The Enforcement Directorate has filed a supplementary charge sheet in the Agusta Westland VVIP chopper bribery scam against former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi, his two cousins, lawyer Gautam Khaitan, two Italian middlemen and Finmeccanica. The charge sheet was filed before special judge Arvind Kumar and will be taken up for consideration on July […]
Day: July 18, 2018
Delhi HC asks Centre to treat PIL on daily fuel pricing as representation
The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to treat as a representation a plea which claims petrol and diesel are essential commodities and seeks directions to the government to fix a “fair price” for their sale. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the petitioner had not […]
India need not fear oil shortage: UAE envoy
Even as the US-imposed sanctions on Iran has put India’s energy security in jeopardy, UAE Ambassador to India Ahmed Albanna has allayed fears of an oil shortage, saying his country as well as Saudi Arabia can fill in if supply from Iran is disrupted. “In the international market, the law of demand and supply controls […]
Domestic airlines flew 18.36% more passengers in June
Domestic airlines registered about 18.36% growth in passengers flown during June compared to that a year ago, data released by the aviation regulator showed. As per the data, released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday, Indian carriers carried 11.3 million passengers during the month, up from 9.6 million in June 2017, […]
Renegotiated Gazprom LNG deal to save India up to Rs 95 billion: Pradhan
India’s renegotiated gas import deal with Russia’s Gazprom will save between Rs 85 billion and Rs 95 billion over the contract period ending 2040, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd had in January taken advantage of the Russian company’s inability to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the […]
China clips Air China wings, launches safety crackdown after descent scare
China’s aviation regulator will cut flights by Air China’s Boeing 737 fleet by 10 per cent and cancel the licenses of the pilot and co-pilot involved in an emergency descent last week, Chinese state television said on Wednesday. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will also launch a safety crackdown on the state-backed Chinese […]
Airbus says Pratt & Whitney catching up on engine delays
European planemaker Airbus said on Wednesday that supplier Pratt & Whitney was catching up on engine delays and there would be an improvement especially in the second half of the year. Airbus has faced a backlog of up to 100 A320neo jets sitting on the ground outside factories without their engines due to delays in […]
Tata Power sets up three fast charging Electric Vehicle stations
Tata Power announced setting-up of three fast charging Electric Vehicle (EV) stations at the Hyderabad campus of leading IT firm Cognizant. After recently launching Mumbai’s first EV charging infrastructure, with nine charging stations across significant locations, Tata Power will expand to Hyderabad to encourage people to shift from vehicles run on fossil fuels to eco-friendly […]