The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a fresh chargesheet here under the anti-money laundering law in a coal blocks allocation scam probe case against a Jharkhand-based company and its directors. The central probe agency said in a statement that the supplementary chargesheet or prosecution complaint was filed before a special courtagainst Domco Pvt Ltd, its […]
Day: February 20, 2021
Govt working on reducing people’s woes: Prabhu on fuel prices
Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said the Central government is taking all efforts to reduce the problems faced by the common man due to the rising fuel prices. He also suggested that the Centre and state governments can come together to find a way to reduce taxes on fuel. Prabhu was addressing a […]
Oil companies keep steepest rise for weekend; petrol, diesel prices shoot up to 40 paise/litre
Petrol and diesel prices have begun to pinch consumers harder with oil marketing companies (OMCs) reserving the weekend for effecting the steepest hike in last several months. Accordingly, the price of petrol and diesel were raised by 39 paisa and 37 paisa per litre respectively in Delhi on Saturday. With this increase, petrol is now […]
Renewables bounce back to pre-Covid level with 2 GW new capacity in Q3
India’s renewable energy sector rebounded to the pre-pandemic levels in the December quarter as the gradual lifting of lockdown curbs restored supply chains. The country added 1.9 GW (gigawatts), or 2 per cent of the existing capacity under the renewable energy ministry, to post a 59 per cent jump from the first quarter of the […]
Ministry of Civil Aviation allows drone use to gather agriculture data
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has allowed drone deployment by the agriculture ministry for remote sensing data collection in 100 districts of the country, for gram panchayat level yield estimation, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. Earlier, the agriculture ministry had sought nod for allowing short-listed private agencies to operate drones to […]
Water leaks indicate new damage at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO: Cooling water levels have fallen in two reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant since a powerful earthquake hit the area last weekend, indicating possible additional damage, its operator said Friday. New damage could further complicate the plant’s already difficult decommissioning process, which is expected to take decades. Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman Keisuke […]
Air India Express flight with 104 on board makes precautionary landing at Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Calicut-bound Air India Express flight with 104 passengers on board made a precautionary landing at the Trivandrum International Airport at noon on Friday due to a technical snag in the hydraulic system of the aircraft. The 737-800 Air India Express Boeing flight from Sharjah to Calicut was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram after the pilot […]
Bengaluru airport adds more routes to smaller cities
BENGALURU: In heartening news on the domestic air traffic front, Kempegowda International Airport is connecting Bengaluru to more destinations across India than in pre-Covid time. Air travel to non-metro cities, in particular, is showing a positive trend. Airport operator Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) said KIA now connects 61 destinations across the country, compared to […]
Israeli firm to fund, build Peripheral Ring Road in three years
BENGALURU: The Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, aimed at decongesting the city’s traffic in a big way, will be ready in three years if the fresh move to implement it through an Israeli infrastructure-cum-funding agency comes through. A specialised technology will be followed in laying of roads which will ensure that the project is completed […]
Soaring fuel prices leave transport sector gasping
BENGALURU: Soaring fuel prices have left the transport industry in the lurch. Not just that, their business has also been hit by the increasing rise in the prices of essential commodities. The increase in diesel prices by Rs 21 in the past year since February has impacted tour and travel operators, who are coughing up […]
K Sailendra appointed ED, Indian Oil Southern Region
CHENNAI: K Sailendra has been appointed as the new Executive Director (Regional Services), Indian Oil Southern Region which includes the States Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep. According to a press release, he would also function as the Regional Level Coordinator for Oil and Gas industry. He is a Mechanical Engineer […]
National Highway construction process on fast track: Adani, DP Jain & Co. win TOT bids
Adani Group has quoted the highest bid of Rs 1,011 crore for the first bundle of 53.6 km national highway stretch under the fifth round of toll-operate-transfer (TOT) mode while Nagpur-based DP Jain has offered to pay `1,251 crore, the highest by any bidder, to take on long-term lease the second bundle of 106 km. […]