News for '-reliance-industries-ltd'

RIL's shares drop after Morgan Stanley downgrade

RIL's shares drop after Morgan Stanley downgrade

Rediff.com13 Jan 2012

Morgan Stanley said two of three RIL's core divisions face near-term headwinds.

India to sell small oil, gas fields to private companies

India to sell small oil, gas fields to private companies

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

The fields have reserves of about 89 million tonnes

TCS beats Reliance to be India's most valued firm

TCS beats Reliance to be India's most valued firm

Rediff.com30 Dec 2011

Reliance Industries lost its position of the country's most valued company to Tata group firm TCS this afternoon, as the shares of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led corporate giant fell sharply in a weak market.

IL&FS stake: Fin institutions, banks talk with RIL

IL&FS stake: Fin institutions, banks talk with RIL

Rediff.com2 Mar 2011

Life Insurance Corporation of India, Housing Development Finance Corporation and State Bank of India together own a little over 45 per cent in IL&FS. The deal is expected to be valued around $2.5 billion.

India's gas output to jump 52% by 2024

India's gas output to jump 52% by 2024

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

India's natural gas production is projected to jump by 52 per cent to 122 million standard cubic metres per day by 2024 as state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Reliance Industries Ltd-BP combine raise output from the KG basin fields. Natural gas production in 2019-20 was 85 mmscmd, which is estimated to have fallen to 80 mmscmd in the following year, HDFC Securities said in a report. The output is projected to rise in the current fiscal that started on April 1 to 93 mmscmd, 107 mmscmd in the following year and 122 mmscmd in 2023-24, the brokerage estimated.

Arrest warrant against Mukesh Ambani

Arrest warrant against Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

A bailable arrest warrant has been issued against Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director, Reliance Industries Ltd, by a consumer forum in Thissur for failure to pay Rs 24,000 fine to a person who had purchased a mobile from a Reliance outlet in 2003.

RIL asks Shell to help fix D6 snags

RIL asks Shell to help fix D6 snags

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

Reliance is seeking help from Shell to rectify glitches in D6 block in the Krishna-Godavari basin.

India Inc raises $23.8 billion in 2010

India Inc raises $23.8 billion in 2010

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

Indian companies raised over $3.41 billion overseas in December through external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said.

Govt not in a hurry to reply to RIL's arbitration notice

Govt not in a hurry to reply to RIL's arbitration notice

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

Petroleum secretary G C Chaturvedi said the arbitration notice grants a time of up to a month to respond and there was no hurry.

Reliance Retail poaches WalMart executives

Reliance Retail poaches WalMart executives

Rediff.com4 Jul 2011

Reliance Industries Ltd firm, Reliance Retail is making a top management rejig in its value format and will soon announce appointment of two ex-WalMart executives Rob Cissell and Shawn Gray to lead the operations.

RIL against new gas pipeline in Andhra

RIL against new gas pipeline in Andhra

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has opposed the proposal of a new pipeline from Kakinada to Srikakulam floated by Andhra Pradesh Gas Infrastructure Corporation (APGIC). RIL has argued that gas availability for the pipeline is uncertain and will not contribute to the development of a national gas grid.

Mukesh Ambani bats for data privacy, cryptocurrency bills

Mukesh Ambani bats for data privacy, cryptocurrency bills

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Friday backed the proposed data privacy and cryptocurrency bills, saying India is putting in place the most forward-looking policies and regulations. Ambani, who has been a votary of Indians owning and controlling their own data and the nation drafting strict rules around how digital information is stored and shared, said nations have the right to build and protect strategic digital infrastructure. Stating that data is the 'new oil', he said every citizen's right to privacy has to be safeguarded. "India is putting in place the most forward-looking policies and regulations," he said at the Infinity Forum, hosted by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).

IOC set to enter gas pipeline business

IOC set to enter gas pipeline business

Rediff.com16 Jul 2010

Technical bids opened today for Mallavaram-Vijaipur line, winner in three weeks.

Oberoi-led EIH board appoints Nita Ambani director

Oberoi-led EIH board appoints Nita Ambani director

Rediff.com1 Nov 2011

In a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange, the company said it had appointed Nita Ambani and three others as additional directors.

PNGRB puts Reliance on notice on gas pipeline

PNGRB puts Reliance on notice on gas pipeline

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

Oil regulator PNGRB has virtually put Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on notice by inviting bids for sections of two natural gas pipelines that were previously awarded to the Mukesh Ambani-run firm.

CSR: ITC, RIL top companies in Asia

CSR: ITC, RIL top companies in Asia

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

Leading Indian companies-- ITC Ltd and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)-- have received top rating in Asia for their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, according to report by the Hong Kong-based brokerage and investment firm, CLSA.

Russian giant's JV with RIL to feed tyre industry

Russian giant's JV with RIL to feed tyre industry

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

Attracted by the boom in the automobile sector, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has formed a joint venture with Russia's biggest petrochemical company, SIBUR, to jointly invest $450 million (Rs 2.040 crore) to set up a 100,000-tonne butyl rubber factory, said a company release. RIL will have majority stake.

Reliance working on CBM pricing

Reliance working on CBM pricing

Rediff.com17 May 2011

Says will also take govt approval

Reliance Industrial Infra reports 21% rise in Q1 profit

Reliance Industrial Infra reports 21% rise in Q1 profit

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

RIL holds 45.43 per cent stake in RIIL as its promoter.

Mumbai Indians posts full-year loss of Rs 15.42 cr

Mumbai Indians posts full-year loss of Rs 15.42 cr

Rediff.com10 May 2011

Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd, the owner of Mumbai Indians IPL team that is currently leading the points table in the ongoing Twenty20 cricket tournament, has posted a net loss of Rs 15.42 crore for the fiscal year 2010-11.

Ambani forays into green energy biz; to invest Rs 75,000 cr

Ambani forays into green energy biz; to invest Rs 75,000 cr

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday announced a Rs 75,000 crore investment in new energy business over the next three years as the operator of the world's largest oil refinery pivots towards a greener and cleaner version. Reliance will build solar manufacturing units, a battery factory for energy storage, a fuel cell-making plant and an electrolyzer unit to produce green hydrogen as a part of the business, chairman Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting with shareholders on Thursday. It will also set up 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power generation capacity by 2030 and invest in setting up a carbon fibre plant.

Fitch upgrades RIL a notch above India's sovereign rating

Fitch upgrades RIL a notch above India's sovereign rating

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) rating to 'BBB', one notch above India's sovereign rating, as the company benefits from cash flow generation across diversified business segments and continuation of deleveraging. In a statement, Fitch said it has upgraded RIL's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) to 'BBB', from 'BBB-', with a negative outlook. At the same time, the agency has affirmed RIL's long-term local-currency IDR at 'BBB+' with a stable outlook.

RIL can't comply with prioritisation directive

RIL can't comply with prioritisation directive

Rediff.com14 Apr 2011

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the operator of the KG-D6 gas block, has told the government it cannot comply with its latest directive on prioritising gas supply.

Mukesh Ambani bats for bridging the digital divide

Mukesh Ambani bats for bridging the digital divide

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Monday pressed for bridging the digital divide "both among nations and within nations", saying connectivity and communications have become the fundamental rights of every person. Also, there is a need to bring back the economies around the globe. Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum, he said it is difficult to imagine what India would have been without the 4G telecom network during the pandemic. "The digital divide must be bridged, both among nations and within nations.

RIL's innovative buildings' JV with Nova off

RIL's innovative buildings' JV with Nova off

Rediff.com5 Oct 2009

Nova's new owner has decided not to pursue this project.

RIL tax battle holds up gas sale to NTPC, IOC

RIL tax battle holds up gas sale to NTPC, IOC

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

Reliance Industries Ltd's legal battle over the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to impose 21 per cent value-added tax on gas is holding up supply to NTPC's two power plants and Indian Oil Corporation's Mathura refinery, despite a group of ministers making allocation to them.

How BP deal gives Reliance a push to expand overseas

How BP deal gives Reliance a push to expand overseas

Rediff.com22 Feb 2011

Reliance Industries Ltd's $7.2 billion asset sale to BP PLC has given it the firepower to expand more aggressively overseas, potentially pitching it into competition with Asian rivals for big oil and gas deals.

Reliance rejigs holding pattern to save on tax

Reliance rejigs holding pattern to save on tax

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

According to tax experts, the restructuring would lead to a much lower tax outgo on dividend distribution.

What Ambani has in store for Reliance

What Ambani has in store for Reliance

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

Announcing a bullish stance on the company's financial position, the chairman and managing director said that RIL would become debt-free on a net basis in the current 2011-12 fiscal.

As stock markets rise, short sellers on wrong foot

As stock markets rise, short sellers on wrong foot

Rediff.com24 Dec 2009

Short selling, also known as shorting or going short, is the practice of selling assets, usually securities, that have been borrowed from a third party (usually a broker) with the intention of buying identical assets back at a later date to return to the lender.

RIL may woo us again, think Lyondell execs

RIL may woo us again, think Lyondell execs

Rediff.com22 Jun 2010

LyondellBasell had rejected a $14.5-billion takeover offer from RIL in March.

FRL independent directors threaten to 'expose' Amazon

FRL independent directors threaten to 'expose' Amazon

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

Independent directors of Future Retail Ltd are collating information and will expose the details of contradiction and misrepresentation made by Amazon before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), said FRL independent director Ravindra Dhariwal. Speaking to PTI, Dhariwal said the independent directors are "collating" all the pieces of information together, going "deeper into each and every representation" which Amazon had made before the CCI and showing how its "intent was totally contradictory." "We are going out to point exactly to CCI, this is what they have told you and this is what the internal documents are saying. "We are going to expose the details of contradiction and details of misrepresentation, which they have made," Dhariwal said adding "We are going to show the true face of Amazon to the whole world". In November 2019, Amazon had acquired a 49 per cent stake in Future Coupons Pvt Ltd (FCPL), a company that holds a stake in FRL.

RIL to invest $3 billion in new petrochem complex

RIL to invest $3 billion in new petrochem complex

Rediff.com19 Nov 2009

Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is planning to spend $3 billion for a new petrochemical complex at Jamnagar.The new complex will utilise residual gases generated from the two existing refineries, of which one is located in a special economic zone (SEZ), to generate further downstream products."The investment could be in the range of $3 billion, depending on raw material prices," said a Reliance official on condition of anonymity.

5 Indian firms among top 15 Asian energy majors

5 Indian firms among top 15 Asian energy majors

Rediff.com17 Nov 2009

The five companies which topped the list are Reliance Industries Ltd, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation, NTPC Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corporation

Mukesh Ambani outlines RIL's growth plan

Mukesh Ambani outlines RIL's growth plan

Rediff.com17 Nov 2009

"Reliance continues to accrue oil and gas properties overseas. These overseas oil and gas initiatives would reinforce the domestic effort. It will also bring a better balance between domestic and international operations as well as between onshore and offshore properties," RIL's chairman and managing director, Mukesh Ambani, told shareholders at the company's 35th annual general meeting in Mumbai.

It's time for India to step on the gas

It's time for India to step on the gas

Rediff.com7 Apr 2011

With RIL's KG-D6 output playing truant, steps need to be taken to stabilise the country's natural gas production.

Mukesh Ambani set to move into his $2 bn home!

Mukesh Ambani set to move into his $2 bn home!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2010

The world's most expensive home, Antilia is ready to welcome its occupants.

'Anil Ambani is targetting me, my family'

'Anil Ambani is targetting me, my family'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

In a free-wheeling interview with Jyoti Mukul, Sibal makes a case for his innocence and blames the media campaign by the Anil Ambani group for the current controversy.

When two of the most powerful men met

When two of the most powerful men met

Rediff.com3 Mar 2011

Ambani played the role of a quintessential and successful Indian businessmen - confident, yet very meek.

RIL's Q1 net profit rises 4.4% to Rs 6,222 crore

RIL's Q1 net profit rises 4.4% to Rs 6,222 crore

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Consolidated sales jumped 38% to Rs 77,130 crore (Rs 771.3 billion).