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Indiabulls stakes claim to Navi Mumbai plot

Indiabulls stakes claim to Navi Mumbai plot

Rediff.com3 May 2010

Says Bhushan-Essel combine, the highest bidder, has withdrawn but latter denies having done so.

'Budget will revive investment, push growth to 9%'

'Budget will revive investment, push growth to 9%'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

On Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exuded confidence that the economy can get back to 9 per cent growth by the end of 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-2012) and do even better thereafter.

Bengal to buy land for private projects again

Bengal to buy land for private projects again

Rediff.com22 Sep 2009

The decision was reached after political consensus; sellers offered land-for-land deal.

Tatas may drop another Bengal plan

Tatas may drop another Bengal plan

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

Less than five months after Tata Motors relocated its Nano project from West Bengal to Gujarat over land issues, another Tata group company, Tata Metaliks, is reviewing its expansion project in the state on similar grounds.

The PM's economic team & what it plans to do

The PM's economic team & what it plans to do

Rediff.com3 Jun 2009

Meet India's key ministers who have promised to revive the economy and improve the infrastructure of the country.

India's first Islamic bank to start in Kerala

India's first Islamic bank to start in Kerala

Rediff.com1 Sep 2009

Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation, which is the designated agency for the formation of the bank, will have 11 per cent stake in the proposed banking company.

Another Gujarat cadre IAS officer gets plum posting in Modi govt

Another Gujarat cadre IAS officer gets plum posting in Modi govt

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

In yet another secretary-level change, government appointed Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, as the new Financial Services Secretary replacing G S Sandhu.

Why Rahul made Ahmed Patel Congress treasurer

Why Rahul made Ahmed Patel Congress treasurer

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

Rahul is going about the restructuring of the Congress leadership in a gradual, deliberate fashion: No sudden jerks, no abrupt moves. So while seniors like Janardan Dwivedi were edged out, Ahmed Patel has been retained.

Centre mulls Rs 75K crore refinance window

Centre mulls Rs 75K crore refinance window

Rediff.com21 Nov 2008

The government and Reserve Bank of India are working on opening a massive Rs 75,000 crore refinance window to provide concessional funds for infrastructure, housing and small and medium enterprises by partly leveraging the country's foreign exchange reserves.

Crisis can lead to green industrial revolution

Crisis can lead to green industrial revolution

Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

The global economic crisis could lead to a new "green industrial revolution," but developing countries will need strong support to ensure they do not miss the opportunity, the United Nations Industrial Development Organistion (UNIDO) said on Friday.

Bengal transfers 533 acres for airport project

Bengal transfers 533 acres for airport project

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

The West Bengal government has handed over the first tranche of 533 acres to Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) for setting up a new airport city project. This is to come up in the Durgapur-Asansol region, of Bardhaman district, at an estimated investment of Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion).

Tatas have time till Aug to vacate Singur

Tatas have time till Aug to vacate Singur

Rediff.com4 Apr 2009

After deciding to withdraw the Nano project from Singur in West Bengal in October last year, Tata Motors has sought 10 months time from West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation to remove the equipment.

IDBI not keen on financing Kannada films

IDBI not keen on financing Kannada films

Rediff.com22 Jun 2009

Many of the Kannada films released last year have had a poor response at the box office. This, coupled with the fact that the global financial crisis has left its impact on the Kannada film industry as well, has seen distributors lose interest. As a result, many films -- including those financed by the IDBI -- are still awaiting release.

IDBI withdraws nominee from Grasim board

IDBI withdraws nominee from Grasim board

Rediff.com12 Feb 2003

Grasim Industries Ltd said Industrial Development Bank of India withdrew its nominee V Venkateswarlu from the company’s board.

Chidambaram to meet bank chiefs on Nov 4

Chidambaram to meet bank chiefs on Nov 4

Rediff.com31 Oct 2008

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram will meet the heads of public sectors banks and financial institutions, like IFCI and Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) on Tuesday to review their performance for the second quarter ended September 2008.

IIM, IIT incubatee to explore fresh markets

IIM, IIT incubatee to explore fresh markets

Rediff.com15 Jul 2008

After supplying Micro Electrical Mechanical System-based (MEMS-based) Inertial Navigation System to the Navy and the Airforce, Whirlybird Electronics, the co-incubated company of Indian Institute Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), is looking for markets in the automation and automobile industry.

Punjab CM refuses to meet Kejriwal on smog issue again

Punjab CM refuses to meet Kejriwal on smog issue again

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Amarinder Singh dubbed Kejriwal's proposed visit to Chandigarh as another example of the Delhi CM allegedly leaving the national capital in the midst of a crisis and travelling to other places when his presence was needed the most at home.

UP chief secretary quits in a huff

UP chief secretary quits in a huff

Rediff.com23 May 2008

Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Prashant Kumar Misra resigned on Friday. His resignation was accepted within minutes of its submission, following which Mayawati appointed Atul Gupta.

Lord Paul for UK industrial devt bank

Lord Paul for UK industrial devt bank

Rediff.com13 Dec 2008

About the problems faced by manufacturing industry in the UK, Lord Paul, who recently scripted history by becoming the first Asian deputy speaker of the House of Lords, expressed hope that the Banking Bill would end the uncertainty surrounding lending terms and conditions.

WBIDC calls, cancels Tata vendors' meet

WBIDC calls, cancels Tata vendors' meet

Rediff.com28 Aug 2008

A vendor said that Tata Motors had sent a mail that a meeting with the West Bengal commerce and industry secretary was scheduled for Thursday. Industry Secretary Sabyasachi Sen was not available for comment. However, WBIDC's public relations agency said that Sen had not sent any mail to vendors.

How Gujarat is luring investors with industrial parks

How Gujarat is luring investors with industrial parks

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

Companies are drawn to the parks by the infrastructure and ready-to-occupy land.

BPTP to surrender India's largest land deal

BPTP to surrender India's largest land deal

Rediff.com4 Feb 2009

Unable to pay for the largest ever land deal in India, valued at Rs 5,006 crore, realty player BPTP Ltd has applied for surrendering it to the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority. "Following the UP government policy announcement, BPTP has made an application to the Noida authority for (the) surrender of (the) plot and is awaiting NOIDA's decision," BPTP Ltd Director Sudhanshu Tripathi said in a statement in New Delhi.

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.

U'khand to set up IT SEZ in Dehra Dun

U'khand to set up IT SEZ in Dehra Dun

Rediff.com29 May 2008

The IT and IT-enabled services companies will be provided space in the proposed SEZ. The proposal awaits final approval from the Board of Approval. SIDCUL has been appointed the nodal agency for the proposed IT SEZ which would invite Expression of Interests from top reputed companies. The sources said top IT multinational companies like Infosys could be invited for the development of the IT SEZ, which is being set up over 14.2 hectares.

Pune airport project gathers steam

Pune airport project gathers steam

Rediff.com28 Sep 2007

The civil aviation ministry and Maharashtra have been planning an international airport near Pune for almost 10 years. The airport site would see construction from year 2011 onwards, if the land acquisition happens within a year.

Tata Metaliks scraps West Bengal project

Tata Metaliks scraps West Bengal project

Rediff.com9 Mar 2009

Five months after Tata Motors shifted its Nano plant to Gujarat, another Tata company has decided to move a project out of West Bengal. Tata Metaliks has scrapped its 500,000-tonne billet project, proposed to be built with an investment of Rs 700-800 crore

Supertech case: SC agrees to examine plea, orders status quo

Supertech case: SC agrees to examine plea, orders status quo

Rediff.com5 May 2014

The high court had ordered demolition of Supertech's two under-construction towers in the real estate firm's Emerald Court project.

Ratan Tata waxes eloquent on UP, Akhilesh

Ratan Tata waxes eloquent on UP, Akhilesh

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

Says UP misunderstood and underplayed

Singur: Most vendors set to return land

Singur: Most vendors set to return land

Rediff.com5 Feb 2009

Leading vendors of the Tata Motors' Nano project intend to set the ball rolling to return their land in the ancillary park area at Singur and said they aim to begin talks with the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation on the issue immediately.

Mumbai gets approval for second airport

Mumbai gets approval for second airport

Rediff.com10 Jul 2008

The CIDCO has received the inception report from its consultant Louis Burger and are expecting the DPR from them within next four to five months and after that, we will be inviting global bids, said senior official from CIDCO. The cabinet approval allows CIDCO to call global bids for this Rs 10,000-crore (Rs 100 billion) project once they receive detailed project report.

Govt relaxes location policy for industries

Govt relaxes location policy for industries

Rediff.com3 Jul 2008

The decision to delete rules governing locations under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 1951 was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet. Earlier, the industries other than non-polluting electronics, computer software and printing were not allowed to be located within 25 km from the periphery of cities above population of one million.

Here's how cigarette smoke causes cancer

Here's how cigarette smoke causes cancer

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that hydrogen peroxide or similar oxidants are what actually cause healthy lung cells to become cancerous. The researchers say that this finding is important because it may help the tobacco industry develop 'safer' cigarettes by eliminating such substances in the smoke, and give medical researchers a new avenue to developing lung cancer treatments.

Dow India's R&D unit runs into rough weather

Dow India's R&D unit runs into rough weather

Rediff.com25 Feb 2008

Notwithstanding persistent claims by the multinational chemical company that it has no plans to convert the R&D center into a manufacturing unit across the 100 acres of land it has acquired through Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation at village Shinde, the protest by locals and activists continues.

Mukand plans Rs 300cr steel wire mfg facility

Mukand plans Rs 300cr steel wire mfg facility

Rediff.com24 Sep 2008

"With an aim to meet the market demand, the company is setting up a steel wire manufacturing facility at Sinnar, 30 kms from Nashik. The company has already acquired 44.65 acre of plot from MIDC at Sinnar and will shortly commence construction there. The proposed facility will cover a built-up area of 15,000 sq mts and company's investment in this project will be around Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion)," the company sources said.

Climate change and its impact on India

Climate change and its impact on India

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

Climate change will make monsoons unpredictable; as a result, rain-fed wheat cultivation in South Asia will suffer in a big way and the total cereal production will go down.

RBI cuts repo, reverse repo rates

RBI cuts repo, reverse repo rates

Rediff.com6 Dec 2008

The new rate will be effective from December 8. The primary liquidity made available to the system through these measures is worth over Rs 3,00,000 crore (Rs 3,000 billion), RBI Governor D Subbarao said in Mumbai.

'Floods in Kerala will become worse'

'Floods in Kerala will become worse'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

'Man-made interventions vastly increased the magnitude of the tragedy.'

IT tool to help people with cerebral palsy

IT tool to help people with cerebral palsy

Rediff.com15 Jan 2008

Webel's digital tool enables people with cerebral palsy to communicate.

4 global firms in race for Navi Mumbai airport

4 global firms in race for Navi Mumbai airport

Rediff.com7 Jan 2008

The consultants who have been shortlisted include Scott & Wilson from England, Maun Senn from Singapore, Louis Burger from the US and another US-based company Mott McDonald.

Why attack Ratan Tata for criticising Bengal's flaws

Why attack Ratan Tata for criticising Bengal's flaws

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Mitra's stout and vociferous protest to what most see as Tata's meandering and even affectionate critique has taken people by surprise.