Boeing Co. has found potential electrical flaws in two additional areas of the 737 Max’s cockpit, a week after a similar manufacturing defect prompted a temporary flying halt for recently delivered jetliners, said people familiar with the matter. The planemaker has inspected the Max’s flight deck for other electrical faults near the flaw revealed last […]
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Transitioning from coal won’t be easy. India must ensure support for people and communities dependent on the sector
On March 3, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged wealthy nations to end coal use by 2030. On March 12, Jayant Sinha, former Minister of State for Finance, submitted a private bill to the Lok Sabha which urged the Indian government to commit to a net-zero emissions target by 2050. Subsequently, a torrent of analysis […]
Petrol and diesel prices in your city today, check here
Petrol and diesel price today: After registering their first fall this month on Thursday, petrol and diesel prices were unchanged across the country on Friday, April 16, 2021. The price of petrol in Delhi was unchanged at Rs 90.40 per litre while diesel was available for Rs 80.73. In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol was […]
Explained: Lower fuel prices may not last beyond elections, hurt BPCL valuation
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) cut the prices of petrol and diesel by 14-16 paise per litre across major cities on Thursday after a 15-day halt in price revisions as the states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam went to the polls. We examine the impact of price halts during elections and how consumers […]
Oil has best week since early March on improving demand outlook
Oil posted the biggest weekly gain since early March as signs emerged of a recovery from the pandemic gaining traction in the U.S. and China. Futures in New York advanced 6.4% this week, despite eking out a small loss on Friday. On the heels of robust economic figures out of the U.S., data from China […]
Clean crude? Oil firms use offsets to claim green barrels
In January, Occidental Petroleum announced it had accomplished something no oil company had done before: It sold a shipload of crude that it said was 100 per cent carbon-neutral. While the two-million-barrel cargo to India was destined to produce more than a million tons of planet-warming carbon over its lifecycle, from well to tailpipe, the […]
Land-starved Singapore gets creative with solar in clean energy push
Singapore is betting on floating solar farms and vertical panels to increase its clean-energy supplies and cut carbon emissions, a model that could work in other densely populated cities, urban experts said. With renewable energy options such as wind, hydro, nuclear and biomass ruled out, solar photovoltaic (PV) is the most viable option for Singapore, […]
Blast in RTPS capacity transformer
A blast occurred in a capacity transformer of the eighth unit of Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) here on Thursday. The 250 MW-capacity eighth unit had resumed functioning after repair work just two days ago. Earlier, the thermal power production had been suspended in the unit following a technical snag for a year. The reason […]
BHEL to procure goods worth Rs 3k crore from small biz annually: Official
State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will procure Rs 3,000 crore of products from small businesses annually as part of the government’s efforts to encourage them, a senior official said on Friday. The company has earmarked 300 products, which are to be picked up from the small and medium enterprises, its executive director Anil Joshi […]
Lulu Group chairman Yusuff Ali undergoes spinal surgery in Abu Dhabi
NRI businessman and Lulu group chairman M A Yusuff Ali, who had a miraculous escape on April 11 after his helicopter crash-landed on marshy land here, has undergone spinal surgery at a hospital in Abu Dhabi, the company said. It said Yusuff Ali underwent the surgery at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. “An […]
IndiGo waives off change fees on domestic tickets booked till April 30
IndiGo on Friday said it will not charge any fees to change time or date on domestic tickets that are booked between April 17 and April 30. Under this offer, the ticket can be booked between this duration for any travel period. In a statement, the airline said passengers can make unlimited changes on domestic […]
More electrical problems found on some Boeing 737 MAX
An electrical problem that led to dozens of Boeing 737 MAX jets being suspended from service has widened after engineers found similar grounding flaws elsewhere in the cockpit, industry sources said on Friday. Airlines pulled dozens of MAX jets from service a week ago after Boeing Co warned of a production-related electrical grounding problem in […]