NEW DELHI: The first 500-MW unit of coal-based NTPL thermal power plant of NLC Tamil Nadu Power (NTPL) in Tuticorin has qualified for commercial operations. NTPL, a joint venture company of NLC (89 per cent) and Tangedco (11 per cent), is establishing a 1,000-mw (2 units of 500 mw) coal-based thermal power plant at Tuticorin, […]
Day: June 8, 2015
Indian Oil Corp to invest Rs 15,000 crore to raise Panipat refinery capacity by 34 per cent
Indian Oil Corp, nation’s largest oil firm, plans to invest about Rs 15,000 crore in raising capacity at its Panipat refinery in Haryana by 34 per cent to 20.2 million tonnes (MT) by 2020. “We are doing preliminary studies for expanding Panipat refinery capacity,” a senior company official said. “The expansion will take at least […]
DGCA plans to help pilots tackle stress
Temper tantrums in aircraft cockpits can have disastrous consequences, and now the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stepped in to keep pilots composed during crisis. It has come out with a draft civil aviation requirement (CAR) detailing the periodic training needed for pilots with stress on the human behavioural element. The draft has […]
Centre approves Coastal road project for Mumbai: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the ambitious coastal road project for Mumbai has been approved by the Centre. “Thank you @PrakashJavdekarjee for approving coastal road for Mumbai. It’s a dream come true. Best gift to Mumbai by Modiji’sGovt,” Fadnavis tweeted after meeting Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in Delhi this morning. “Coastal road […]