British Airways has been forced to apologise after a flight from London to Dusseldorf landed more than 965 km away in Edinburgh by mistake. The detour happened after a sub-contracted crew used an incorrect flight plan and set off from London City airport for the Scottish capital instead of setting course for the Rhine. British […]
Day: March 26, 2019
IOC-BPRL combine wins oil block in Abu Dhabi
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) along with its partner Bharat PetroResources Ltd. (BPRL) have won an oil block in Abu Dhabi, where the two will invest $170 million. IOC-BPRL won the block in Abu Dhabi’s first-ever competitive bid round. “IOC and BPRL, a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), acting jointly as a consortium through […]
India ranks 76th on WEF’s global Energy Transition index; Sweden on top
NEW DELHI: India has moved up two places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index, which has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability. Sweden remains on the top on this annual list compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) […]
Pakistan approves plan to open ancient Sharda Peeth corridor in PoK
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government on Monday approved a proposal to establish a corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims from India to visit Sharda Peeth, an ancient Hindu temple and cultural site in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, according to a media report. The Sharda Peeth corridor, when opened, will be the second religious tract after Kartarpur corridor in […]
Bhadradri Thermal Power plant by December end
HYDERABAD: The boiler of the first unit of the 4×270 MW (1080 MW) Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (BTPS) has been lit up on Monday as per schedule. The construction works of 4X270 MW (1,080MW) of BTPS near Ramanujavaram village in Manuguru mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district has been taken up with an estimated cost of […]
Apex court notices to Telangana government, BHEL, others in Palamuru project
HYDERABAD: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Telangana government, BHEL and others concerned for filing counter affidavits in the special leave petition filed by Nagam Janardhan Reddy, former minister and Telangana Congress leader, seeking CBI probe into alleged fraud in manipulating the estimates of electromechanical equipment meant for […]
Drive to clean up NH bypass
Taking forward its recent round of extensive clean-up campaigns, the city Corporation will organise a major drive along the National Highway bypass from Kazhakuttam to Vizhinjam on Tuesday. Unlike recent drives, this one will begin as early as 6 a.m. and will be wound up by 11 a.m., considering the recent occurrences of sunstroke and […]
HC notice to State on plea against ‘exorbitant’ toll on State Highway
The Karnataka High Court on Monday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition which complained about the alleged exorbitant collection of toll on State Highway 82, connecting Hosakote to Chintamani. A Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar passed the order on a […]
NHAI hopes to complete Pollachi Road widening in two months
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is hopeful of completing in a couple of months the acquisition of land for the Pollachi Road widening project. The work is getting delayed mainly because of land acquisition, an official said. The widening works were earlier expected to be completed by this month. The NHAI is widening […]
IAF helicopter deployed to fight Corpn. dump yard fire in Vellalore
For the first time, the Coimbatore Corporation on Monday deployed a helicopter with help from the Indian Air Force to fight the fire that broke out at its dump yard in Vellalore on Saturday. The IAF’s Sulur Air Force Station sent an Mi-17 V5 helicopter that used bambi bucket to fight the fire. The quantity […]
Goyals step down from Jet Airways board
As at December 2018 the airline had negative net worth of Rs. 10,370 crore. Outstanding debt currently stands at about Rs. 6,000 crore. Two nominee directors of the lenders will be inducted into the board. It has further decided to constitute an Interim Management Committee to manage and monitor the daily operations and cash flow […]
Goyals step down from Jet board
Ending a nearly two month-long struggle to remain in control, Jet Airways’ power couple Naresh Goyal and his spouse Anita Goyal on Monday resigned as directors from the board of the company. Their exit paves the way for recapitalisation of the financially challenged airline through a resolution plan. The resignations of Mr. and Mrs. Goyal […]