News for 'indian refiners'

Adani Green Energy to raise $1.8 bn from foreign banks

Adani Green Energy to raise $1.8 bn from foreign banks

Rediff.com12 Sep 2020

The company will raise $1.8 billion for the under construction and contracted portfolio of 12 GW, which includes the country's first manufacturing-linked solar power plant of 8 GW.

How the govt plans to keep sugar price steady

How the govt plans to keep sugar price steady

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Government allows duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes raw sugar till June 12. At present, India levies an import duty of 40% on sugar

Softly, softly, India's influence rises in crude oil

Softly, softly, India's influence rises in crude oil

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Saudis are interested in expanding their relationship with India, given it is becoming the main driver of crude demand growth in Asia

Sugar imports set to stop after import duty hike

Sugar imports set to stop after import duty hike

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The govt is increasing the duty to 15 per cent from the existing 10 per cent.

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

For one, triangles are involved.

RIL faces dealer block for reopening petrol pumps

RIL faces dealer block for reopening petrol pumps

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

Dealers are not happy with the company's latest retailing policy and decided not to re-open their pumps.

What India hopes to learn from Tiger Triumph

What India hopes to learn from Tiger Triumph

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

Exercise Tiger Triumph -- a full-scale, tri-service beach landing operation -- is a capability India is seeking to build.

Reliance among top 10 global companies: Survey

Reliance among top 10 global companies: Survey

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

Adani is the fastest growing energy company in Asia-Pacific and the second fastest in the world

BP plans petrochem plant, to invest Rs 3,500 crore

BP plans petrochem plant, to invest Rs 3,500 crore

Rediff.com27 Mar 2010

The company is already in talks with Indian oil refiners to buy paraxylene which is developed from naphtha, a refining byproduct. The company plans to use paraxylene as a raw material to make purified terephthalic acid (PTA), a petrochemical product used in polyester and plastic.

'Diesel deregulation, gas price to have positive impact on oil cos'

'Diesel deregulation, gas price to have positive impact on oil cos'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Expecting oil prices to remain under pressure, Fitch Ratings said deregulation of diesel prices in October will help in lowering the under-recoveries (which is nothing but international petroleum prices minus the subsidised retail rates).

New IOC facility in Gujarat

New IOC facility in Gujarat

Rediff.com7 Nov 2005

Want to buy physical gold? Pick a digital platform for your investment

Want to buy physical gold? Pick a digital platform for your investment

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

While players like Paytm, MobiKwik, and PhonePe allow you to buy gold for Rs 1, Amazon Pay has kept the minimum amount at Rs 5. Digital gold is essentially an avenue for investing in physical gold.

Why is BJP shy of naming a CM in Assam?

Why is BJP shy of naming a CM in Assam?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2021

The party is less forthcoming about who the chief minister will be if it stays in power.

Debt exposure remains a big risk for infra king Gautam Adani

Debt exposure remains a big risk for infra king Gautam Adani

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Unlike RIL, the Adani group has not yet brought in any big stakeholders to refinance debt or expand.

Govt likely to fast-track import restrictions on 371 Chinese goods

Govt likely to fast-track import restrictions on 371 Chinese goods

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

The government has been gearing up to place tighter restrictions on the import of 371 items - ranging from toys and plastic goods to sports items, and furniture worth $127 billion.

Second dry run of COVID-19 inoculation conducted

Second dry run of COVID-19 inoculation conducted

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

The first nationwide mock drill was held on January 2 which, the health ministry said, helped to iron out any glitches in the final execution and further refinement of the operational procedures.

ONGC, OIL can now pick Indian Oil shares

ONGC, OIL can now pick Indian Oil shares

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

With Oil Ministry continuing to be opposed to selling IOC shares on stock market like other disinvestments, an Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram today decided to sell 24.27 crore shares or 10 per cent government stake in the company to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Oil India Ltd.

IBC: The CURIOUS Case of Videocon

IBC: The CURIOUS Case of Videocon

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

Valuers have found almost no assets to pay for their claims against the Videocon group that entered the insolvency process in 2018. But the dissenters suggest that the money is elsewhere, possibly in the group's oil and gas assets, which are not part of the group's bankruptcy case.

India's infrastructure growth dips to 4-month low of 1.4%

India's infrastructure growth dips to 4-month low of 1.4%

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

The output had expanded 1.8 per cent year-on-year in January.

Read this interview before investing in stocks

Read this interview before investing in stocks

Rediff.com3 Sep 2019

Being one of the early commentators to flag economic slowdown and caution investors on corporate earnings, Gautam Chhaochharia, head of India research, UBS Securities, in an interview with Hamsini Karthik says the markets remain in an expensive zone despite the recent correction.

IOC share sale begins amid bloodbath in market

IOC share sale begins amid bloodbath in market

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

The IOC stake sale will, however, dwarf in front of Rs 22,557 crore or Rs 225.57 billion that the government raised through a stake sale in Coal India Ltd last year.

FM seeks additional Rs 2.35 lakh crore to meet expenses

FM seeks additional Rs 2.35 lakh crore to meet expenses

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

Of the total cash outgo Rs 40,000 crore is towards enhanced expenditure under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program and Rs 33,771.48 crore have been sought for direct benefit transfer under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and National Social Assistance Programme.

India will continue to import oil from Iran despite US sanctions

India will continue to import oil from Iran despite US sanctions

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

US sanctions against Iran kick in from November 4, which will block payment routes. Sources said India and Iran are discussing reverting to rupee trade after November 4.

Oil PSUs regain investors' interest

Oil PSUs regain investors' interest

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

The public sector oil refining and marketing companies Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation are back on the radar of investors as their profit levels reach record highs.

Bindass bride! Kriti is every Boho bride's dream

Bindass bride! Kriti is every Boho bride's dream

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Kriti Sanon plays muse to Tarun Tahiliani on the cover of Brides Today.

Euro IV: Oil firms to invest Rs 30,000 crore

Euro IV: Oil firms to invest Rs 30,000 crore

Rediff.com31 Dec 2007

The largest such refiner -- Indian Oil Corporation -- has earmarked over Rs 13,500 crore (Rs 135 billion) to meet these specifications (essentially lower sulphur and aromatic hydrocarbons) in petrol and diesel at its seven refineries.

IOC in talks to buy Turkey fuel co

IOC in talks to buy Turkey fuel co

Rediff.com18 Dec 2007

The once state-owned POAS is the leading player in the distribution, marketing and storage of refining petroleum products in Turkey. Besides, several other companies also have a sizeable market share, including BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Total, and Turkish company Opet. IOC has tied up with Calik Enerji of Turkey to takeover a fuel retailing company in Turkey, a company official said but declined to identify the target company.

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta.

After surgical strikes, airports, ports on high alert

After surgical strikes, airports, ports on high alert

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

Central Industrial Security Force chief OP Singh briefed Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the heightened arrangements at airports, ports and other vital installations guarded by the central force.

Why the gold monetisation scheme is yet to take off

Why the gold monetisation scheme is yet to take off

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Only three or four tonnes is estimated to have been mobilised under the scheme.

IOC inventory loss at $74 mn in Apr

IOC inventory loss at $74 mn in Apr

Rediff.com24 Apr 2003

Indian Oil Corp, the country's largest refiner, said on Thursday the value of its inventory of crude oil and refined products dropped Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.5 billion) in April as crude prices fell after the Iraq war.

Rupee ends at 62.47 versus US dollar, down 6 paise

Rupee ends at 62.47 versus US dollar, down 6 paise

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

The rupee was also pressured as the euro fell for a second day on Friday, hurt by the European Central Bank's surprise interest rate cut and a downgrade to France's credit rating, while the dollar inched up before a key US jobs report.

Why a sense of dread and fear prevails in India

Why a sense of dread and fear prevails in India

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

The standard line that is used for anyone -- academics, minorities, farmers, dissident industrialists -- who points out that what the government is doing is wrong is being anti-national and separatists, reveals Aakar Patel.

Chugging against change: Few things ailing the Indian Railways

Chugging against change: Few things ailing the Indian Railways

Rediff.com1 Aug 2015

Back in time, one of Gandhi's co-travellers, too, sat through the day at the Central station at Madras watching passengers pay bribes to procure their tickets.

5 dream jobs that will help you survive recession

5 dream jobs that will help you survive recession

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

Artificial Intelligence will create 2.3 million machine learning jobs by 2020.

Why the gold deposit scheme lacks in shine

Why the gold deposit scheme lacks in shine

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

In 5 years, the average demand for gold has been 895 tonnes annually.

Honda does have a winner in the new Accord Hybrid

Honda does have a winner in the new Accord Hybrid

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

Indian automobile website MotorBeam drives this Honda to see if the Accord Hybrid is a winner

Renault Kiger is a hatchback killer

Renault Kiger is a hatchback killer

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

The new Kiger has enough in it to draw you away from the hatchback you've been eyeing.

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

Rediff.com3 Jun 2019

Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.

ED arrests Chanda Kochhar's husband in money laundering case

ED arrests Chanda Kochhar's husband in money laundering case

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

The ED, early this year, also attached assets worth Rs 78 crore "in possession of" Chanda Kochhar, Deepak Kochhar and the companies owned and controlled by him.