Why India is creating an oil and gas behemoth
The government owns majority stakes in eight listed oil and gas firms. Combining some or all would create a bigger corporation with clout to negotiate better deals on crude oil…
Anil Agarwal creates BHP-style Indian resources major
Anil Agarwal has sealed the merger of Vedanta and Cairn India, creating a BHP Billiton-like resources conglomerate Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)
Petrol, diesel prices to change daily in five cities from 1 May onwards
Fuel retailers including Indian Oil will start the daily revision of petrol and diesel prices in Puducherry, Vizag, Udaipur, Jamshedpur and Chandigarh Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)
Qualcomm accuses Apple of lying to regulators and making threats
At the heart of the standoff between Apple and Qualcomm is a commercial dispute over how much the latter is entitled to charge phone makers to use its patented technology…
India mulls private banks for $1.5 trillion infrastructure gap
RBI proposes India offer licences to private companies to set up infrastructure banks Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)
Blockchain is going to permeate our lives: Matthieu Riou
Matthieu Riou, founder and chief technology officer of BlockCypher Inc., shared his thoughts on cryptocurrencies and blockchains Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)
Blockchain is second only to artificial intelligence: Brock Pierce
Brock Pierce, founder and managing partner of Blockchain Capital and chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, on why companies would want to invest in blockchains Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)
Bitcoin’s existential crisis
Bitcoin Unlimited and Segregated Witness are locked in row over how to scale up bitcoin to handle more transactions which may split the cryptocurrency Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)
RBL Bank now among India’s 10 most valuable banks
With a market capitalisation of Rs21,508.52 crore, RBL Bank has replaced IDFC Bank to enter the most valuable banks’ list Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)
Reliance Jio: Is the govt finally taking note of impact of free services?
High-level meetings centred on Reliance Jio seem to suggest the government has taken note of impact of free services on the telecom industry and its own revenue Source: Livemint.com (http://www.livemint.com/rss/industry)