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Gas to Anil firm if available: FM

Gas to Anil firm if available: FM

Rediff.com14 May 2010

The government on Friday said allocation of natural gas to companies like Anil Ambani Group's RNRL will depend on availability of the fuel after supplying to already designated users.

'Rajiv is not to be blamed, but Congress is to be blamed'

'Rajiv is not to be blamed, but Congress is to be blamed'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

Mani Shankar Aiyar says the Congress party and not then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was responsible for unlocking the Babri Masjid gates and claimed that the "Bharatiya Janata Party-planted" Arun Nehru was behind it.

How solar power is lighting up 1,000 remote villages

How solar power is lighting up 1,000 remote villages

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Around 80 mn rural households are estimated to have no access to grid power.

UK govt ready to acquire 25% stake in Tata Steel plants

UK govt ready to acquire 25% stake in Tata Steel plants

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Besides a minority stake, the UK and Welsh governments are considering additional grant funding

Israel intensifies Gaza attacks, 100 Palestinians killed in 1 day

Israel intensifies Gaza attacks, 100 Palestinians killed in 1 day

Rediff.com29 Jul 2014

Fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified in Gaza on Tuesday after a brief lull as both sides ignored international calls for restraint and the Jewish state warned of a "prolonged" war that has killed 1,088 Palestinians and 56 Israelis in more than three weeks.

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow definers. That, along with voter promiscuity, is what defines our political culture, which remains stubbornly resistant to any change, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

Modi arrives in Jammu hamlet amid tight security

Modi arrives in Jammu hamlet amid tight security

Rediff.com24 Apr 2022

Amid multi-tier security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will dedicate India's first 'carbon neutral panchayat' to the nation apart from inaugurating and laying foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore to give fillip to speedy development of Jammu and Kashmir.

Continuous measures needed to curb pollution: SC tells govt, states

Continuous measures needed to curb pollution: SC tells govt, states

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and the NCR states to continue implementing for few days the measures to ensure improvement in air quality, saying that preventive actions are needed in anticipation to curb pollution even as it wondered what signals are being sent to the world.

Tokyo Olympics: What you need to know

Tokyo Olympics: What you need to know

Rediff.com21 Jul 2021

The hometown team scored the first win of the Tokyo Olympics as the pandemic-delayed Games began with an 8-1 win for Japan over Australia in the softball.

More firms try to back out of PPAs

More firms try to back out of PPAs

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

"Some of the tariffs (rates) at which agreements were signed in 2007 are unrealistic. If you compare those to PPAs signed in 2010, there is a difference of around 50p to Rs 1 (a unit). Companies are looking at the difference and a lot more are likely to try it (renege)," said a power sector analyst.

Govt to ask RIL to prioritise gas sales

Govt to ask RIL to prioritise gas sales

Rediff.com14 Sep 2007

Within days of approving a price formula for gas to be produced by Reliance Industries, the government said on Friday it will ask the Mukesh Ambani company to prioritise fuel sales to fertiliser plants, city gas and existing power plants.

Achuthanandan gives in, admits to committing mistakes

Achuthanandan gives in, admits to committing mistakes

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

Facing heat from the party's top brass, Communist Party of India - Marxist stalwart in Kerala V S Achuthanandan on Thursday publicly admitted that he had committed "organisational mistakes" on issues related to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and the murder of an expelled party leader. Achuthanandan's admission comes two days after the CPI-M central committee censured him for defying the official line on these issues.

High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going

High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo

Russia's Rosneft-led group acquires Essar Oil for nearly Rs 88,000 crore

Russia's Rosneft-led group acquires Essar Oil for nearly Rs 88,000 crore

Rediff.com15 Oct 2016

Rosneft bought a 49 per cent stake in Essar Oil's refinery port and petrol pumps, while Netherlands-based Trafigura Group Pte, one of the world's biggest commodity trading companies, and Russian investment fund United Capital Partners split another 49 per cent equity equally.

French President's visit likely to spur investment

French President's visit likely to spur investment

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

The talks to build a 9,900-megawatt nuclear power plant in Jaitapur will feature prominently during the President's visit

Russian deputy PM holds talks with Swaraj

Russian deputy PM holds talks with Swaraj

Rediff.com18 Jun 2014

In first high-level engagement between India and Russia after National Democratic Alliance government came to power, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry O Rogozin on Wednesday held extensive talks on crucial bilateral issues including trade and energy security.

Shivraj 'mama' emerges as hero of BJP victory in MP

Shivraj 'mama' emerges as hero of BJP victory in MP

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

The longest-serving Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister and popularly known as mama (maternal uncle) and 'paon-paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier), Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emerged as the hero of his party's stunning victory in the state assembly elections.

'We had nothing except sand and we threw that'

'We had nothing except sand and we threw that'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2012

Fuel is being loaded in the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Outside, the agitation continues, though to most observers it seems futile -- the fishermen continue to fast, stand in knee deep water one day and neck deep water the next day. A Ganesh Nadar reports

Power games: How Adani shifted base and claimed relief

Power games: How Adani shifted base and claimed relief

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

The company proposed to move site for supply to Gujarat from Korba to coastal Mundra within 10 days of signing PPA.

Strike halts production at over 60% Coal India units

Strike halts production at over 60% Coal India units

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

Trade unions on Tuesday began a five-day coal industry strike, terming it as the biggest industrial action for any sector since 1977.

After power shortage Delhi stares at water crisis, sends SOS to Haryana

After power shortage Delhi stares at water crisis, sends SOS to Haryana

Rediff.com4 May 2022

Delhi is staring at a water crisis amid the rising heat, with the water levels at the Wazirabad pond depleting alarmingly due to less flow in the Yamuna, officials said.

Koondankulam: Udayakumar withdraws fast

Koondankulam: Udayakumar withdraws fast

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

Anti-nuclear activists, spearheaded by S P Udayakumar, on Tuesday called off their 9-day-old fast launched by them after Tamil Nadu government gave the go-ahead for the controversial Koondankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

IAF's Jaguars face retirement by 2024

IAF's Jaguars face retirement by 2024

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The retirement of the Jaguar would create a six squadron gap in the IAF's combat fleet which would cost $20 billion-$30 billion to fill.

Electric vehicles steal the limelight of first day of Auto Expo 2023

Electric vehicles steal the limelight of first day of Auto Expo 2023

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

India's flagship motor show Auto Expo 2023 kicked off on Wednesday with the global unveiling of Suzuki Motor Corporation's concept electric SUV 'eVX' which is slated to hit the market by 2025. The company's Indian arm Maruti Suzuki India is among the major manufacturers participating in the show that has returned after three years. The Concept eVX is a mid-size electric SUV concept designed and developed by Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), Japan. It will be powered by a 60 kWh battery pack offering up to 550 km of driving range on single charge.

Nuclear radiation threatens devastated Japan

Nuclear radiation threatens devastated Japan

Rediff.com13 Mar 2011

Japan's second nuclear reactor in the quake-stricken north experienced serious troubles on Sunday after its emergency cooling system failed, triggering a fresh radiation threat, a day after a blast rocked the site following a massive quake and tsunami in which thousands of people are feared dead.

47-foot-long whale rescued along Konkan coast

47-foot-long whale rescued along Konkan coast

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

The whale had drifted into shallow waters near the Jaitapur power plant in Ratnagiri district.

Five reasons for China's nuclear nonchalance

Five reasons for China's nuclear nonchalance

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

China's reported move to construct two more nuclear power plants in Pakistan was expected to be discussed at the 46-member Nuclear Supplies Group's five-day meeting at Christchurch, New Zealand last month.

Ukraine: So What Happens Now?

Ukraine: So What Happens Now?

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

The Western world keeps talking, ratcheting up sanctions, the only thing it can do. The Russians march on to Kyiv and capture Zelensky and key members of his government as part of their 'de-Nazification' drive, predicts Shreekant Sambrani.

J-K police arrest teacher turned Lashkar terrorist with bomb in perfume bottle

J-K police arrest teacher turned Lashkar terrorist with bomb in perfume bottle

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

A government school teacher-turned Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist was arrested for allegedly carrying out multiple blasts, including one in a bus carrying Vaishno Devi pilgrims, with the intention to damage communal harmony and revive terrorism in the Jammu region, J-K Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said on Thursday.

CBI files charge-sheet against Navabharat Power in coal-gate scam

CBI files charge-sheet against Navabharat Power in coal-gate scam

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed its first charge-sheet in a Delhi court in the coal blocks allocation case against Navabharat Power Pvt Ltd for allegedly misrepresenting facts and making "fraudulent" claims to "embellish" its applications to get allotments between 2006 and 2009.

Hurrah For These Women Achievers!

Hurrah For These Women Achievers!

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

More and more women are making their presence felt in jobs related to sciences, technology, and engineering across organisations.

Toxic New Delhi shamed as cricketers, footballers face breathing issues

Toxic New Delhi shamed as cricketers, footballers face breathing issues

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

India's state-run NTPC is launching bids for clean technology for two coal-fired power plants near New Delhi, officials said, as criticism mounts over the country's failure to end a toxic smog which strikes the capital every winter.

No end in sight to price India pays for imported coal

No end in sight to price India pays for imported coal

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

India always faces a Hobson's choice as far as feeding coal-fired generators goes - even if the government is reluctant to admit it. The country cannot do without shipping in the world's most polluting fuel from overseas. And it will continue to do so unless it decides to reduce demand by forcing citizens, farmers and businesses to live without electricity for part of the day, or use diesel generators to fire facilities.

Koodankulam: Udhayakumar needs immediate hospitalisation

Koodankulam: Udhayakumar needs immediate hospitalisation

Rediff.com27 Mar 2012

The condition of five persons including S P Udhayakumar, who are fasting for the last eight days as part the Koodankulam agitation, worsened on Tuesday with doctors advising shifting them to a hospital, officials said.

Bhima Koregaon Commission Term Expires

Bhima Koregaon Commission Term Expires

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

If an extension is granted, the Commission's next hearing will be a long one: From October 16-28, so as to complete the cross-examination of all remaining witnesses.

Gas cost to fuel power price

Gas cost to fuel power price

Rediff.com7 May 2005

Pak still in dark over nuke deal with US

Pak still in dark over nuke deal with US

Rediff.com25 Mar 2010

Pakistan has failed to secure a clear commitment for its much sought-after civil nuclear deal from the United States, which has decided to help in upgrading three of its thermal power plants.

Bajaj changes gear for a power ride with Triumph

Bajaj changes gear for a power ride with Triumph

Rediff.com9 Aug 2017

The no-equity partnership will develop a range of mid-capacity 250-750cc motorcycles.

A dog witnesses Chamoli rescue op in hope to find missing puppies

A dog witnesses Chamoli rescue op in hope to find missing puppies

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

It stands at a distance watching soundlessly as multiple teams work to reach those buried under mounds of debris and is sometimes heard breaking into howls of anguish -- a canine sentinel watching the rescue mission in its search for its missing puppies.