Vistara, a joint venture airline of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today announced a special, non-stop once a week flight between Delhi (DEL) and Tokyo (HND) starting 16 June 2021. “The airline will fly once a week between the two capital cities under India’s travel bubble agreement with Japan. The airline will use its Boeing […]
Day: May 10, 2021
Reliance, affiliates buy 3/4 of KG-D6 gas volumes
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd and its affiliates have picked up more than three-fourths of the new gas volumes from the firm’s eastern offshore KG-D6 block which at current government dictated price will cost it less than half of the imported rate, sources said. Reliance and its partner UK’s BP Plc last week auctioned […]
Petrol, diesel prices at record highs; Petrol crosses Rs 100-mark in Maharashtra
Petrol and diesel prices on Monday hit record highs across the country after rates were increased for the fifth time in a week, following which Maharashtra joined Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in the league of states where petrol rates breached the Rs 100-a-litre mark. Petrol price was hiked by 26 paise a litre and diesel […]
Experts say cyberattack on US pipeline is a wake-up call
The shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline because of a ransomware attack stretched into a third day Sunday, with the Biden administration saying an “all-hands-on-deck” effort is underway to restore operations and avoid disruptions in gasoline supply. Experts said that gas prices are unlikely to be affected if normal operations resume in the next few […]
COVID-19: Dubai-based airline Emirates to ship aid for free into India
Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates has set up a humanitarian air bridge aimed at transporting urgent medical and relief items into India for free to help the country in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline has said. Emirates made the announcement at Dubai’s International Humanitarian City, the largest crisis relief hub in the world […]
AP housing scheme to use energy-saver tech
The innovative ‘Indo-Swiss energy efficient building technology’ would be used in Andhra Pradesh’s housing scheme – Pedalandariki Illu (housing for all the poor). Under the initiative, 30 lakh affordable houses would constructed in the state. According to state officials, the Indo-Swiss EE technology would reduce the temperature by about two degrees inside houses and save […]
Andhra Pradesh commissioned 8,723 MW renewable energy capacity till 30 April 2021
Andhra Pradesh, a major producer of renewable energy (RE), had an installed RE capacity of about 8,723 megawatt (MW) till 30 April 2021, according to the latest data. The state had an installed renewable energy capacity of about 8,646 MW till 31 March 2021. Of the 8,723 MW capacity installed, wind energy projects took the […]
Amara Raja Batteries restarts production at Andhra plants after HC nod
Amara Raja Batteries (ARBL) has kick-started production at its manufacturing facilities located at Andhra Pradesh immediately after receiving High Court orders that suspended the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) orders to close its plants. Global asset management firm Brookfield-backed ARBL was under investors’ focus last week after APPCB ordered the company to shut its […]
Coal India to continue with fuel supply to power plants under import substitution in current fiscal
State-owned CIL will continue with the supply of coal to the power plants under import substitution in the ongoing fiscal. The development assumes significance in the wake of the PSU earlier stating its drive for coal import substitution has gained tempo with consumers opting for about 90 million tonnes (MT) of indigenous coal in FY’21. […]
Coal India’s fuel allocation through spot e-auction rises 43% in FY21
New Delhi: State-owned CIL allocated 42.51 million tonne of coal in 2020-21 under spot e-auction scheme, registering a year-on-year increase of 42.5 per cent. Coal India Ltd (CIL) had allocated 29.83 MT of the dry fuel in 2019-20, according to government data. Fuel allocation by CIL under the scheme also increased to 5.30 MT in […]
FuelBuddy acquires MyPetrolPump in an all-cash and stock deal
MUMBAI: Delhi-based fuel delivery startup FuelBuddy has acquired Bangalore based on-demand fuel delivery startup MyPetrolPump, a venture owned by ANB Fuels Pvt. Ltd., for a cash and stock consideration. FuelBuddy is an app-based tech-enabled platform that provides doorstep fuel delivery along with value-added services. On the other hand, MyPetrolPump is a first-of-its-kind on-demand fuel delivery […]
Petrol, diesel prices rise again. Check fuel rates in your city
Petrol and diesel prices were up again in the national capital and stood at ₹91.53 and ₹82.06 per litre, respectively on Monday. As compared to Sunday, petrol has become costlier by 26 paise while the price of diesel has increased by 33 paise. Petrol in Mumbai retailed at ₹97.86 per litre while diesel at ₹89.17 […]