NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s airline fleet is expected to contract by 15 to 20 aircraft to less than 700 in the current fiscal year through March 2022, as carriers retire more planes than they induct due to weak passenger demand, consultant CAPA said. Indian airlines are expected to induct 69 planes during the year […]
Day: June 25, 2021
Bipartisan senators reach tentative framework on infrastructure deal
A bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative framework on an infrastructure deal Wednesday ahead of a crucial meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House. Biden’s top aides met with senators for back-to-back meetings on Capitol Hill and later huddled with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as the […]
Construction firm fined Rs 77 cr for illegal soil extraction in Maharashtra
A penalty of Rs 77 crore has been imposed on a private construction company for allegedly extracting ‘murum’ soil and stones illegally from various sites here in Maharashtra and using them in the construction of the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway passing through Jalna, an official said. A revenue department squad during a recent inspection found that the […]
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates National Highway projects in Himachal Pradesh
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari on Thursday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various National Highway projects in Himachal Pradesh. The total outlay of the 222-kilometre-long nine road corridors is Rs 6,155 crore. Addressing the event, Gadkari said that these road projects will ensure prosperity […]