MUMBAI: Mumbai local train services will be affected on Sunday due to five-hour megablocks on Central, Harbour and Western lines. The megablocks will likely cause inconvenience to a large number of passengers relying on these routes. On Central Railway line, the rail block will be from Matunga to Mulund on Up and Down slow lines […]
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Ban on flying objects hits aerobatic hobbyists, NCC in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Flying small aircraft models made of balsa wood or foam using radio control for aerobatic maneuvers is a century-old sport that has fallen into troubled times, at least in Mumbai. For four months, no aeromodelling activity has been conducted at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, the only ground in Mumbai where this art, craft and sport […]
Potholes emerge on Rs 249 crore bridge on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway opened in March
MUMBAI: Three months after the four-lane balanced cantilever bridge connecting to Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway near Thane’s Ghodbunder junction was opened for traffic, it has developed potholes following continuous rain spells the past few days. On Saturday, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) began filling the potholes on the bridge over Varsova creek. Built at […]
Nitin Gadkari: 70% work of India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway complete
NEW DELHI: Around 70 per cent construction work on the ambitious India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway has been completed, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on about 1,400-km-long highway that would link the country with Southeast Asia by land and give a boost to trade, business, health, education and tourism ties […]
Fuel sales falter in June as monsoon cools demand
NEW DELHI: The pace of growth in India’s fuel consumption faltered in June as monsoon advanced through most parts of the country and holiday season tapered off, muting demand from the farm, construction and travel sectors after two months of sharp uptick. Preliminary industry data shows diesel demand — a key indicator of economic activity […]
Diesel sales fall in June as monsoon sets in
NEW DELHI: Diesel sales dropped in June as the arrival of monsoon cut demand in the agri sector and reduced vehicular movement, preliminary industry data showed. Demand for diesel, the most consumed fuel in the country — accounting for about two-fifths of the total demand, fell 3.7 per cent to 7.1 million tonnes in June […]
Tesla beats second-quarter delivery estimates as price cuts pay off
Tesla Inc on Sunday said it delivered a record number of vehicles in the second quarter, topping market estimates as price cuts and US federal credits helped make its electric vehicles more affordable. The Elon Musk-led company handed 466,140 vehicles in the April to June period, up 10% from the preceding quarter, and 83% higher […]
Tariff appeals against state regulators to become costly for cos
NEW DELHI: The government plans to make it costly for gencos (generation companies) or discoms (distribution companies) to challenge orders of state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs), a move that aims to check “non-serious” litigations often used to delay payments but could also impact efforts to seek rightful compensation by entities. The power ministry’s latest draft […]
NSE explores carbon credit market, introducing electricity derivatives
KOLKATA: The National Stock Exchange is exploring opportunities in electricity derivatives and the voluntary carbon credit (VCC) market to deepen its product portfolio as part of its transformation into a multi-asset stock exchange. The world’s largest derivatives stock exchange also plans to introduce derivative contracts based on the indices of the corporate bond index and […]
Delhi Metro allows two liquor bottles per commuter
NEW DELHI: A commuter is now allowed to carry a maximum of two sealed liquor bottles on all lines of the Delhi Metro. This was hitherto permitted only on the Airport Express Line. However, drinking liquor on the trains and Metro premises remains prohibited. The decision follows a review meeting held by members of a […]
Total count of electric buses in city now 400
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Thursday inducted 100 electric low-floor buses into its fleet, taking the total of the number of such vehicles in operation to 400. The buses are part of 1,500 low-floor electric buses that the government wants to add to its fleet. The total number of buses in Delhi, […]
Electrocution: Second engineer bound down
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has “bound down” another senior section engineer of Northern Railway in connection with the electrocution of a 35-year-old schoolteacher at New Delhi Railway Station on Sunday. Police said engineer Gopal Kumar (37), who lives in Qutub Vihar, was asked to join the investigation and was bound down under CrPC section 41.1 […]