug 2011

In unprecedented preparations to brave out the Hurricane Irene, New York authorities evacuated a quarter of a million residents and ordered complete shutdown of the mass transit system as Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters were placed on stand by for a weekend of torrential rains and massive storms

NY, NJ brace for another significant storm

NY, NJ brace for another significant storm

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Over a week after the superstorm Sandy battered the United States east coast, another significant storm is forecast to hit already-ravaged New York and New Jersey states bringing in high winds, storm surge and snow in some areas.

BPCL to invest Rs 6,000 cr in exploration business

BPCL to invest Rs 6,000 cr in exploration business

Rediff.com20 Dec 2006

Bharat Petroleum Corporation lans to invest around Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) in the exploration and production business over the next few years.

Sri Lanka is India's problem

Sri Lanka is India's problem

Rediff.com29 Nov 2006

Setting aside considerations of political expediency, India should act to stop the bleeding. If nothing else, the humanitarian crisis demands a response.

Trade issues that India, Saudi Arabia discussed

Trade issues that India, Saudi Arabia discussed

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

India and Saudi Arabia on Monday decided to expedite implementation of the $50 billion West Coast refinery project, and identified energy, defence, semiconductor and space as areas for intensified cooperation during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.

Reliance's gas find a blockbuster

Reliance's gas find a blockbuster

Rediff.com14 Sep 2005

Reliance Industries' gas field off the Orissa coast holds 2.3 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves, more than double the previous estimates.

RIL, BP cut investment in MA oilfield to $1.96 bn

RIL, BP cut investment in MA oilfield to $1.96 bn

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

RIL had in 2006 proposed to invest $2.234 billion in developing the Dhirubhai-26 or MA discovery, the only oil find in the KG-DWN-98/3 (KG-D6) block in Krishna Godavari basin off the east coast.

Sibal makes a strong pitch for investment in India

Sibal makes a strong pitch for investment in India

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

If the US were to look from the east coast across the Atlantic for a country with which it could collaborate, then India would be that country for reasons more than one, Minister for HRD and Communications and IT Kapil Sibal.

A warning system for devastating quakes, courtesy IIT

A warning system for devastating quakes, courtesy IIT

Rediff.com18 Oct 2011

Two students of IIT Gandhinagar are working on an early warning system that will help minimise the damage of massive earthquakes, reports Prasanna D Zore

Moody's cuts RIL credit rating to negative

Moody's cuts RIL credit rating to negative

Rediff.com15 May 2012

Sequel to firm's announcement of cut in K-G gas reserves after long decline in output; agency says it expects decline in cash flows.

RIL confirms gas reserve downgrade at KG-D6

RIL confirms gas reserve downgrade at KG-D6

Rediff.com9 May 2012

Reliance Industries (RIL) has cut estimates for proven gas reserves in its Krishna-Godavari block off the east coast by 6.7 per cent, to 3.67 trillion cubic ft (tcf), the company said in its annual report.

India NEEDS Agni 5, but not to attack China

India NEEDS Agni 5, but not to attack China

Rediff.com26 Apr 2012

Agni 5 is not China-specific, as some have claimed. It is essential to India's overall security and should be followed by a submarine-launched version, says Premvir Das

PIX: Hurricane Irene not as disastrous as expected

PIX: Hurricane Irene not as disastrous as expected

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

Losses from Hurricane Irene are estimated to total about $7 billion, much less than what was feared from the massive storm that battered the United States east coast over the weekend, initial estimates say.

IN PICS: New York braces for Hurricane Irene

IN PICS: New York braces for Hurricane Irene

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

A state of emergency has been declared in New York as the United States East Coast geared up for hurricane Irene which is expected to make its first landfall over the weekend and dump about 15 inches of rain in the area.

Ecclestone casts doubt on New Jersey race in 2013

Ecclestone casts doubt on New Jersey race in 2013

Rediff.com17 Apr 2012

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has cast doubt on New Jersey hosting a Grand Prix in June 2013 despite a 10-year agreement announced last year.

Review: Mohabbath is disappointing

Review: Mohabbath is disappointing

Rediff.com29 Apr 2011

The Malayalam film does not deserve to be called a Meera Jasmine film.

Review blames RIL for falling D6 output

Review blames RIL for falling D6 output

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

The report, submitted to the government last week, says the slow pace of field development is the reason production has fallen to 50 million standard cubic metres a day (mscmd) from a peak of 60 mscmd last year.

Maoist bandh forces train cancellations

Maoist bandh forces train cancellations

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Trains passing through Maoist-hit areas were cancelled and short terminated on the East Coast Railways (ECoR) in view of the two-day Bharat Bandh called by the extremists from Wednesday.

Armed cargo ships along India's coast pose security threat

Armed cargo ships along India's coast pose security threat

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

Commercial ships with armed men on board, which navigate along India's territorial waters, pose a threat to the country's security, a senior Coast Guard official said on Thursday.

A-I to launch 3 new flights to US from June

A-I to launch 3 new flights to US from June

Rediff.com8 Apr 2004

India's international carrier Air-India said on Thursday that it would launch three new weekly flights to the United States from Mumbai starting June 11, bringing its total weekly flights there to 23.

PIX: Wimbedon champ Kvitova out, Federer advances

PIX: Wimbedon champ Kvitova out, Federer advances

Rediff.com30 Aug 2011

Maria Sharapova survived an early scare at the US Open Monday after Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova had been knocked out of the year's final Grand Slam, which began on time and in perfect conditions after a week of wild weather in New York.

IOC may buy 30% in GAIL's pipeline

IOC may buy 30% in GAIL's pipeline

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

GAIL will have 36 months to lay and commission the pipeline with a capacity to transport up to 60 mscmd of gas.

Punjab vs Orissa Ranji match ends in draw

Punjab vs Orissa Ranji match ends in draw

Rediff.com4 Dec 2010

Natraj and Niranjan Behera struck half centuries as Orissa scored 177 for three after following-on in their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B against Punjab which ended in a draw on the fourth and final day in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

Battle brewing between RIL and NTPC

Battle brewing between RIL and NTPC

Rediff.com11 Apr 2011

RIL is insisting on a more relaxed contract for committing more gas to NTPC.