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Oil import bill likely to cross $100 billion mark in FY19

Oil import bill likely to cross $100 billion mark in FY19

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2018

The price of petrol breached a three-year high on Monday at Rs 74.50 a litre, while the price of diesel was at its highest at Rs 65.75 a litre

Country's top architects to give swanky makeover 600 rail stations

Country's top architects to give swanky makeover 600 rail stations

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2018

Top architecture firms belonging to Hafeez Contractor and C P Kukreja have offered to design a few stations free of cost.

In Karnataka, Centre-state battle is over free cooking gas

In Karnataka, Centre-state battle is over free cooking gas

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2018

Rebuffing petroleum ministry, Siddaramaiah launches Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana-like scheme months before state polls

President to host PM's LPG panchayat on Tuesday

President to host PM's LPG panchayat on Tuesday

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2018

Over 100 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from 20 states will share with the LPG panchayat their experiences of how clean cooking fuel has changed their lives, in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind.

Piyush Goyal: 'Private sector may be allowed to set up their own railway line'

Piyush Goyal: 'Private sector may be allowed to set up their own railway line'

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2018

Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal spoke with the media about his privatisation plan, safety road map and innovation strategy.

How Railways plans to serve healthy food to passengers

How Railways plans to serve healthy food to passengers

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2018

Indian Railways to bring on board ready-to-eat food companies

Govt plans to give 23 Rail stations a makeover

Govt plans to give 23 Rail stations a makeover

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2017

Fifteen stations might be taken up in the first stage with an investment of Rs 6,000-7,000 crore.

How oil cos plan to cut adulteration and diversion of fuel

How oil cos plan to cut adulteration and diversion of fuel

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2017

The tankers carrying fuel from terminals to dealer outlets would not just have global positioning system (GPS) tracking but also an electronic key (e-key).

How Railways plans to supply quality food to passengers

How Railways plans to supply quality food to passengers

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2017

The government had also appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultant to come up with a road map to upgrade base kitchens and service on trains.

Subsidy on kerosene will cease to exist from 2020

Subsidy on kerosene will cease to exist from 2020

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2017

The kerosene subsidy is expected to decline by 40 per cent from Rs 7,595 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 4,500 crore this financial year.

Railways speeds along on digital fast track

Railways speeds along on digital fast track

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2017

Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments.

Own a car? No subsidised LPG for you

Own a car? No subsidised LPG for you

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2017

The government had last year excluded those with an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh from LPG subsidy

Is Piyush Goyal reversing Suresh Prabhu's legacy?

Is Piyush Goyal reversing Suresh Prabhu's legacy?

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2017

Piyush Goyal has begun his term as railway minister with characteristic energy, but not all his new initiatives are being praised

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2017

Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2017

The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2017

The company had assets in countries like Yemen, Peru, Oman, Myanmar, Columbia, East Timor, Kurdistan and Australia, but it exited almost all these blocks later as part of its portfolio rationalisation

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2017

German aid likely for Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train

Biggest challenge facing the bullet train: 825 hectares of land

Biggest challenge facing the bullet train: 825 hectares of land

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2017

Of the Rs 1.10 lakh crore investment required for the project, Japan is providing Rs 88,000 crore as a soft loan at 0.01 per cent interest.

Railways to change catering recipe

Railways to change catering recipe

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2017

Food to be cooked in base kitchens instead of trains; private players to be involved

Prices of subsidised LPG zoom 16% since Modi took charge

Prices of subsidised LPG zoom 16% since Modi took charge

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2017

Global crude oil prices have slumped by 49 per cent during the same period