)
Shine Jacob is a seasoned journalist and short-story writer with an experience of over a decade and a half across print and electronic media. He has covered a wide range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, logistics, and the automobile industry. He has previously worked with the Times of India, Moneycontrol, Livemint, Cogencis, in addition to regional Malayalam media. Currently based in Chennai, he has also worked as a financial journalist in Kolkata and New Delhi.
Shine Jacob is a seasoned journalist and short-story writer with an experience of over a decade and a half across print and electronic media. He has covered a wide range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, logistics, and the automobile industry. He has previously worked with the Times of India, Moneycontrol, Livemint, Cogencis, in addition to regional Malayalam media. Currently based in Chennai, he has also worked as a financial journalist in Kolkata and New Delhi.
Environment ministry had recently rejected the project and put a question mark on Vedanta's Rs 50,000-cr alumina venture
As will several other major projects, with Moily in charge at environment ministry; says he's clearing 80-100 stuck files daily
Sources said the stake sale was now likely only in the next financial year
Cabinet to take up higher dose of diesel price hike soon
Invites inputs from industry bodies and many others, as part of plan to spread wings in 2014; wants ideas on decentralisation, job growth
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons still considers old rate for clearance of discoveries
Move a part of government's efforts to ensure energy security
The hike is part of phased decontrol of diesel price
It may be left for the next govt to take a call on the Kasturirangan panel's recommendations
The Egyptian government wanted a separate bank guarantee for the blocks, as the previous ones had lapsed
The petroleum ministry is already in talks with the law ministry to work on the modality
Index measuring this at six-quarter high; however, economic & political volatility a concern
To give nod to major infra projects like Mahan coal block jointly developed by Essar and Hindalco
The city's auto-rickshaw drivers have already begun their protests, staging a demonstration on Sunday in front of the petroleum minister's house
To propose a new subsidy mechanism to cap upstream firms' share
Domestic and global roadshows saw tepid response
Interview with President, Ficci
The consortium would execute the project during 2015-20, at an estimated cost of $500 million, expanding across big fields like Karachaganak, Tengiz and Kashgan
It currently stands at below 5% of GDP
Petrol prices may further go up by 20 paise owing to strengthening of prices in international markets and weakening of rupee