Krishna N Das And Keith Wallis

All stories by Krishna N Das And Keith Wallis

Adani to help Modi fulfill India's port dreams
Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Modi government expects cargo traffic at its ports to jump by two-thirds by 2021 as...

India wants private sector to explore for diamonds, gold
Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Government will start to auction the rights to up to 70 diamond and gold exploration...

Modi's promise of electricity for all to face big hurdles
Rediff.com3 May 2016

Labour unions, with a history of hostility towards management, are pushing back on Coal...

India to monitor mines via satellite after finding illegal limestone extraction
Rediff.com2 May 2016

Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the south, and Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, are...

World is drowning in oil; US crude drops below $28
Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

US commercial crude oil stocks were forecast to have risen by 3 million barrels last week

After 40 years, India set to re-open commercial coal mining to private firms
Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

India plans to double coal production by 2020

Drought-hit farmers are given sops to grow water-intensive crops!
Rediff.com27 Nov 2015

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

Indian ministries at odds over gold import duty
Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

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

Attacks on India's beef industry hit buffalo meat trade
Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Rising tensions over eating beef in Hindu-majority India are starting to hit the...

Drought dents India gold demand; prices still appealing
Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

Nearly two-thirds of India's gold demand comes from rural areas where jewellery is a...

Oil falls to 6-year lows on China worries
Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

'China's economy continues to slow and the US Fed may still hike rates before the end...

Nestle India targets growth in other businesses after Maggi scare
Rediff.com1 Aug 2015

Nestle India Ltd will focus on growing its dairy, coffee and confectionary businesses,...

Is it end of the line for South Asia's ship graveyards?
Rediff.com17 Jul 2015

With a plunge in steel prices, ship owners are getting about $3.6 million less for the...

Coal turnaround to ease power cuts this summer
Rediff.com16 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
Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

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

Posco faces another setback in India
Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

Posco will have to bid for an iron ore licence to feed its plant.

Goa says decks clear for iron ore mining to resume
Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

India was once the world's third largest iron ore exporter and Goa its biggest...

India clears order to ease land acquisitions in reforms push
Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

Restrictions on buying land are among barriers holding up projects worth almost $300...

China desperate to dethrone India from top slot in diamond polish
Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

India's long-held position as the world's top diamond polisher is being challenged by...

Modi to fast-track important infra projects
Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Modi is keen to restart big projects which are stuck for various reasons.