Industry
Petrol price cut by Rs2 per litre; diesel price unchanged
15 Mar 2013
In Mumbai, petrol will cost Rs75.14 per litre from midnight tonight against the current Rs77.66 a litre
GSM operators lose 1.97 million users in February
15 Mar 2013
Following the Supreme Court order for companies without valid spectrum licences to shut operation, India’s GSM operators lost 1.97 million users in February, as companies began shutting down operations
CNPC acquires Eni's 20 % Mozambique gas stake for $4.2 bn
15 Mar 2013
According to industry analysts, CNPC’s Mozambique acquisition places Chinese companies at the forefront of the development of energy resources in East Africa.
Nippon Steel to shut site; aims to save $2.1 bn
14 Mar 2013
HMV rescue deal by March end: report
13 Mar 2013
HMV rescue deal by March end: report
13 Mar 2013
Japan becomes first country to extract iced 'gas'
13 Mar 2013
In a dramatic breakthrough, Japanese researchers have extracted gas from methane hydrates from beneath the sea, for the first time ever, through a technology that could radically change the world's energy outlook
US judge strikes down ban on sugary drinks
12 Mar 2013
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