Mehak Kasbekar

India-EU FTA: Praful Patel bats for domestic car makers

Concerned over the impact of the proposed India- EU free trade agreement, which is currently in the final stages of negotiations, heavy industries minister Praful Patel has written to prime minister Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention to protect the interests of the Indian auto sector.

Open skies: Airbus soars to new heights with new A380

Even though there are reports of niggling problems with Airbus’ A380, executive vice president, Kiran Rao, tells CNBC-TV18 that these are only teething problems.

File case against Lavasa, says MoEF to Maha govt

On the insistence of the Environment Ministry, the Maharashtra government is likely to file a case against the company under the Environment Protection Act, reports CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar.

Moser Baer's next target? Establishing 300MW of solar power

Gunthawada, Gujarat, is the perfect place for Asia’s largest solar farm. CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar spoke to Chairman of Moser Baer Projects Limited, Ratul Puri about the company's 30 megawatt solar project.

No MoEF nod for Lavasa; HCC calls on PM to intervene

The Environment Ministry (MoEF) has refused to grant its green nod to the first phase of HCC's subsidiary Lavasa’s project till the company meets the governments' preconditions, reports CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar.

Power Min wants 8 mmscmd gas for power projects: Sources

In a desperate move, the power ministry has asked oil ministry to immediately release 8 mmscmd of gas for power projects, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources. It is learnt that 10 power plants including NTPC and Andhra plants are in dire need of gas.

High fuel costs, weak rupee challenge Indigo Airlines

Even though this is Indigo’s third consecutive profitable year, the current fiscal may not be an easy one for the carrier due to high fuel costs coupled with a weakening rupee.

GoM on coal: No conclusion reached yet

The Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on coal has ended and no conclusion has been reached on it, reports CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar.

Old vs new land bill: Here are the changes

The century-old land laws in India are set for an overhaul as the new bill is tabled at the parliament. CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar reports on the three key changes in the draft that was sent earlier and put into public domain, and the one that has been tabled today.

New land bill widens infra ambit; ports, education etc in

The new Land Acquisition Bill has made some provision to accommodate India Inc. It has also broadened its definition of infrastructure projects.

Land Acquisition Bill may get Cabinet's approval today

The Land Acquisition & Rehabilitation Bill may get the cabinet's approval today itself. The landmark bill proposes stringent compensation and rehabilitation norms, in a bid to end the land acquisition woes the country has been facing, reports CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar.

Fate of 6 coal projects hangs in air ahead of GoM meet

The fourth meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on mining coal meets today to continue discussions on the BK Chaturvedi report.

NTPC issues notices to cut supply to BRPL, BYPL from Sept 7

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has issued notices to cut power supply to BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) from September 7.

What are the 5 changes in the draft Land Acquisition Bill?

The new land acquisition bill may just get cleared this parliament session. The rural development ministry, that had put the controversial bill in the public domain on July 29 has now revised the draft bill and sent it for inter-ministerial consultation reports CNBC-TV18’s Mehak Kasbekar.

All eyes on Air India's 1st GoM with Rohit Nandan at helm

All eyes are now on Air India's first Group of Ministers meet after the new chairman and managing director Rohit Nandan took over, reports CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar.

HCC does a U-turn, says okay with MoEF preconditions

In another twist to the Lavasa case, HCC has now done a U-turn and told the Environment Ministry that it is ready to comply with preconditions set by them.

Go, no-go: GoM may accept BK Chaturvedi report

It looks like there maybe some resolution in sight over the ‘go’ and‘no-go’ area deadlock on coal mining soon. Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that he is hopeful the BK Chaturvedi report may get accepted by the Group of Ministers (GoM). CNBC-TV18’s Mehak Kasbekar reports.

Land Acquisition Bill to be put in public domain today

Just four days before the monsoon session of the parliament commences, the much awaited draft of the Land Acquisition Bill will be put in the public domain this evening, CNBC-TV18’s Mehak Kasbekar reports.

CAG to audit NREGA by September

The former environment minister is making headlines once again. Just a week after taking over Rural Development, minister Jairam Ramesh is all set to make his ministry more transparent.

Mining bill to empower states on leases

Sources tell CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar that the states will firmly be in the driving seat from now, at least, as far as mining leases is concerned.

Air India may crash on govt's empty promises

National carrier Air India's turnaround plan is yet to get off the ground. While the much-awaited Group of Minister's meet on aviation once more failed to take any decision on a decisive course of action, Air India's empty kitty, delay in paying its employees, vendors and oil companies is slowly taking a turn for the worse.