All stories by SHINE JACOB
Railways seek reimbursement for IRCTC service charge waiver
Rediff.com10 Mar 2017IRCTC used to charge Rs 40 per ticket for bookings in AC classes, Rs 20 per ticket in sleeper class
Duty of finance ministry to help us find money for capex: Prabhu
Rediff.com2 Feb 2017Suresh Prabhu on the priority being given to safety and the need for more funds for railways to move ahead.
The great Indian railways and a little app
Rediff.com25 Jan 2017RailYatri offers a host of travel-related services to a 4.5 million user base. Shine Jacob finds out what's next for the app.
Want to travel by train? Start praying for low inflation
Rediff.com22 Dec 2016Train passenger fares may soon be linked to inflation rate, sources say, adding that the new model may be based on the Wholesale Price Index.
Who will decide Rail fares from next year?
Rediff.com20 Dec 2016The Union Cabinet will soon take a call on setting up Railway Development Authority of India, an independent regulator, which will decide on passenger and freight rates
Meet India's new oil and gas barons
Rediff.com23 Nov 2016Dilip Shanghvi, Subhash Chandra in list to become the next oil and gas barons
RIL, partners face $1 bn penalty for using ONGC's gas
Rediff.com1 Nov 2016According to a source close to the development, the government is set to come out with a notification in this regard by the end of this week.
After passenger cover, railways plans baggage insurance
Rediff.com21 Sep 2016The scheme would cover incidents like robbery and dacoity.
Reliance must pay penalty to govt: Shah panel
Rediff.com1 Sep 2016The committee said whatever benefit RIL received in terms of the migrated gas is liable to be returned to the government.
Pay 92 paise for Rs 10-lakh train travel insurance
Rediff.com19 Aug 2016Apart from rail mishaps, the coverage would take care of terrorist attacks and accidental fall of a passenger from a train and normal accidents, riots, robbery and dacoity
Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon
Rediff.com16 Aug 2016Magnets on the track push and lift the train up in the air by about 1 inch to 6 inches
Rail Budget's 92-year-old journey set to end
Rediff.com14 Aug 2016Likely to be merged with Union Budget from FY18
Oil India wants to develop a major belt in Rajasthan: Utpal Bora
Rediff.com12 Aug 2016Oil India is set to usher in a new era with a road map drawn to ramp up production and diversification plans to foray into liquefied natural gas
Now, get aircraft-like features on trains!
Rediff.com4 Aug 2016The focus is now on having premium service to give passenger comfort and increasing train speeds.
Kerosene, LPG prices to be raised every month
Rediff.com2 Aug 2016The phased increase of prices is being done to sell the fuel at international prices.
Russia eyes gas pipeline deal with India
Rediff.com18 Jun 2014The country may propose pipeline via China when Putin visits this year.
Emission norms: Panel suggests levy of fuel cess
Rediff.com14 Jun 2014The panel suggested the cess for BS-IV and BS-V fuels should accrue to the Oil Industry Development Board
UPA govt's gas-pricing call to be reviewed
Rediff.com11 Jun 2014Cabinet may tweak Rangarajan formula; new price may be further delayed.
Gas giants in a 'draining' battle
Rediff.com2 Jun 2014ONGC takes Reliance to court, alleging years of stealing from its offshore block and a sleeping govt, right after it was agreed there would be a probe by experts.
Cairn India may get only 5 years more in Rajasthan block
Rediff.com21 May 2014The company is looking to invest more than $3 bn over the next three years.