PATNA: Patna’s Bihar Museum will soon be connected with the historic Patna museum through an underground 1.5 km long passage. The underway will be designed and built in a unique way by exhibiting the art and culture of the state, including Madhubani paintings. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Thursday that safety arrangements inside the […]
Day: June 4, 2021
April air traffic across Karnataka better than previous months but still low
BENGALURU: The resurgence of the COVID pandemic has put paid to the promise of a revival of air traffic seen in January 2021 with airports across Karnataka reporting poor passenger traffic for April 2021. The silver lining is that this figure is an improvement over the traffic reported in the two months prior to that […]
IGI gets green airport recognition for environmentally sustainable initiatives
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has been bestowed green airport recognition by the Airports Council International (ACI)-Asia for its environmentally sustainable initiatives. The airport, operated by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL)—a GMR Group led consortium, has been awarded platinum recognition in the over 25 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) category. ACI’s Green Airports […]
Hyderabad International Airport bags green award
HYDERABAD: For the fourth consecutive year, Hyderabad International Airport has been awarded the Gold Recognition by the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2021, in the below 25 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category.
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Petrol and diesel price today: Prices of petrol and diesel remained unchanged across the country for the second consecutive day on Thursday, June 3, 2021. The key fuel prices had touched record highs on June 1, when petrol rose by 26 paise per litre while diesel inched up 23 paise in the national capital. The […]
Mukesh Ambani draws nil salary
Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani drew no salary from his flagship firm Reliance Industries Ltd in the fiscal year ended March 31 as he voluntarily gave up remuneration in light of the pandemic hitting the business and the economy. In its latest annual report, Reliance said Ambani’s remuneration for financial year 2020-21 was “nil.” In the […]
RIL shares maintain winning run for seventh day; Market cap crosses Rs 14 lakh crore mark
Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd extended its rally for the seventh consecutive day on Thursday and its market valuation crossed the Rs 14 lakh crore mark in morning trade. The market heavyweight stock has jumped 14.53 per cent in seven trading sessions to hit a high of Rs 2,250 on Thursday. Following the upbeat sentiment, […]
Mumbai: AAP protests fuel price hike, with a game of cricket
With petrol rates in Mumbai at Rs 100.72 per litre, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a demonstration against the rising fuel prices by playing a game of cricket outside the BJP office in Dadar East on Wednesday. Preeti Sharma Menon, AAP National Executive Member and Mumbai in-charge, said, “With Modi as the opening batsman, […]
86 dead during Tauktae: 3 executive directors of ONGC suspended pending inquiry
Three executive directors of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) were suspended on Wednesday as part of an ongoing high-level enquiry into the chain of incidents at Bombay High during Cyclone Tauktae that led to the death of 86 workers in the Arabian Sea and endangered the lives of hundreds more. A huge rescue operation […]
Peahen electrocuted in substation, power outage in Vadodara city
The Western Zone of Vadodara city witnessed a power outage on Thursday after the main substation at Gotri suffered a short circuit due to the electrocution of a peahen in an intermediary substation located close by. The incident occurred around 6.30 am on Thursday and the power was restored through auxiliary sources, but the Madhya […]
Sun Temple, Modhera village to get 24X7 solar power
To symbolize the world famous Sun Temple of Modhera in Mehsana district, the Gujarat government is all set to launch a first-of-its-kind 6 MW solar power project in the country in which the Modhera village will be provided 24X7 solar power. Work on the project is likely to be over by July 15 and it […]
12 Haryana districts may soon get improved electricity supply from DHBVN, says MD Balkar Singh
As many 12 districts of Haryana may hope for a further improvement in their electricity supply after a significant reduction in technical and commercial losses of public sector power distribution body Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) in the past year. Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar, Bhiwani, Rewari, Narnaul, Palwal, Nuh, Dadri and Jind fall […]