Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India plans to introduce flex-fuel models. The company will continue to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from ICE (internal combustion engine) models, while developing models compatible with carbon neutral fuels such as gasoline-ethanol blends. Honda’s flex fuel models are available in Brazil. The bikes run on 100 per cent ethanol (E100). In […]
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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway resumes toy train service after a fortnight
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) resumed the toy train service between Darjeeling and New Jalpaiguri (NJP) from Tuesday after nearly a fortnight. The passenger service between the hills and plains was suspended after a landslide occurred near Tindharia, 26km from Siliguri, under Kurseong subdivision on September 1. “We could not resume the service before Tuesday as […]
Delhi HC says breath analyser tests for aviation personnel to continue as per DGCA guidelines
The Delhi High Court has said that the conduct of breath analyser tests (BATs) for staff of Air Traffic Controllers, commercial pilots, cabin crew, and other staff members shall continue as per the guidelines issued by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in light of the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. It dispensed for […]
Schiphol airlines told to cancel flights
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has asked airlines to cancel flights between 4pm and 11pm local time on Monday due to labour shortages, it said in a statement. The move comes as one of Europe’s busiest airports again grapples with long lines, leading to some travellers missing their flights. Travel at Schiphol has been disrupted on and […]
R-infra claim to payment contested
Adani Transmission (ATL) on Monday said that the claims of Reliance Infrastructure against it and its power distribution arm Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) are “afterthoughts and based on untenable positions”. “ATL/Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) is following the due process laid out under the SPA for dispute resolution and will respond with facts and […]
Murshidabad: IAF airlifts injured BSF jawan at night
Indian Air Force carried out a “risky” evacuation of a critically injured Border Security Force constable from Krishnagar for his admission to the SSKM hospital in Calcutta in the small hours of Sunday. On Saturday night, authorities of the South Bengal Frontier made an SOS to Indian Air Force authorities for the airlift of one […]
Heaters fuel power worry in Germany
Germans could overload their power grid as they switch to inefficient electric heaters in an attempt to avoid gas shortages this winter, utilities warned in an article published on Sunday. Households have been stocking up on electric fan heaters, sales figures show, amid fears that Russia could cut or further limit gas supplies in the […]
Air India moves out of govt premises
Air India has decided to vacate its offices in government-owned properties, and will house them jointly with other Tata group airlines, including Vistara, in a modern campus in the national capital region by March next year. Air India, which was taken over by the salt-to-software conglomerate in January this year, continued with offices in government […]
Train derails in Bihar, no injuries
Two coaches of a train, coming from Delhi, got derailed in Bihar on Saturday, though none of the travellers was injured in the mishap, a railway official said. According to East Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Virendra Kumar, the mishap took place at around 3 PM in West Champaran district. “Two sleeper class coaches […]
Railway track blockades continue in Howrah
Train services were affected in the Howrah-Bardhaman section for the second consecutive day after hundreds of passengers blocked the tracks in Hooghly’s Khanyan for over four hours on Tuesday. A set of local trains and at least three Howrah-bound express trains were delayed. The passengers, mainly those who use local trains to go to their […]
UK government to cap domestic energy prices, Liz Truss announces
British Prime Minister Liz Truss said Thursday that her government will cap domestic energy prices for homes and businesses to ease a cost-of-living crisis that has left people and businesses across the UK facing a bleak winter. Truss told lawmakers in Parliament that the two-year energy price guarantee means average household bills will be no […]
CIL pays Rs 1223 crore as dividend to Centre
The central government has received Rs 1,223crore from Coal India as part of the dividend payments by government undertakings, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) said. “The government has received about Rs 1,223 crore from Coal India as dividend tranche,” secretary at DIPAM said in a tweet on Thursday. The central government […]