Cash-strapped SpiceJet to raise Rs 2250 crore in funds through equity shares, warrants

Cash-strapped SpiceJet will raise more than Rs 2,250 crore through the issue of up to 130 million convertible warrants and 320.8 million fresh equity shares at an issue price of Rs 50 each. SpiceJet will issue convertible warrants to 64 allottees, including Prabhudas Lilladher Advisory Services, LKP Finance, Martina Developers, and Fincon. The issue price […]

CIL capex set to surpass the target of Rs 16,500 crore as mining activity gains momentum

Coal India expects its capital spend in 2023-24 to surpass the target of Rs 16,500 crore as mining activity gains momentum post-monsoon. The government-owned miner’s capex spend was Rs 10,942 crore at the end of November 2023, 7.6 per cent higher than Rs 9,751 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. “We are […]

Tata Power EV Charging Solutions signs pact with Indian Oil to install charging points

Tata Power EV Charging Solutions (TPEVCSL), an arm of Tata Power, has inked an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation to install more than 500 fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the country. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two will result in Tata Power installing EV charging points across multiple IOC […]

Domestic airlines reported 406 instances of aircraft malfunctioning in Jan-Nov 2023: Government data

Domestic airlines reported 406 instances of aircraft malfunctioning in the first 11 months of this year, according to the government. Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh shared the data in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Monday. From January to November 2023, IndiGo reported 233 instances of aircraft malfunctioning, while SpiceJet […]

Seven airlines, including Alliance Air, SpiceJet, IndiGo and Emirates, owe over Rs 95 crore to AAI

Seven airlines, including Alliance Air, SpiceJet, IndiGo and Emirates, together have pending dues of more than Rs 95 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), according to the government. Other foreign airlines that have pending dues are Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd, British Airways Plc and Qatar Airways, as per data provided to the Rajya […]

Cooking gas LPG rates for Ujjwala consumers cheapest in India compared to neighbouring nations: Government

The price of domestic cooking gas LPG at Rs 603 for a 14.2 kilogramme cylinder for beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is the cheapest in India when compared to rates in neighbouring countries, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The minister, during the Question Hour in the […]

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, BPCL to set up 7,000 EV charging stations

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility on Friday said it has entered into a collaboration with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd to set up 7,000 charging stations. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in establishing public charging stations across India. The collaboration will leverage Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s widespread fuel stations network and TPEM’s […]

Directorate General of Civil Aviation plans to come out with framework on gender issues early 2024

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) plans to come out with a framework early next year on what could be done to address gender issues, a top official said on Saturday. Speaking at an event here, DGCA chief Vikram Dev Dutt said the issue of gender has been debated at the regulator informally. “Systemically, […]

Russian oil tanker sailing off India coast awaits India’s green light to enter domestic port and offload crude

It’s a Russian crude oil tanker that’d been sailing nearly two weeks, biding its time, in the Laccadive Sea. The NS Century is waiting for an Indian government green signal to sail into Gujarat’s Vadinar Port to unload its consignment of Russian oil. The Century is one of five ships that have been sanctioned by […]