NEW DELHI: Loss-making SpiceJet is ready to sell its stake to external parties, including other airlines, among others, as it seeks to raise Rs 2,000 crore, said Chairman Ajay Singh on Tuesday.
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More boost for infrastructure development along LAC as BRO aims to make roads sturdier
NEW DELHI: Aiming to manage mobility across the mountain passes the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has started to improve the roads at the location. It is part of the process of the BRO under which a safety audit is going on.
Boost for eco-tourism in Nagaland as Kohima will be brought on rail map soon
NEW DELHI: For the first time, Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland, would be on India’s railway map after the construction of the Dimapur-Kohima rail section.
Puducherry power distribution to be strengthened at cost of Rs 276 crore
PUDUCHERRY: After the government decided to privatise Puducherry’s electricity department, the existing distribution system networks in the Union Territory will be strengthened in a project at a cost of Rs 276 crore. Various system improvement work to reduce losses will be carried out at Rs 156 crore, and modernisation works at Rs 120 crore, Chief […]
Structural changes needed to unburden Tangedco: Experts
CHENNAI: Most participants of the public hearing organised by Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) here on Monday termed Tangedco’s proposed tariff revision unreasonable. A few recommended structural changes in the utility and adding more solar-power capacity to unburden it.
As Kerala govt blames NHAI over potholes, its own NH wing’s role remains unclear
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Public Works Minister P A Mohamed Riyas has time and again blamed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) over potholes on NHs in the state. Amid all this, the role of his department’s NH wing, tasked with the maintenance of 548km of NHs in the state, remains unclear. The government has been spending […]
Man suffers spinal injury after bus hits pothole in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada
MANGALURU: A passenger suffered serious injuries to his spinal cord and neck when the KSRTC bus in which he was travelling hit a pothole at Kalladka in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The passenger, Vijay, was on the rear seat of the bus when it hit the pothole on the National Highway near Kalladka […]
‘EV adoption in Delhi more than national average’
NEW DELHI: By 2025, the national capital must have 75 per cent of buses on the road to be electric-powered, Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot said on Monday, during an event organised by the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDC) to mark two years of Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) policy.
KSEB plans to install subsidised solar panels in 25,000 homes
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KSEB aims to install solar panels with subsidy in 25,000 homes in connection with the Onam festival, KSEB’s Renewable Energy and Energy Savings (REES) Director R Suku said. He was addressing a press conference on the upcoming three-day ‘RENEV EXPO-2022’ which will be inaugurated by Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty at Kaloor Jawaharlal Nehru International […]
Adani Power accumulated healthy returns for investors, shares up 50 pc in past 1 month
NEW DELHI: Shares of Adani Power extended their winning streak for the eighth session and hit a fresh all-time high on Monday. In the past one month itself, the shares of the company rose nearly 50 per cent.
L&T secures contract of Rs 2,500-5,000 crore from IOCL
NEW DELHI: The hydrocarbon-onshore division of L&T’s energy business has secured a large contract from Indian Oil Corporation. According to the company, the contract is valued between Rs 2,500 and Rs 5,000 crore. The company said the contract is awarded through international competitive bidding on a lump sum turnkey (LSTK) basis.
Power subsidy: Delhiites to get missed call, WhatsApp options to register their choice
The Delhi government will soon release a phone number that will facilitate the city residents to select whether or not they want to keep availing the free electricity scheme from October 1. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the power portfolio, chaired a meeting on Saturday with senior officials of the power department, […]