Energy major Reliance Industries is seeking a joint venture with Atlas Energy to develop the U.S. firm's Marcellus Shale gas operations, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Indian conglomerate Essar Group plans to raise about $2.5 billion to $3 billion by listing its energy and power businesses on the London bourse in late April, tapping new investors to fund its ambitious expansion plans.

LyondellBasell has rejected an offer from Reliance Industries' that values the bankrupt petrochemicals group at $14.5 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday ruled out rolling back a price hike in motor fuel prices despite pressure from his main allies, saying populist policies would hurt the economy in the long-term

The government will raise retail motor fuel prices by close to 3 rupees (up to 7.75 percent) from midnight on Friday, the first hike since July, a move that will add to already high headline inflation and risks sparking political protests.

Reliance Industries Ltd has raised its bid for bankrupt chemicals maker LyondellBasell to an offer which values the company at $14.5 billion, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters on Monday.

Britain has signed an agreement on nuclear energy cooperation with India, paving the way for an international conference, the government said on Saturday.

German engineering conglomerate Siemens will invest $346 million in India over three years, most of it to make wind turbines, but said plans to add 8,000 jobs in the country even as it cuts them elsewhere is not a move to shift production to low-cost countries.

Indian state refiners issued their first tenders to import Euro IV-compliant diesel to meet an April deadline for the roll out of cleaner fuel in 13 major cities, traders and company officials said on Friday.

Reliance Industries posted a 14.5 percent rise in third-quarter profit, its first rise in five quarters, as higher gas production from fields off India's east coast helped offset weak refining margins

State-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp reported a 23 percent rise in third-quarter net profit, its second straight quarterly rise, helped by firmer oil prices, but lagged market estimates.

NTPC, India's largest utility, said on Thursday its follow-on public offer of 412.27 million shares, or 5 percent in the company, will open on February 3 and close on February 5.

India will import 2-2.5 million tonnes of Euro III-compliant diesel for supply from Apr. 1 despite the country staggering the full-scale launch of the fuel to October, top officials said on Wednesday

Energy major Reliance Industries Ltd raised $763 million on Monday, its third big equity fund raising in under four months, as it readies to buy bankrupt petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell.

Reliance Industries Ltd has recently sweetened its offer to buy a controlling stake in bankrupt LyondellBasell Industries, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

Indian Oil Corp. is planning a benchmark-sized, dollar-denominated bond offering for which it will host investor presentations next week, a source close to the proposed offering said on Friday.

Shares in power utility JSW Energy rose as much as 6.4 percent on debut early on Monday, heartening scores of companies waiting to go public this year in Asia's third largest economy.

Reliance Industries Ltd raised 26 billion rupees ($559.5 million) by selling 25 million shares at 1,035 rupees each to state-run Life Insurance Corp of India, two sources with knowledge of the deal said.

About 25.91 million shares or 0.78 percent of shares in Reliance Industries Ltd. changed hands in multiple block deals on the BSE and NSE, exchange data shows.