Karnataka’s Industries Minister MB Patil on Friday said he cannot publicly discuss the investment proposals the State is pursuing with large multinationals such as Foxconn or Tesla. The Minister’s post on X came in response to a comment by Aarin Capital chairman TV Mohandas Pai who said Telangana government was in talks with Tesla to […]
Day: April 6, 2024
One-third of Air India’s staff hired in last two years: CEO & MD Wilson
About one-third of Air India’s current workforce of about 17,830 employees has been hired during the last two years, its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Campbell Wilson said on Friday. In a message to employees, Wilson stated that the airline has hired 3,800 flying staff (pilots and cabin crew members) and 1,950 non-flying staff […]
Air India pilots join Vistara crew in voicing concerns over fatigue, pay
Pilots at another Tata Group-owned airline joined crew at Vistara in voicing concerns about being overworked and underpaid, threatening to prolong the travel chaos that’s plagued India this week. “The concerns expressed by the Vistara pilots are not isolated incidents but rather indicative of systemic issues” across Tata’s aviation business, the Indian Pilots’ Guild, which […]
Adani Green Energy becomes India’s 1st ‘das hazari’ in renewables sector with over 10,000 MW portfolio
New Delhi: Adani Green Energy Ltd on Wednesday said it has commissioned 2,000 MW of solar capacity at the giant Khavda solar park in Gujarat that has made it the first company in India with over 10,000 MW of renewable energy capacity. The company now has an operating portfolio of 10,934 MW, largest in India.
Indosol Solar commences PV module production at Ramayapatnam project
Indosol Solar Private Limited, a subsidiary of Shirdi Sai Electricals Limited (SSEL), has commenced production from its solar PV module manufacturing facility in Ramayapatnam, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. At the commissioning stage, the facility is equipped to manufacture 500 MW of fully automated, solar PV modules with different glass-glass and glass-back sheet combinations, including TOPCon (tunnel […]
Balmer Lawrie to add more business verticals over three years: CMD
Kolkata, Diversified PSU Balmer Lawrie will add more business verticals to its existing ones over the next three years, a company official said on Thursday. With an overall revenue of around Rs 2,300 crore at present, its eight business verticals are industrial packaging, greases and lubricants, refinery and oilfield services, chemicals, logistics services, logistics infrastructure, […]
Delhi High Court upholds Reliance’s inclusion in BPCL-HPCL pipeline case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity’s (Aptel) order that allowed Reliance Industries to be made a party in a case related to designation of a pipeline, commissioned by oil companies BPCL and HPCL, as a common/contract carrier for transportation of petroleum and petroleum products by other entities as well.
India’s diesel exports to Asia down 63% in March
NEW DELHI: India’s diesel exports to Asia slumped 63% month-on-month in March as increased competition from Chinese and South Korean suppliers eroded margins. Indian refiners exported 61,000 barrels per day (bpd) of diesel in March to customers in Asia, down from 163,000 bpd in February, according to energy cargo tracker Vortexa. Exports to Europe, however, […]
Amid rising likelihood of a scorcher of a summer, govt powers up to help India fight extreme temperature
The government is going all out to make sure that power supply remains uninterrupted this summer, Power minister RK Singh said on April 1. The government is pulling out all stops to ensure that thermal plants – the mainstay of India’s power supply – have sufficient coal stocks to last through June, news agency PTI […]