Srinagar Airport: In a first, a night flight by a commercial operator took off from Srinagar airport on Friday. Post-sunset flight operations are starting from the airport and the move is mainly coming together of two factors- technical feasibility and permissions from authorities, according to an IE report. A test flight landed at Srinagar airport […]
Day: March 24, 2021
Not possible to bring petrol, diesel under GST for next 8-10 years: Sushil Modi
BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday said it is not possible to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime for the next eight to 10 years as it would cause an annual revenue loss of Rs 2 lakh crore to all states. Centre and states collectively collect over Rs 5 lakh crore tax […]
HPCL-Mittal first Indian company to buy Guyanese crude Liza: Report
The first cargo from new oil producer Guyana to the world’s third-largest crude importer, India, departed this month from a production facility off the South American nation’s coast in a vessel chartered by trading firm Trafigura, data from Refinitiv Eikon showed on Tuesday. The cargo was bought by HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd, a joint venture between […]
Flying gets costlier: After airfares, aviation security fees also hiked from April 1
Come next month and the aviation security fees (ASF) paid by air travellers will increase from Rs 160 (at present) to Rs 200 for domestic and $5.2 (at present) to $12 for international outbound passengers. The new rates will be applicable on tickets issued from April 1, 2021. In the last 1.5 months, airfare bands […]
Bill to amend definition of ‘major airport’ introduced in Lok Sabha
A bill which seeks to amend the law governing the airports economic regulator was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 proposes to tweak the definition of “major airport” so as to extend its scope to determine the tariff for a group of airports. The […]
Banishing coal for power holds key to India’s net-zero goal: Report
India must phase out its coal-fired power plants by the middle of this century to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by that time, according to a new report on the challenges that’ll be posed in setting more ambitious climate targets. The nation will need to progressively reduce coal’s share in electricity generation, currently at about […]
Adani Green Energy to buy 74.94 MW solar projects of Sterling and Wilson
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Wednesday announced that it has signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in two special purpose vehicles (SPV) holding 74.94 MW operating solar projects of Sterling & Wilson, a Shapoorji Pallonji group company. The projects, commissioned in 2017, are located in Medak District […]
ABB achieves 5GW milestone of delivering solar plant automation solutions in India
ABB on Wednesday said it has reached a cumulative 5GW milestone in delivering solar plant automation solutions in India. “ABB has reached the cumulative 5-gigawatt (GW) mark in providing Programmable Logic Controllerbased (PLC) solar plant automation solutions in India,” ABB India said in a regulatory filing. This milestone is an outcome of many significant solar […]
Earth Hour: BSES requests consumers to switch off lights
NEW DELHI: The BSES, the power discom, on Monday urged its 45 lakh consumers to switch-off lights and appliances during the ‘Earth Hour’ which is to be observed on Saturday from 8: 30 pm to 9: 30 pm. Earth Hour is an annual global event that draws attention to sustainability of our planet and hopefully, […]
Guatemala City airport closed as volcanic ash coats planes
GUATEMALA CITY: A shift in wind blew ash from an eruption at the Pacaya volcano over Guatemala City on Tuesday, and authorities closed the airport as ash coated planes and planes parked at the terminal. The 8,373-foot (2,552 meters) volcano, just 30 miles (50 kilometres) south of Guatemala’s capital, has been active since early February. […]
DGCA approves Telangana State Agricultural University’s request to use drones for research
HYDERABAD: The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the Standard Operating Procedures for the usage of drones by the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) as part of research. The approval will be valid for a period of one year. The university would be using drones for evaluation and standardisation of plant […]
Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission favours cost-plus tariff, consumers stare at fat bills
BHUBANESWAR: As the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) seems in favour of a cost-plus tariff, power consumers of the State will have to pay more for every unit consumed from the next financial year beginning April 1. Discussions of the State Advisory Committee of the regulator indicate that determination of marginal cost-based electricity tariff is […]