Krishna N Das And Mayank Bhardwaj

Stories by Krishna N Das And Mayank Bhardwaj

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.

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

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.

Govt to roll out $20 billion food security plan by Dec

Govt to roll out $20 billion food security plan by Dec

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2015

After missing several deadlines, only 11 states could introduce the plan

Maggi scare: India seeks damages from Nestle

Maggi scare: India seeks damages from Nestle

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2015

The claim is filed with a consumer body.

India's agri output shrinks 1st time in 5 years

India's agri output shrinks 1st time in 5 years

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2015

India staring at first drought in six years.

For Modi's year-old government, storm brewing in rural India

For Modi's year-old government, storm brewing in rural India

Rediff.com   15 May 2015

Just one year after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a challenge that could come to haunt him.

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.

Posco faces another setback in India

Posco faces another setback in India

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

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

EU agrees to lift import ban on Indian mangoes

EU agrees to lift import ban on Indian mangoes

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2015

India assured the EU it would put in place measures to ensure cargoes are free from pests

Goa says decks clear for iron ore mining to resume

Goa says decks clear for iron ore mining to resume

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2015

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

India clears order to ease land acquisitions in reforms push

India clears order to ease land acquisitions in reforms push

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2014

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

China desperate to dethrone India from top slot in diamond polish

China desperate to dethrone India from top slot in diamond polish

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2014

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

Modi to fast-track important infra projects

Modi to fast-track important infra projects

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2014

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

Jindal Steel shelves $10 billion project after coal setback

Jindal Steel shelves $10 billion project after coal setback

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2014

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd has shelved a $10 billion coal-to-diesel project, its chairman told Reuters, becoming the first big casualty of a court decision to scrap coalfields allocated to private firms since 1993.

Coal India trade unions call off strike

Coal India trade unions call off strike

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2014

Zama, however, said the unions would keep resisting any move that could undermine the position of Coal India.

Big plans to end India's coal shortage

Big plans to end India's coal shortage

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2014

India will allow locally registered foreign firms to mine and sell coal when commercial mining is permitted as part of the opening up of the nationalised industry after four decades, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup told Reuters.

Modi's 'Make in India' push to depend on Chinese steel

Modi's 'Make in India' push to depend on Chinese steel

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2014

India's steel imports from China, the world's biggest producer of the alloy, doubled in April-September from a year ago though the country has enough capacity to meet its demand.