Coal stock position at power plants have improved considerably with number of plants holding critical stocks declining to one this week. It tipped to 33 during mid-October last year. GMR’s Warora Thermal Power Station, the only plant with critical stock, however, is currently holding 4 days stock according to data compiled by Central Electricity Authority […]
Day: March 16, 2019
What we know about the Boeing 737 MAX crash and what comes next
More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 passenger jets around the world have been taken out of service following two fatal crashes over the past five months in Ethiopia and Indonesia that killed almost 350 people in all. The causes of both crashes are still under investigation. One of the biggest unanswered […]
Gas cylinder explodes at a complex at Vasant Vihar
A blast, believed to have been caused by explosion of a gas cylinder, rocked Vasant Vihar area in the city on Friday. The blast occurred at a shop in a commercial complex in the Indira Nagar area of Vasant Vihar at around 4.20 am. The intensity of the blast was so strong that the roof […]
Brookfield-led InVIT to buy RIL’s East-West gas pipeline for Rs 13,000 cr
Canadian investor Brookfield-led India Infrastructure Trust (InVIT) has agreed to buy billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s loss-making East-West gas pipeline for Rs 13,000 crore. The InVIT will acquire 100 per cent equity interest in Pipeline Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, owner and operators of the pipeline that transports Reliance Industries Ltd’s eastern offshore KG-D6 gas to customers, according to […]
New avenues for ash utilisation discussed at NTPC workshop
An ash user meet and technical workshop on “New avenues on ash utilization” was organised by the NTPC-Sipat Environment Management Group at Hotel Ananda Imperial here on Friday. The meet was inaugurated by Padmakumar Rajasekharan, group general manager (NTPC-Sipat). Addressing the gathering Padmakumar emphasised the need of power for development and with generation of electricity […]
Solar plant at IISER installed
CleanMax Solar, sustainability partner for India’s leading corporates and Institutions, has installed rooftop solar plant at IISER, Bhopal. The 346 kWp rooftop solar installation is spread across the ISSER, Bhopal campus, on a roof area of 46,000 square feet, and was inaugurated by M Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India and Prof […]
Rly electrification unit shifting to hit 800-km projects
The railway board’s order to shift the office of Chief Project Director (CPD), Railway Electrification, from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru has triggered sharp reactions from the people of Odisha. Besides tarnishing the image of Odisha, the decision would impact as many as six railway electrification projects involving 800 km in the State. They are Khurda Road-Balangir […]
BSES discoms to supply adequate power to meet demand in summer
Following the summer season around the corner, arrangements have been firmed up by BSES discoms to source adequate electricity to meet the power demand of over 42 lakhs consumers in national Capital. These arrangements include long term ‘Power Purchase Agreements’ (PPAs) and banking arrangements with other states including Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Air India pilots ‘forget’ to extend landing gear till 800 feet while approaching to land, both grounded
NEW DELHI: Air India has grounded two pilots who reportedly forgot to extend their Boeing 787’s landing gear while approaching to land into Hong Kong, till a very late stage of the final approach. Pilots extend landing gear when aircraft is at 2,000 feet. On this flight last month, the pilots are learnt to have […]
Jet Airways’ pilots approach Labour Min on salary arrears
New Delhi, Mar 15 () The pilots’ union of crisis-hit Jet Airways has approached the government flagging concerns about salary arrears, saying that the situation is leading to extreme tension and frustration, according to a letter. The cash-strapped full service airline has been making delayed salary payment for the last few months and has also […]
Boeing to upgrade stall prevention on 737 MAX: sources
Boeing in the next 10 days will roll out an upgrade to the MCAS stall prevention system for 737 MAX aircraft that have had two deadly accidents in recent months, two industry sources told AFP. The system was implicated in the crash of a 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia in October but the sources cautioned […]
Bolivia to join India led International Solar Alliance
Close on the heels of South American nation Paraguay’s decision to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) soon, an initiative by India and France, aimed at combating the threats of climate change and global warming, another country of the region Bolivia will be joining too. Sources have confirmed to Financial Express Online that, “When President […]