KOCHI ; Over 80 passengers of Vistara Airline flight to Kochi were stranded at Bengaluru airport for almost 13 hours after the aircraft, scheduled for take-off at 7.30pm on Monday, did not take off for want of pilots. The flight UK505 left for Kochi only by 8.30am on Tuesday with the Tata-owned Vistara offering no […]
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IREDA logs highest-ever loan sanctions, disbursements in FY 23-24
NEW DELHI: State-owned Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) on Tuesday said that it has recorded its highest-ever annual loan sanctions and disbursements in fiscal 2023-24. The company has sanctioned loans amounting to Rs 37,354 crore and disbursed loans worth Rs 25,089 crore during the fiscal year 2023-24, an IREDA statement said. According to the […]
DGCA asks Vistara to submit daily report on flight cancellations, delays
NEW DELHI: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked Vistara to submit a daily report on flight cancellations as well as delays, and is also monitoring the situation to ensure minimum inconvenience to passengers. The move comes against the backdrop of non-availability of pilots forcing Vistara to cancel a significant number of flights in recent days.
DGCA steps in as vistara faces crisis
NEW DELHI: From being the most acclaimed airline to cancelling over 100 flights in two days, full-service carrier Vistara is facing massive turbulence ahead of its merger with Air India, as currently there are not enough pilots to operate its flights. The condition at the airline has turned so severe that the aviation ministry and […]
NE Gas Grid to be expanded to other countries
NEW DELHI: As part of India’s larger energy diplomacy, the government is planning to extend the North Eastern Gas Grid (NEGG) to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan after its completion in the next two months. According to officials of the petroleum ministry, work on the NEGG, which aims to create a natural […]
Vistara sees significant flight cancellations; to cut operations due to non-availability of pilots
Bengaluru: Vistara flights across the country, including Bengaluru, suffered massive delays on Monday due to various reasons, including crew shortage. A flight from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad was delayed by 6.5 hours forcing many to cancel their trip. Vistara has now announced that it would be temporarily reducing some flights across the country.
Historic milestone: PM Modi on India’s coal, lignite production crossing 1 billion tonnes
NEW DELHI: With India’s coal and lignite production crossing 1 billion tonnes for the first time in 2023-24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded it as a remarkable feat and a historic milestone. India’s total coal and lignite output stood at 937 million tonnes (MT) in the 2022-23 fiscal, according to official figures.
Broken Budhabalanga bridge in Odisha poses threat to commuters
BARIPADA: The alleged lackadaisical attitude of the Public Works Department (PWD) of Baripada circle in Mayurbhanj district has raised concerns about the safety of the old bridge over the Budhabalanga river, whose protection walls have collapsed. While last August, one barricade collapsed, the other one caved in two days ago, causing concern among commuters. The […]
KPTCL to import 400Kv insulated vehicles in Karnataka
BENGALURU: The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) on Monday announced that it will import two insulated aerial work platform vehicles to assist transmission lines and substations upto 440 Kv in Mysuru and Kalaburagi. The announcement of purchasing additional vehicles to support transmission lines during maintenance work, was a part of the recent budget announcement.
Telangana govt not to sign power deal with NTPC to cushion consumers
HYDERABAD: The state government has reportedly decided against signing the power purchase agreement (PPA) for NTPC-Ramagundam Phase-2 (3X800MW), citing projected power costs of Rs 8 to Rs 9 per unit, which could burden the consumers. Instead, the government is planning to develop green energy sources such as solar, hydel and wind, which are expected to […]
Vistara flyers see red due to huge delays, airline to reduce flights
BENGALURU: Vistara flights across the country, including Bengaluru, suffered massive delays on Monday due to various reasons, including crew shortage. A Bengaluru-Ahmedabad flight was delayed by 6.5 hours, forcing many to cancel their trip. Vistara has now announced that it would be temporarily reducing some flights across the country. Flight UK 574 was scheduled to […]
Tangedco procured record 208 lakh ton coal last fiscal
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has recorded its highest-ever coal procurement in the previous financial year (2023-24) with 208.49 lakh tonnes of coal sourced from Talcher, IB valley mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, Odisha, and Singareni mines in Telangana,. A senior Tangedco official told TNIE, “The procurement marks a substantial increase from […]