Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders urged Germany to press ahead with plans to create common European regulations on arms exports, saying the issue posed a litmus test for Berlin’s ambitions to foster a European defence policy. By showing “a kind of moral super elevation” on arms exports, Germany was frustrating Britain, France and Spain, Enders […]
Day: February 16, 2019
India-Singapore to sign pact for skilling Indians in aviation
India and Singapore will sign an agreement for skilling Indian youths in the aviation sector at the Aero India Show next week. Academies will be set up in Bengaluru and other places in India that will act as regional hubs for the training of Indian youths for domestic and overseas jobs in these sectors. National […]
OPEC has a president under sanctions, but history shows it’s manageable
Being hit by U.S. sanctions isn’t ideal when you’re representing a global oil institution, but history shows it’s manageable. Venezuelan Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo, who this year holds the rotating presidency of OPEC, has just been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for his ties to President Nicolas Maduro. That means any American assets he […]
Highway stretch records maximum number of accidents
Visakhapatnam district witnessed a gruesome road accident in the recent times, when three teenagers on a bike were hit by a lorry and were dragged on NH-16 for about three km at S Rayavaram area, on February 12. The accident has once again brought to light about the dangerous dark spots on NH-16 between Anakapalle […]
‘Fuel conservation key to organisation’s sustenance’
As part of the ‘Fuel Conservation Month’ from January 16 to February 16, the APSRTC officials conducted various programmes for drivers and mechanics on fuel conservation. The Corporation is running about 12,000 buses to various destinations, including the neighbouring States. RTC requires eight lakh litres of diesel per day to run its fleet.
Air Force gets its first woman flight engineer
Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal has become the first woman flight engineer, breaching what until last year was the Indian Air Force’s men-only club. Commissioned in 2015 Commissioned in January 2015 to the IAF’s engineering branch, she created history when she was chosen as the first woman candidate to pursue the elite course.
RuB on NH 75 at Padil yet to be commissioned
The superstructure of the railway underbridge (RuB) on the carriageway towards Mangaluru on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru NH 75 at Padil is almost ready but its commissioning is being delayed, irking road users. Work on the RuB commenced in December 2017 after closing the old RuB on the NH. This came after the National Highways Authority of […]
IIMT initiates process to install solar plant
Indian Institute of Management – Tiruchi has set in motion the process for installing a 2 MW solar plant on the campus. Tenders have been invited for the project to be executed through the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), an autonomous institution functioning under the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The project […]
22 govt. buildings to generate solar power
In a major step towards harnessing solar energy, the Puducherry government has installed photovoltaic solar panels on the rooftops of 22 government buildings in the coastal town. Under the Solar City Project, the Renewable Energy Agency of Puducherry (REAP) had entered into an agreement with an agency for installing roof-top panels. The project aims to […]
Capacity growth to resume, says Jet Airways
A day after the Jet Airways’ board approved a resolution plan for the beleaguered airline, its top brass said on Friday that the carrier would resume capacity growth. “As the transition to a fully restructured network is complete, current liquidity challenges addressed, deployed capacity will resume its growth track. This will include long-haul wide-body routes […]
Jet Airways may raise Rs. 6,000 cr. from aircraft sale, investors
Debt-laden Jet Airways, which approved a provisional resolution plan on Thursday, will need to raise Rs. 3,000 crore by selling (and then leasing back) some of its aircraft, and a new investor would have chip in with another Rs. 3,000 crore, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told The Hindu. The Jet Airways board, […]
Venezuela oil firm executives face legal action
Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that executives appointed to boards affiliated with State oil firm PDVSA — in a bid for control by Opposition leader Juan Guaido — face criminal prosecution. The court ordered legal action against 15 executives that the National Assembly, headed by Mr. Guaido, named to form four new executive boards […]