Mumbai: From 6 December Vietnam-based budget airline Vietjet is all set to start direct flight operations between India and Vietnam. From 6 December the airline will start Ho Chi Minh City-New Delhi flights will on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. From 7 December services for Hanoi-New Delhi flight will start on the remaining three days […]
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RIL’s $4 billion petcoke bet hurt by too much gas
A global glut in natural gas is threatening to undermine a $4 billion investment by Reliance Industries aimed at boosting profits at the world’s largest oil refining complex. The project made all the sense in the world when energy magnate Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate announced it in 2012: convert petroleum coke, or petcoke, one of the […]
No deadline for EV transition
New Delhi: Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent assurance to the automobile industry on the issue of transition to electric vehicles, a top government official on Wednesday said the Centre has not set any deadline for change-over. In a media interview earlier this month, Mr Modi had said that India has a large enough market […]
Solar power growth dips in H1
Kolkata: The growth rate of solar power generation has declined to 32 per cent, compared to 86 per cent growth recorded in H1 2018, thanks to the decreased pace of solar capacity addition in the first half of 2019 to 3.2 GW against over 5 GW in the same period of 2018. This is notwithstanding […]
Govt extends temporary allocation of Jet Airways’ slots, flying rights till Dec
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday extended the process of temporary allocation of slots and bilateral foreign flying rights of defunct airline Jet Airways to other airlines till December, a senior official of the Ministry of Civil Aviation said. Due to a fund crunch, Jet Airways shut down its operations on 17 April, which led […]
Kerala board diverts 136 crore flood relief funds
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major damage control measure, Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has decided to handover Rs 132 crore collected from staff through salary challenge, to the government on Tuesday. Power minister M.M. Mani will handover a cheque of Rs 132 crore to the Chief Minister at 3 pm. The decision comes in the wake […]
Hyderabad: Infrastructure hurdle to Look East policy
Hyderabad: Poor infrastructure in the eastern part of the city will weigh down the Look East policy that government is drafting. Government is offering incentives on electricity tariff, rent and Metro Rail passes besides land rights. But poor roads, lack of greenery, lack of star hotels, conventional halls and night life are dampening interest. Bad […]
Visakhapatnam: Discoms allay fears on ‘delayed’ meter reading
Visakhapatnam: A number of consumers suspect that they may be paying more than the quantum of power they consumed due to the complicated tariff slabs. Many other consumers allege that the meter readers do not calculate the consumption properly, or do not take the reading within the stipulated time, resulting in the units consumed falling […]
Talks on NH to resume
Thiruvananthapuram: The National Highway Authority of India officials are expected to hold further talks with the state PWD officials on resuming the NH development work soon. But the NHAI and PWD officials told DC that they had not received any orders from the union surface transport ministry on the matter. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had […]
Kerala rains: Kochi airport closed till Sunday after heavy rains
Cochin: Flight operations at Cochin International Airport in Kerala have been stopped till Sunday 3 pm due to heavy rain, airport officials said on Friday. The operations were suspended as there was a rise in water levels in Periyar river and a canal adjacent to the airport, reported news agency PTI.
Kurnool: Solar Park officials told to compensate farmers
KURNOOL: Gani Sakunala Solar Park, near Kurnool, the world’s largest with a capacity of 1,000 MW, draws flak for not providing employment opportunities to local youth and not compensating farmers who had given their lands for industrialisation. The government acquired 2,500 acres of land from the public and government land and helped the facility to […]
India to relax rules for entry into fuel retail sector: source
New Delhi: India is set to relax rules for setting up fuel stations after almost two decades, in a move expected to allow companies like Saudi Aramco, Total and Trafigura to gain a foothold in a sector dominated by state-run entities. The new rules – suggested by an expert panel – mirror those in developed […]