G-20 meetings: Improving energy storage key to adopt renewable sources, says Union Power Minister Singh

Improving energy storage and ensuring energy security will be key in ensuring global economies’ shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, Union Minister of Power, and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh said Sunday. While delivering the keynote address at the first Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting of G20 nations, Singh said a […]

Won’t privatise power supply companies, will bring more competition: Singh

The Union government was working at amending laws to bring in more competition among electricity distribution companies (discoms) of various states in the country. Union Minister for Power, and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said that the proposal was not to “privatise electricity supply companies. What you do is to bring in competition.” He […]

Crash averted at Austin airport; FAA, NTSB to investigate

A FedEx cargo airplane attempting to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Saturday morning had to change course after a second plane was cleared to depart from the same runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.“The pilot of the FedEx airplane discontinued the landing and initiated a climb out,” the FAA said in a statement. […]

All you need to know about Asia’s largest helicopter factory that PM Narendra Modi will unveil in Karnataka on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will unveil Asia’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility in Karnataka’s Tumakuru which is also a new greenfield helicopter factory. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, this helicopter factory is Asia’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility and will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs). LUH is an indigenously designed and developed 3-ton […]

Work on Mumbai-Goa NH to be done by Feb 2024: Govt

The work along the stretch of the Mumbai-Goa National Highway (NH-66) under it will be completed before February 2024, the Maharashtra government said in its compliance report regarding the widening and upgradation work of the highway submitted before the Bombay High Court earlier this week. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), meanwhile, has submitted […]

Boost for ongoing big-ticket infra projects, to be fast-tracked

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) top ongoing infrastructure projects received a big boost in the civic body’s budget 2023-24, with highest allocations for them in comparison to past three years. Even though Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal did not announce any new infrastructure projects, while presenting the budget on Saturday, he committed to fast tracking existing […]