State-owned power giant NTPC has commissioned first-of-its-kind commercial green coal project in Varanasi, which will make torrefied charcoal from municipal waste. Nearly three years ago NTPC had planned to make green coal (torrefied charcoal) from municipal waste, a company statement said. NTPC’s arm NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVNL) had awarded the project on an […]
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Petrol, diesel sales drop after February fireworks
India’s fuel demand fell in the first half of March after posting a record growth in the previous month, preliminary industry data showed on Thursday. Fuel sales soared to the highest levels in February on the back of robust demand from the agriculture sector as well as transport picking up after the winter lull. March […]
B’luru: 2 women suffer burns in blast caused by GAIL gas pipeline leak
Two women suffered burn injuries, with one of them ending up in a hospital, following an explosion in Bengaluru’s HSR Layout on Thursday, officials said. Laika Anjum’s ground-floor house at 23rd Cross, 7th Sector, exploded in a fireball after she lit her LPG stove around 9 am to make tea. The explosion was caused by […]
Parliament logjam to continue until JPC set up to probe Adani issue: AAP
Parliament will continue to witness logjams and the opposition will carry on its protest until a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) is set up to probe alleged irregularities by the Adani Group, the Aam Aadmi Party said on Thursday. At a press conference at the party headquarters, AAP Rajya Sabha MP and spokesperson Sanjay Singh alleged […]
TMC appeals to state governments to probe Adani Group
The Trinamool Congress on Thursday appealed to all state governments run by anti-BJP parties to order investigations into the State Bank of India (SBI) and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)’s exposure to Adani Group investments and “to immediately stop the loot and plunder” by the Adani Group of companies. It said the CBI and Enforcement Directorate […]
Pentagon shows footage of aircraft dumping fuel on US drone
The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a US Air Force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea. The 42-second video, released Thursday, shows a Russian Su-27 approaching the back of the MQ-9 drone and beginning to release fuel as it passes, […]
Corporate travel set to rebound in 2023: American Express Survey
Corporate travel is expected to rebound with as many as 77 per cent of Indian businesses expecting a rise in their travel budget in 2023 as compared to 2022, said a survey commissioned by American Express. In terms of the practical methods used to pay for travel expenses, the most common way, used by two-thirds […]
Computer breakdown at Hong Kong airport delays hundreds of travellers
Hundreds of travellers at Hong Kong’s international airport faced delays on Thursday after computer services broke down, broadcaster TVB reported, with footage showing scores of people stuck in queues with their luggage. The Airport Authority said it was preparing a statement on the incident but could not immediately verify details. Registration for check-in at several […]
Skyrocketing airfares to Kashmir worry tourism players
Despite recent recommendations of a parliamentary panel to the civil aviation ministry to ensure that predatory pricing mechanism is not adopted by the airlines, airfares to Kashmir have skyrocketed in recent days with New Delhi to Srinagar travel costing around Rs 15,000. A cursory look at the airfare chart by portals including ‘yatra.com’ and ‘EaseMyTrip’ […]
SpiceJet derosters two pilots for keeping beverage cup on cockpit’s centre console
A cup of beverage kept on the centre console of the cockpit during a flight has resulted in two SpiceJet pilots being derostered pending an inquiry, as any spillage of the beverage could have caused safety issues for the aircraft. The incident happened on the Delhi-Guwahati flight on March 8, Holi, and the airline took […]
Gujarat govt spent Rs 13 crore on failed seaplane service between Ahmedabad and Kevadia
The Gujarat government spent Rs 13 crore on its much-hyped seaplane service between Ahmedabad and Kevadia, the seat of the Statue of Unity, in 2020, which was grounded barely months after the launch. The government revealed this in the state Assembly during the ongoing Budget Session on Thursday. Responding to a question raised by Congress […]
Pilot, co-pilot killed in Army’s Cheetah helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh
A pilot and his co-pilot belonging to Indian Army’s aviation corps died after a Cheetah helicopter crashed near Mandala in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Lt. Col. VVB Reddy and Major Jayanth A. The army, however, did not share further details about the pilots. The army […]