India’s crude oil imports fell in July to their lowest since March 2010 as fuel demand slowed amid renewed coronavirus-induced lockdowns and closures of refinery units for maintenance, government data showed on Thursday. Crude oil imports last month slumped about 36.4% from a year earlier to 12.34 million tonnes, or 2.92 million barrels per day, […]
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Indian captain of Japanese ship arrested over Mauritius oil spill
Authorities in Mauritius have arrested the captain of the Japanese ship that ran aground on a coral reef and spilled 1,000 tons of oil on the Indian Ocean island’s protected coastline. Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, captain of the MV Wakashio and who is from India, was charged with “endangering safe navigation” and is in custody pending […]
Hong Kong suspends Air India flights after passengers test COVID-19 positive
New Delhi: Hong Kong has banned Air India flights till the end of August after some passengers on one of its flights tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done […]
Air tickets to rise by Rs 10 as Centre hikes Aviation Security Fee for travellers
New Delhi: Passengers will have to pay Rs 10 extra for their air travel from September 1 as the Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to revise the rates of aviation security fee (ASF) for domestic and international passengers. According to officials, the ASF for domestic flyers will be increased by Rs 10 to Rs […]
India negotiating with 13 more countries on creating air travel “bubbles”, says Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Tuesday the government was negotiating with 13 more countries on air travel “bubbles”. These include Australia, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria, Bahrain, Israel, Kenya, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Bhutan. “We continue to […]
DGCA to conduct safety audit of all Indian airlines post Kozhikode crash
New Delhi: The DGCA has started a special safety audit of all Indian airlines, around two weeks after the plane crash in Kerala’s Kozhikode in which 18 people were killed, a senior official of the aviation regulator said on Thursday. “It will be a complete FOQA (Flight Operations Quality Assurance) audit,” he said. The FOQA […]
IAF chopper rescues Chandigarh man trapped in flooded dam for 16 hours
Bhopal: In a demonstration of rare courage, a man in a Chhattisgarh district battled against water current in a dam by holding on to a tree for 16 hours before being rescued by an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper on Monday morning. Jitendra Kashyap (41), resident of Gidhoridham under Ratanpur police station in Bilashpur district, […]
Ship owner says will handle Mauritius oil spill compensation ‘sincerely’
Tokyo: The Japanese owner of a cargo ship that leaked massive amounts of oil after running aground off Mauritius has pledged to “sincerely” respond to requests for compensation over damage to the marine environment. “We are deeply conscious of our responsibility as a party directly involved in the case,” said Kiyoaki Nagashiki, president of Nagashiki […]
Ship leaking tons of oil off Mauritius has split apart
Johannesburg: The grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil near protected areas off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius has split apart, officials said Saturday, with remaining fuel spreading into the turquoise waters. Photos posted on social media by the official cleanup effort with support of the environment ministry show the ship in […]
GoAir repatriates 50,000 Indians in over 300 flights from Gulf countries
Mumbai: Budget carrier GoAir on Saturday said it has operated more than 300 international charter flights, bringing back over 50,000 Indians mainly from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE. The city-based carrier started the repatriation flights on June 10 and gradually ramped up its operations with a combination of Vande Bharat Mission flights and private […]
With an eye on China, India to offer land near major ports for solar equipment manufacturing
NEW DELHI : India plans to offer land near ports for setting up solar equipment manufacturing, in-order to challenge the Chinese firms’ dominance in one of the world’s largest green energy market, said two people aware of the development. This sweetener follows after imposing tariff and non-tariff barriers to put a check on all imported […]
Kozhikode Air India Express plane crash: 92 injured passengers discharged from hospitals
NEW DELHI: Air India Express said on Thursday that a total of 92 passengers injured in the plane crash in Kozhikode have been discharged from hospitals after “obtaining complete fitness”. Seven passengers were discharged from various hospitals in Kozhikode between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning, the airline indicated. It had said on Wednesday morning that […]