A Navy fighter jet crashed Friday in the Southern California desert, killing the pilot, authorities said. An F/A-18E Super Hornet based at Naval Air Station Lemoore went down at about 2:30 pm in the area of Trona, an unincorporated Mojave Desert community in San Bernardino County, the Navy announced in a statement. Nobody on the […]
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Railways to finally run trains from Bengaluru’s first AC terminal
The railways will finally begin operations at Bengaluru’s first air-conditioned terminal at Byappanahalli, built at a cost of Rs 315 crore, starting from June 6. The South Western Railway said three pairs of trains will begin and terminate at Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru (SMVB), whose construction was completed more than one and a half […]
Oil prices steady on doubts OPEC+ can make up Russian deficit
Oil prices were roughly unchanged on Friday, clinging to gains made in the previous session on doubts that producers belonging to OPEC+ can hike their crude output enough to make up for lost supply from Russia. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 1 cent at $116.88 a barrel at 0112 GMT, while […]
Tata Projects to construct Noida International Airport at Jewar
Tata Group’s infrastructure and construction arm, Tata Projects, has bagged the contract to construct the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar, in Uttar Pradesh. As part of the contract, Tata Projects will construct the terminal, runway, airside infrastructure, roads, utilities, landside facilities and other ancillary buildings at the airport, Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) […]
NCLAT directs distribution of Rs 16,361 crore to IL&FS creditors on pro-rata basis
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed the new board of the debt-ridden IL&FS Group to distribute Rs 16,361 crore of cash and InvIT units available across the Group to its creditors on pro-rata basis. The interim distribution award of Rs 16,361 crore includes Rs 11,296 crore in cash and Rs 5,065 crore in […]
India’s oldest train Punjab Mail turns 110
India’s oldest running train, Punjab Mail, which made her maiden run out of Ballard Pier Mole station in 1912, turned 110 on Tuesday. The origins of the train are rather unclear but it is known to have journeyed from Bombay and Peshawar in its early years. Over 16 years older than the glamorous Frontier Mail, […]
Coal India to issue two tenders for imported coal to address local shortage
Coal India, the world’s largest coal miner by output, will issue a short-term and a medium-term tender next week to import coal for utilities, two senior officials at the company said, as shortages raise concerns about renewed power outages. The state-run miner, which has little experience in importing coal, was asked to place orders for […]
OPEC debates oil output boost amid Russian isolation
Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia hold talks Thursday on whether to adjust output, hard on the heels of an EU ban on Russian oil imports. Analysts had expected OPEC+ producers to likely stick to their policy of only increasing output modestly, as they have done since May 2021. However, a Wall […]
Oil prices skid $3 a barrel as investors take profits ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Oil prices fell by around $3 a barrel in early Asian trade on Thursday as investors cashed in on a recent rally with a key producers meeting later in the day set to pave the way for expected output increases. Brent crude was down $2.76, or 2.4%, at $113.53 a barrel at 0024 GMT, having […]
How supply chain snags could put the brakes on EV revolution
Surging battery prices and shortages of metals and materials are likely to last for some time, Toyota Motor Corp’s chief scientist warned, trends that could weigh on the world’s embrace of electric vehicles. The shift to EVs over the past decade has been driven by steadily falling battery prices, a dynamic that’s enabled plug-in vehicles […]
E-scooter growth declines as registrations fall by 24%: Report
The registrations of electric scooters of eight companies, which constitute 95% of the total market, witnessed a sharp decline of over 24% in May. As per the VAHAN data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways the eight companies have registered 32,680 vehicles till the evening of May 31st as against 43,098 vehicles that […]
Bescom’s WhatsApp helplines receive over 700 complaints in just a week of launch
Within a week of its launch, Bescom’s WhatsApp helplines have received 736 complaints from consumers across eight districts. Energy Minister V Sunil Kumar launched the WhatsApp helplines last week to allow consumers to report issues along with pictures and the location of the affected areas. According to a statement issued by Bescom, of the 736 […]