US-based aircraft maker Boeing has proposed to construct a 200-bed ICU hospital at Vir Bahadur Singh Sports College in Gorakhpur, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Sunday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the site of the proposed hospital, it said. The chief minister also inspected the integrated COVID command centre through which work like sending […]
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Boeing to set up 200 oxygen bed hospital in Bengaluru, says CM Yediyurappa
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said that aerospace major Boeing India has come forward to set up a hospital with 200 oxygen beds in Bengaluru to help the state tackle COVID-19 crisis. In a letter addressed to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he said the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases has led to […]
United Airlines to scale back India flying, delay B’luru launch amid Covid
CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines said on Friday it is temporarily pausing service between Chicago and New Delhi in June and delaying the planned launch of flights between San Francisco and Bangalore as a catastrophic explosion of COVID-19 cases hits demand. India reported another record daily rise in coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing total new […]
Covid impact: Indian carriers risk consolidation, plane repossessions
Indian carriers are under renewed pressure to raise cash or face the risk of having to downsize, consolidate or have their planes repossessed by lessors as a surge of Covid-19 infections roils travel. Passenger traffic fell nearly 30 per cent in April from a month before and has halved again so far in May, forcing […]
China reluctant to clear $6 bn loan for CPEC project as debt rises
China has shown reluctance to clear a USD 6 billion loan for the single largest project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) due to the growing concern over mounting debt. The cost of the Mainline-I (ML-I) railway project was initially USD 9 billion but later it was reduced gradually to USD 6.8 billion. According to […]
NHAI exempts tankers carrying oxygen from toll fee on highways
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday announced exempting tankers and containers carrying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from user fee at toll plazas across national highways. Keeping in view the current unprecedented demand for the medical oxygen across the country due to COVID-19 pandemic, containers carrying LMO will be treated at par with […]