NEW DELHI: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Tuesday said the Centre is taking all precautions and keeping an eye on the situation in Singapore after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to it to cancel all flights with the city-state as a “very dangerous” coronavirus strain has been detected there. “Kejriwal ji, all international flights […]
Day: May 19, 2021
Russia, China to kick-off their biggest nuclear power project on May 19
BEIJING: Russia and China will hold the ground-breaking ceremony of their biggest nuclear energy project on Wednesday under which Moscow would jointly build four high power nuclear power plants in two Chinese cities. Chinese President Xi Jinping will join his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via video link in Beijing to witness the ground-breaking ceremony of […]
Saudi Arabia repatriates COVID infected family from India
RIYADH: A Saudi family infected with COVID-19 was repatriated from India on a special medical flight, media reports here said. The medical air evacuation plane arrived at the King Salman Air Force Base in Riyadh on Monday after a 15-hour flight, the Saudi Gazette reported. The airlift of the Saudi family was done by the […]
Kejriwal appeals Centre to cancel flights from Singapore over virus strain ‘dangerous’ for children
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the Central government to immediately cancel all air services with Singapore, saying a new strain of coronavirus there is said to be “very dangerous” for children. This new strain of virus could invade India in the form of a third wave, he said in […]
Power boost to COVID care centres in Delhi
NEW DELHI: One of the power distribution companies in the national capital BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) has used trenchless technology to ensure power supply to two 500-bed Covid ICU facilities set up in Northeast and Central Delhi. The extensive infrastructure was created within two weeks. The two power facilities were built on empty grounds […]
Odisha: Auction date of coal mines extended
BHUBANESWAR: The Ministry of Coal has extended the date for submission of bids for the second tranche of auction of 67 coal mines including 14 from Odisha. The response to the auction is tremendous despite surge in Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown in many states. The Ministry, the nominated authority for auction, has received good response […]
Oil falls on concerns of Iranian supply return, inflation fears
Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on the potential of Iranian supply returning and as investors sold on speculation that inflation fears might lead the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, which could limit economic growth. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 73 cents, or 1.1%, to $64.76 a […]
Oil extends gains on optimism over US, European reopenings
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous day, as optimism over the reopenings of the U.S. and European economies outweighed fears of slower fuel demand in Asia due to surging Covid-19 cases and a new wave of restrictions. Brent crude oil futures were up 20 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $69.66 […]
Why does bitcoin consume ‘insane’ energy?
Cryptocurrency fans have counted Tesla boss Elon Musk as among their champions, but this week he rocked their world by questioning the future of the digital assets and singling out carbon emissions from bitcoin mining for particular criticism. “Energy usage trend over past few months is insane,” Musk tweeted on Thursday, sharing a chart from […]
Adani Green Energy to buy SB Energy Holdings in $3.5 bn deal
Indian renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Ltd said on Wednesday it would buy SoftBank Group Corp-backed SB Energy Holdings Limited for an enterprise value of $3.5 billion (over Rs 25,542 crore). It would buy the 80 per cent stake held by SoftBank Group Capital Limited and the rest owned by Indian conglomerate Bharti Global […]
Vijay Mallya loses bankruptcy petition amendment High Court battle in UK
A consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday moved a step closer in their attempt to recover debt from loans paid out to Vijay Mallya’s now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines after the High Court in London upheld an application to amend their bankruptcy petition, in favour of waiving their security […]
Petrol crosses Rs 99 in Mumbai after rates hiked again
NEW DELHI: Petrol price on Tuesday crossed Rs 99 a litre mark in Mumbai after oil companies raised petrol and diesel rates on surge in international oil prices. Petrol price was increased by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The hike – tenth […]