Nigam Prusty And Krishna N Das

Stories by Nigam Prusty And Krishna N Das

Adani to help Modi fulfill India's port dreams

Adani to help Modi fulfill India's port dreams

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2016

Modi government expects cargo traffic at its ports to jump by two-thirds by 2021 as India ramps up exports of goods including cars and other machinery.

India wants private sector to explore for diamonds, gold

India wants private sector to explore for diamonds, gold

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2016

Government will start to auction the rights to up to 70 diamond and gold exploration zones to mining companies this year

Modi's promise of electricity for all to face big hurdles

Modi's promise of electricity for all to face big hurdles

Rediff.com   3 May 2016

Labour unions, with a history of hostility towards management, are pushing back on Coal India's plans, fearing modernization and outsourcing will hit jobs.

India to monitor mines via satellite after finding illegal limestone extraction

India to monitor mines via satellite after finding illegal limestone extraction

Rediff.com   2 May 2016

Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the south, and Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, are the country's top producers of limestone

After 40 years, India set to re-open commercial coal mining to private firms

After 40 years, India set to re-open commercial coal mining to private firms

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2016

India plans to double coal production by 2020

India clears Japanese plan to build high-speed rail network

India clears Japanese plan to build high-speed rail network

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2015

The decision ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit beginning on Friday gives Tokyo an early lead over China.

Congress threatens GST over government's Gandhi 'vendetta'

Congress threatens GST over government's Gandhi 'vendetta'

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2015

The government wants to introduce a nationwide goods and services tax to revive its stalled reform programme.

Drought-hit farmers are given sops to grow water-intensive crops!

Drought-hit farmers are given sops to grow water-intensive crops!

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2015

'It is quite natural for our farmers to go for rice and cane when both power and water are almost free.'

Indian ministries at odds over gold import duty

Indian ministries at odds over gold import duty

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2015

India will also launch a sovereign gold bond to lower physical demand.

Attacks on India's beef industry hit buffalo meat trade

Attacks on India's beef industry hit buffalo meat trade

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2015

Rising tensions over eating beef in Hindu-majority India are starting to hit the multi-billion dollar buffalo meat trade.

Drought dents India gold demand; prices still appealing

Drought dents India gold demand; prices still appealing

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2015

Nearly two-thirds of India's gold demand comes from rural areas where jewellery is a traditional store of wealth for millions who have no access to the formal banking system.

India to sell small oil, gas fields to private companies

India to sell small oil, gas fields to private companies

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2015

The fields have reserves of about 89 million tonnes

Government makes fresh attempt to pass GST bill

Government makes fresh attempt to pass GST bill

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2015

Modi's reform agenda suffered a major setback earlier this month when lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha refused to support the the Goods and Service Tax bill.

Narendra Modi backtracks on pro-business land bill

Narendra Modi backtracks on pro-business land bill

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2015

This is another blow to Modi's ambitious economic reform agenda that has been stalled by a logjam in parliament

Nestle India targets growth in other businesses after Maggi scare

Nestle India targets growth in other businesses after Maggi scare

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2015

Nestle India Ltd will focus on growing its dairy, coffee and confectionary businesses, its new boss said

India seeks $4 billion spending boost, almost half for state banks

India seeks $4 billion spending boost, almost half for state banks

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2015

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sought parliament's approval on Friday to increase the spending budget for this fiscal year by $4 billion, with almost half to be used to inject extra capital into state banks struggling with bad loans.

Is it end of the line for South Asia's ship graveyards?

Is it end of the line for South Asia's ship graveyards?

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2015

With a plunge in steel prices, ship owners are getting about $3.6 million less for the 25,000 tonnes of recoverable metal.

Coal turnaround to ease power cuts this summer

Coal turnaround to ease power cuts this summer

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2015

India is expected to cut imports by a fifth in the fiscal year.

Divine help! Modi eyes temple gold to tide over trade imbalance

Divine help! Modi eyes temple gold to tide over trade imbalance

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2015

Key to Modi's plan will be the interest rates offered for gold deposits.

India to issue land reform order to get around political deadlock

India to issue land reform order to get around political deadlock

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

India will issue a new decree this week for land purchases that has stirred disquiet across the country