Delhi power minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday inaugurated a 66/11 kV smart power grid at Narela. The smart power grid has been built by the state government to provide reliable power supply to consumers in north Delhi. Jain said the power grid involves minimum input and gives maximum output, with zero human intervention. “I have […]
Day: February 4, 2021
Coking coal price rally to continue while China curbs Australian coal import – Mitsubishi CFO
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp expects the recent rally in coking coal prices to continue as long as China keeps an unusual suspension of customs clearance of coal cargoes from Australia, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday. The company, which is involved in food production and distribution business and development of an industrial park […]
Biden administration to restart permitting for major U.S. offshore wind project
The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, reversing a Trump administration decision that canceled the process late last year. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said in a statement it would resume an environmental review of the Vineyard Wind project as part […]
Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles and appealed to people to buy such vehicles to combat pollution in the city. Kejriwal said his government will hire only electric vehicles for various purposes in the next six weeks. He asked delivery chains and big companies, resident welfare […]
Andhra’s largest floating solar power project to come up in Vizag
The largest floating solar power project in the state will be commissioned in Visakhapatnam by the end of the fiscal. Once complete, the project will be one of the largest renewable energy installations in the country. NTPC Limited’s Simhadri super thermal power plant is executing the project at a cost of Rs 110 crore. The […]
Aeroflot to commence twice weekly Delhi-Moscow flight services from Feb 14
Russian carrier Aeroflot will commence twice weekly flight services between Delhi and Moscow from February 14, under the air bubble agreement between the two countries. Aeroflot has deployed its 293-seater Airbus 333 aircraft in three class configuration — business, premium economy and economy — to operate these services, a release said on Thursday. The flights […]
Aero India 2021: It’s WFH – Watch From Home for many
BENGALURU: Touted as the first-ever hybrid aviation event in the background of the Covid-19 pandemic, Aero India 2021 on Day 1 on Wednesday clearly reflected the ‘work from home’ culture with a majority who would otherwise have attended the event, staying away from it and resorting to WFH –only this time it is ‘watch from […]
Unmanned traffic management for drones in the pipeline
BENGALURU: As India eyes a $40-billion drone industry by 2030, the Union government is engaged in firming up rules to regularise use of drones, including setting up of an unmanned air traffic management that will collaborate with the conventional air traffic management to prevent mutual violation of air spaces and resulting chaos.Amber Dubey, Joint Secretary, […]
LED lights light up Cuttack-Puri bypass road
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated the LED street lighting system at Cuttack-Puri bypass road. He said this will not only reduce the cost of electricity but also prevent road accidents and crimes. Lights have also been put up at the 12 km stretch from Palasuni Chowk to Lingipur Chowk on the bypass […]
AAI to do feasibility study for Puri airport
BHUBANESWAR: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has been asked to carry out pre-feasibility study for an international airport near Puri town, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In his reply to an unstarred question by Rajya Sabha member Sujit Kumar, Puri said Odisha […]
KPTCL bungling burdened consumers: CAG report
BENGALURU: The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL) had indulged in financial bungling running into crores of rupees, the burden of which was passed on to consumers. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Karnataka, in its report on Public Sector Undertakings for the year ended March 2019, tabled before the State Legislature on […]
Finish line in sight
KOCHI: Much to the relief of motorists, the reconstruction of the Palarivattom flyover is reaching its final stage. The structure is being rebuilt after a prolonged controversy over the poor quality of construction. If everything goes as per plan, the refurbished flyover will be ready by the end of March, within just six months after […]