NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has floated a global tender for the 14.6km pod taxi corridor, or personal rapid transit (PRT), connecting Noida International Airport to the proposed Film City in Sector 21. After the state government gave its go-ahead to the project, YEIDA drew up a project report for the corridor […]
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33-yr-old man electrocuted in Nalasopara
MUMBAI: A 33-year-old man who tripped while walking on a road in Nalasopara accidentally touched an electrical meter box and was electrocuted on the spot on Sunday. The incident was captured on the closed circuit television (CCTV) camera of a nearby building. In the video, Ashish Sharma is seen walking on the road at Pragati […]
Supreme Court allows AAP govt to defer DERC chief oath
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Delhi government to defer for a week the administration of oath of central government-appointed Justice Umesh Kumar (Retd) as chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). During a heated exchange in CJI D Y Chandrachud’s courtroom over the ordinance over services, senior advocate A M […]
State takes lead in announcing green hydrogen policy, a first such in India
MUMBAI: The state cabinet on Tuesday gave approval to green hydrogen policy for Maharashtra in a bid to promote renewable energy across state. Maharashtra is the first state in the country to announce a policy for generating Green hydrogen — hydrogen produced by splitting water by electrolysis. The cabinet also sanctioned funds to the tune […]
FIRs in power theft cases in Mumbai suburbs rise by 100% in a year, reduces electricity distribution losses: Adani Electricity
MUMBAI: Adani Electricity on Tuesday announced it has registered 774 FIRs for power theft cases in 2022- 23, which is an increase of 100 % over 2021-22 with 391 FIRs. “During raids conducted by the Adani vigilance team, 72.25 tons of illegal wires were recovered, theft of 24 million units unearthed worth over Rs 38 […]
DGCA starts Go First audit, report on Thu
MUMBAI: Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday started a special audit of the facilities of Go First in Mumbai, which has sought approval for restarting operations. On Thursday, the regulator will audit the airline’s facilities in Delhi, an airline executive said. The executive added that the audit report too is expected on Thursday. Go First stopped […]
Signal and Telecommunication department staff responsible for Balasore rail tragedy: CRS report
LUCKNOW: Investigations into the Balasore train tragedy have now confirmed that error and negligence on the part of the Signaland Telecommunication department staff had led to the tragic rail accident on June 2 in which over 290 passengers were killed. The TOI had, days after the incident, reported that the tragedy was suspected to have […]
India tops Russian Urals oil purchases in June as China’s appetite declines
NEW DELHI: India purchased almost 60% of all Russian Ural oil exports in June amid a strong demand from refiners even as China’s consumption dropped to just 7%, Reuters reported quoting trading sources. Urals is Russia’s main export grade from its European ports and represents about a half of total Russian oil exports. The country, […]
Castrol focuses on EV servicing, EV-related products
CHENNAI: Lubricants major Castrol India is getting EV ready not just in the product space but also in the service segment. The company, which has more than 100,000 touch points across India, is investing in training auto mechanics to be EV ready. Sandeep Sangwan, MD, Castrol India, said: “Our plan is to leverage our expanded […]
Brajesh Kumar Tripathy assumes additional charge as NLC India CVO
CUDDALORE: Coal India Ltd chief vigilance officer Brajesh Kumar Tripathy has assumed additional charge as NLC India Limited chief vigilance officer. Tripathy took charge as Coal India Ltd CVO on November 16 last year. An engineering graduate from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Tripathy also holds a Master of Technology from IIT, Delhi. […]
SpiceJet is most delayed Indian airline as summer rush hits
NEW DELHI: Passengers on cash-strapped SpiceJet Ltd are experiencing the most flight disruptions in India, the world’s fastest-growing aviation market. With the busy summer travel season arriving, only 61% of SpiceJet’s flights departed on time from the country’s four biggest airports — Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad — in May, according to the Directorate General […]
Winning bidder unfit, govt calls off privatisation of Pawan Hans
NEW DELHI: The government has scrapped the privatisation of state-run helicopter services provider Pawan Hans and disqualified the winning consortium led by Star9 Mobility due to several legal cases. In April last year, a government panel had approved the privatisation of Pawan Hans, accepting the highest bid of Rs 211.1 crore from a consortium led […]