The government had allowed companies in February last year to launch probe missions to find more oil and gas within already-producing areas.
Executives would analyse information and pass it to seniors.
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RIL had objected to the state government's decision to receive bids in sealed envelopes instead of an open auction.
Amid economic uncertainties owing to the pandemic, the government's key revenue agency, the Income Tax Department, has close to 400 vacancies at commissioner level and above, affecting its functioning. Seventy-three of the 91 chief commissioner positions are lying vacant, with some for more than a year. Chief commissioner is the second-highest post in the department, below principal chief commissioner, which is at par with secretary in a ministry.
Promoters of 517 companies have pledged nearly 46.35 per cent of their shares, the highest since the 2008 global financial crisis.
Prayas Jain has been arrested for allegedly buying secret documents.
The vacancies are learnt to be impacting the I-T department's day-to-day functioning.
The need for larger investment in infrastructure that is the biggest shortcoming, says A V Rajwade.
Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, L&T, ONGC and Infosys have gained between 1%-1.5%.
The company no longer sees the London listing as necessary to access capital and the deal will simplify Vedanta's corporate structure.
Though the developments are positive, analysts say the benefits will accrue only in the long run
All this is happening at a time when aluminium prices in the world market are firming up.
Indian oil and gas exploration companies work in silos.
Biggest contribution came from Bharti group-led Satya Electoral Trust.
OVL had bid for two of the 10 shallow-water blocks that Myanmar had auctioned in December but drew a blank when the fields were awarded on March 26.
A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when he started revealing nuggets of his ascent from a scrap-metal dealer to one of India's most prominent self-made industrialists on social media. And now he has been flooded with booking writing proposals and has even been offered money for a biopic. In February this year, Agarwal, 68, started tweeting his journey from Bihar to Mumbai first and then to London to head a globally diversified natural resources company with interests in zinc-lead-silver, iron ore, steel, copper, aluminium, power, oil and gas.
British telecom giant Vodafone Group plc on Friday won an arbitration against the Indian government over a demand for Rs 22,100 crore in taxes using retrospective legislation.
This makes him corporate India's biggest donor to society.
The S&P BSE Sensex has dipped five per cent, thus far, in CY15.
Sachin Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart with Binny Bansal in 2007, would exit the company
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Among the private banking majors ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were down 0.2%-0.5% each.
India have won six ODI series on the trot. New Zealand have never won an ODI series in India.
It is welcome that the government tried to make its intentions clear last week - especially as risk concerns return to global markets.
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) might take a write-down on the KG-D6 block.
Shares of rate sensitive sectors such as realty, infrastructure, banking and automobiles ended higher ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mid-quarter policy review on June 17.
Largest deal in thermal power space; Lanco to use proceeds to lower debt.
Sensex dull at close, Infosys rules, ITC drags.
National Demorcatic Alliance ministry's list of assets is fairly wide -- from land and property to vehicles and, for quite a few, guns. Nivedita Mookerji reports
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation had in 2007 farmed out 15 per cent stake in the KG-DWN-98/2 block, which sits next to Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block, to Brazil's state-controlled oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA or Petrobras.
Legendary all-rounders Gary Sobers, Ian Botham and Chris Cairns had scored more runs than Ravichandran Ashwin after 17 matches, however the Indian off-spinner has claimed more wickets than the three players.
HPCL is now ready to increase the stake of the state government up to 49 per cent.
Jaitley was admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi on September 1 for surgery to manage a long-standing diabetic condition, and had originally been expected to leave after a few days.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Rajneesh Gupta breaks down all the facts and figures from the recent India vs Australia ODI series.
A majority of India's billionaires gained wealth in the last one year in spite of the stock market decline.
The commission asks for notification to be deferred; RIL's KG-D6 pricing issue may return to Cabinet
A good monsoon could rein in food inflation. Largely good corporate results mean better days are ahead. Nifty may reach record levels, points out Devangshu Datta.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the cricketing milestones from the Mohali Test.
