Jet fuel price on Saturday was hiked by steep 6.7 per cent, reversing price cuts of last month, while an increase in petrol and diesel prices may be on the anvil as international prices firmed up. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was increased by Rs 3,885 per kilolitre (kl), or 6.7 per cent, to Rs […]
Day: May 1, 2021
India’s power consumption increases 41% to 119.27 bn units in April
Power consumption in the country grew 41 per cent in April to 119.27 billion units (BU) in the same month last year, showing robust recovery in industrial and commercial demand of electricity, according to power ministry data. Power consumption in April last year was recorded at 84.55 BU. On the other hand, peak power demand […]
Pakistan to slash international flights to curb Covid-19 cases
Pakistan plans to reduce the number of inbound international flights to 20% of current numbers to curb rising Covid-19 cases, the official body overseeing the country’s pandemic response said on Saturday. “In view of prevailing global and regional disease trends, Pakistan has decided to reduce inbound international travel from 5 May to 20th May,” said […]
Ground control out, remote control in at London City Airport
At London City Airport, the air traffic controllers have gone. Rising over the terminal building, the old control tower with its panoramic windows is deserted, with screens, a few pens and some hand sanitiser all that remains. City quietly switched to a remote, digital air traffic control centre earlier this year, the first major international […]
Covid impact: SpiceJet defers up to 50% salary of most employees in April
SpiceJet has deferred upto 50 per cent of the April salary of its employees as a cash crunch and a second wave of Covid-19 pandemic impact its operations. While junior employees, including loaders and drivers, have received their salary in full, others including ground staff, cabin crew, commercial staff and pilots have been paid only […]
Nitin Gadkari sets road construction target for next two years at Rs 15 lakh crore
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that the government is giving utmost priority to the development of infrastructure and has set a target of road construction of worth Rs 15 lakh crores in next two years. Gadkari was confident that the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways will achieve the […]
Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till May 31
The coronavirus-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till May 31, aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday. “However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation added. Scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since […]
Road full of potholes
One can see potholes on the Boileauganj-Chaura Maidan road of the city. At one point on the stretch, metalling has come off and large potholes have been created. People driving two-wheelers will sustain injuries, if they fall because of the poor condition of the road. — Suresh Sharma, Shimla Customers don’t wear masks Even with […]
RIL Q4 profit leapfrogs to Rs13,227 crore
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday reported consolidated net profit of Rs 13,227 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (Q4FY21), up 108% from Rs 6,348 crore logged in the corresponding quarter last year (Q4FY20). The company’s revenue from operations rose 11% to Rs 1.54 lakh crore as compared to Rs 1.39 […]
Indian Air Force aircraft delivers supplies to Lucknow for setting up COVID-19 hospital
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force has flown supplies to Lucknow to set up a hospital for COVID-19 patients in the capital city, an official statement said on Friday. India is struggling with the second wave of the novel coronavirus infection as hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and […]
Indian Air Force presses 50 transport aircraft and 20 helicopters in COVID pandemic duty
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has ordered round-the-clock readiness of the entire heavy-lift fleet and substantial numbers of medium-lift fleets to operate in a hub and spoke model. In support of the national effort to combat COVID-19 second wave, the IAF fleet is operating from a hub with sorties within India and abroad […]
Exempt us from reading meters: TANGEDCO staff
COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Minsaravariya Tholilar and Poriyalar Ikkiya Sanagam urged TANGEDCO to exempt assessors from taking meter readings, considering the surging Covid-19 cases. Speaking to TNIE, its secretary K Veerasamy said, “Many TANGEDCO staff succumbed to the viral infection. In this situation, the corporation must temporarily suspend meter reading works as an attempt to curb […]