After relying on oil to fuel its economy for more than half a century, Saudi Arabia is turning to its other abundant natural resource to take it beyond the oil age — desert. The kingdom is converting thousands of square kilometers of sand into new cities as it seeks to diversify away from crude, create […]
Day: August 7, 2017
Talks on for gas pipeline from Chittagong to Tripura: Dharmendra Pradhan
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken up with Bangladesh for laying a pipeline for carrying natural gas from Chittagong to Tripura to meet the crisis of cooking gas (LPG) in the North-eastern region, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today. “We are laying a pipeline for transportation of diesel from Siliguri in West […]
Go Air plans to start overseas flights from October
Private low-cost carrier Go Air would start flying overseas from October this year, its Managing Director Heh Wadia said. “We have plans to start overseas operations from October this year”, Wadia told PTI on Monday. He said, initially, the airline would fly to the destinations of Asia and reviewing the destinations within the region. Go […]
Vistara offers two-day discount sale
Vistara today announced a two-day discount sale starting August 8, 2017, offering fares as low as Rs 799 for economy class and Rs 2,099 for premium economy. Tickets can be booked for travel between August 23, 2017 and April 19, 2018, the airline said in a release. “The lowest fare under this Sale is available […]