NAVI MUMBAI: An official of ONGC died in a car accident that took place on Kamothe flyover here on Sunday. His colleague, who was travelling with him, and the driver sustained injuries in the pile-up involving five vehicles. Five women who were in another car also suffered bruises. The deceased, Dhirendra Chandra Roy (59), a […]
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Power plant boost: Coal output up 31%
NEW DELHI: A 31% year-onyear increase in domestic coal production and 26% rise in loading of railway rakes in the April-May period have reversed the trend of woefully low fuel inventories at power plants. This has also prevented a prolonged power crisis. Coal ministry data on Sunday showed fuel stocks at power plants rising from […]
Air India prepares one of largest aircraft deals in history
NEW DELHI: Air India Ltd. is considering ordering as many as 300 narrowbody jets, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be one of the largest orders in commercial aviation history as the formerly state-run airline looks to overhaul its fleet under new ownership. The carrier may order Airbus SE’s A320neo family […]
Govt gets Rs 497cr from GAIL buyback
Mumbai: The government has received Rs 497 crore by tendering part of its holding in the buyback offer by the public sector undertaking GAIL. The total buyback was worth about Rs 1,083 crore with the majority of it, Rs 586 crore, going to other shareholders. A tweet by secretary of Dipam — the government department […]
Refiners’ May crude processing rises, but supply risks loom
NEW DELHI: Crude oil throughput by Indian refiners rose in May from a relatively low base last year, but concerns loomed over supply amid rapid demand growth in the world’s third biggest oil consumer. Indian refiners’ crude oil throughput in May rose about 19% year-on-year to 5.34 million barrels per day (22.64 million tonnes), provisional […]
As govt cracks whip, private fuel retailers up price as way out
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday cracked down on private fuel retailers by bringing all petrol pumps under the USO (universal service obligation) to prevent holders of fuel retail licences from wilfully shutting or starving outlets of stocks to minimise losses on petrol and diesel. But the private players have found a workaround in the […]
Air India uploaded provisions of denied boarding, flight delays in its Citizen Charter: DGCA
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) says Air India has uploaded the “provisions of denied boarding, flight delays (and others)” in its Citizen Charter. The regulator had this Tuesday (June 14) fined AI Rs 10 lakh for violating rules for denying boarding and had ordered it “to immediately put systems in place […]
EV prices to be on par with cost of petrol vehicles within a year: Gadkari
NEW DELHI: The prices of all electric vehicles (EVs) will be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in the country within one year, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Gadkari further said the government is promoting ethanol produced from crop residue instead of petrol and diesel. “I am trying…within one […]
China launches its third high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone
China launched its third aircraft carrier, the domestically designed and built Fujian, sending a statement of intent towards rival powers including the United States as it continues to modernise its military. Champagne, colourful ribbons, water cannons and smoke were used to celebrate the warship’s launch and official naming at a ceremony at the Jiangnan shipyard […]
Volkswagen US chief warns of industry challenges with EV battery shift
Volkswagen AG’s top U.S. executive said that the United States faces major challenges in ramping up battery production to facilitate a shift to electric vehicles including attracting skilled workers, mining for key metals and supply chain issues. Scott Keogh, chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America, told an Automotive News forum in Washington that the […]
Flying schools: DGCA audits 30 of 32 schools, find deficiencies & begins enforcement action
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has cracked the whip on flying training organisation (FTOs) following a spate of accidents involving their aircraft. Aviation regulator Arun Kumar had ordered a special safety audit of the 32 functional FTOs in India, that began on March 21, 2022. So far 30 schools have been […]
DGCA clamps down on flying schools
MUMBAI: Mandatory breathalyzer tests not being done, false logging of flying hours, operating faulty aircraft, poor emergency response plan; these were some of the violations that India’s aviation regulator came across in its recent audit that covered 30 flying training organizations (FTOs) in India. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a year-long […]