Power minister R K Singh on Wednesday formally launched pan-India real-time market in electricity, which allows consumers to buy power just one hour before delivery. Real-time market (RTM) enables consumers, including distribution companies (discoms) and captive users, to buy power on exchanges just an hour before delivery. “Minister of State (Independent Charge) Power and New […]
Day: June 3, 2020
IndiGo, world’s biggest buyer of Airbus A320neo jets, will continue to add planes to its fleet despite Covid squeeze
IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, said it will keep adding new aircraft to its fleet even as it can’t give any firm guidance on future capacity growth because of the coronavirus pandemic, which destroyed demand for air travel in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. The airline, the world’s biggest customer for Airbus SE’s best-selling […]
Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: Amritsar to Delhi in 4 hours! Phase 1 of expressway to cost Rs 25,000 crore
Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: To fulfill the long-standing demand of the people of Punjab, the Modi government has announced new connectivity to Amritsar from Nakodar via Sultanpur Lodhi, Khadoor Sahib, Goindwal Sahib, as part of the Delhi-Amritsar Expressway. With this expressway, the time to travel from Amritsar to the national capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport would reduce […]
Coal production and sales at CIL show signs of revival in May
Coal India’s (CIL) production and sales showed signs of improvement by registering 2.6% and 2.3% growth respectively in May against April. Growth in top soil removal during the period rose 10.4%. CIL produced 41.43 million tonnes (MT) of coal in May against 40.38 MT in April, the increase in volume terms being 1.05 MT, a […]
CERC postpones new deviation settlement regulations again amid COVID-19
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has once again rescheduled the implementation of the fifth amendment to the deviation settlement mechanism regulations (DSM). The earlier date for its implementation was June 1, 2020, which has now been extended to December 1, 2020. In the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Commission had earlier […]
OIL seeks services of Singapore firm to stop ‘blowout’ in Assam
GUWAHATI: Oil exploration major, Oil India Limited (OIL), has sought the help of a Singapore-based firm to stop the “blowout” – or uncontrolled emission of natural gas – from an oil well in Assam’s Tinsukia district. “We will use the expertise of Singapore-based firm Alert Disaster Control. Their experts are expected to reach the site […]
Mumbai airport takes measures to tackle ‘potential adversities’ due to cyclone Nisarga
MUMBAI: Airport operator MIAL on Tuesday said it has taken various measures to safeguard passengers and the aircraft at the aerodrome in the wake of cyclone Nisarga, which is expected to make landfall close to the city on Wednesday. Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a circular to airlines and pilots reiterating its guidelines on adverse […]
Vande Bharat Phase 3: Air India to operate five flights from London to bring home around 1,200 nationals
LONDON: Air India will operate five flights in the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission to evacuate almost 1,200 Indians nationals stranded in the United Kingdom between June 18 to June 23. The Indian Embassy in the UK said that tickets will not be booked for technical halts which included Delhi (on June 18 and […]
Greece suspends Qatar flights till mid-June after 12 test positive for coronavirus
Greece on Tuesday suspended flights to and from Qatar after 12 individuals on a plane from Doha tested positive for the new coronavirus. The individuals were on a flight carrying 91 people from Doha to Athens that landed on Monday. Tests were carried out for the novel coronavirus and the passengers were taken to a […]
Vande Bharat Mission: Air India’s 7th flight from Moscow to bring home 143 nationals
MOSCOW: A flight of the national carrier Air India has departed from Moscow with 143 stranded Indian nationals for Gaya, Bihar. “7th flight under #VandeBharatMission – Air India flight from Moscow to Gaya took off at 0312 hrs today carrying 143 passengers onboard,” the Indian Embassy in Moscow said on Twitter.
Assam gas well blowout puts biodiversity at risk
The blowout of an Oil India Limited (OIL) gas well in Assam’s Tinsukia district last week is causing extensive damage to biodiversity and wildlife the region — including the endangered hoolock gibbons and Gangetic dolphins — according to several residents, activists and experts. Baghjan, where the gas well blowout occurred on May 27 is close […]
Airports come up with ways to keep ops smooth in Mumbai
City’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) along with Juhu airport has placed a contingency plan to tackle cyclone Nisarga. A majority of the flights were cancelled by airlines due to the cyclone on Wednesday. Instead of 25 departures and 25 arrivals, only 8 arrivals and 11 departures were scheduled. A statement by the Mumbai […]