PUNE: AirAsia India on Thursday announced that it is expanding its network to Lucknow with daily direct flights connecting Lucknow to Bengaluru, Delhi, Goa, Kolkata and Mumbai with fares starting from Rs 4,064. The flight operations will start from August 5, it’s officials said. “Inaugural fares are now open for booking on all major booking […]
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Flight tickets may get costlier
NEW DELHI: Flying could soon get even more expensive. Oil marketing companies on Thursday hiked aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by the steepest ever (in one go) 16. 3% which now, for instance, costs an all-time high of Rs 1. 41 lakh per kilo litre (kl, or 1,000 litres) in Delhi. Coupled with a weaker […]
India ranks third globally for total renewable additions in 2021, claims report
Despite the promise of a worldwide green recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, this historic opportunity has been lost, says a report, but India ranked third globally for total renewable power capacity additions with 15.4 GW in 2021, following only China (136 GW) and the US (43 GW). REN21’s Renewables 2022 Global Status […]
EV battery startup Alsym aims to slash cost, eliminate lithium and cobalt
Alsym Energy, a seven-year-old Massachusetts startup, aims to halve the cost of electric vehicle batteries with a new design that eliminates lithium and cobalt, two increasingly costly ingredients in many current EV batteries, the company said. One of the company’s goals is to help make EVs more affordable for a greater portion of the world’s […]
SpiceJet launches Sky Mall on its in-flight entertainment platform, SpiceScreen
PUNE: SpiceJet on Wednesday announced the launch of ‘Sky Mall’ on its in-flight entertainment platform, SpiceScreen, airline officials said. The authentic in-flight online shopping experience curated by India’s leading e-commerce portal, Snapdeal will feature products and deals from leading product categories like apparels, jewellery range, electronics and cosmetics among others. Passengers on all domestic flights […]
Air India begins ‘entry into service’ for Airbus A350; new CEO to take over next week
NEW DELHI: The “wings of change” promised by Tata Group for Air India will soon start becoming visible with new aircraft and a professional domain-specific management. The airline is learnt to have started work on “entry into service” for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 aircraft that may start joining the fleet early next year. And a […]
Oil companies start night shifts at depots to keep petrol pumps full
NEW DELHI: The oil ministry on Wednesday said state-run fuel retailers have introduced night shifts at fuel depots for loading more tankers to speed up stock replenishment at petrol pumps, even as industry data showed petrol consumption spiking 54% and diesel nearly 48% in the first fortnight of June compared to the same period of […]
Jio-bp to power Zomato’s EV journey
NEW DELHI: Jio-bp — the fuel and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd and supermajor bp — on Wednesday said it will provide battery swapping facility to Electric Vehicles (EVs) of food delivery app Zomato. Jio-bp said it has entered into an agreement with the food delivery firm “to support Zomato’s commitment towards The […]
Jet fuel prices touch new high; SpiceJet says ‘minimum 10-15% hike in fares’ required
NEW DELHI: Flying could soon get more expensive. Oil marketing companies on Thursday hiked aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by 16.3% which now, for instance costs an all-time high of Rs 1.41 lakh per kilo litre (kl, or 1,000 litres) in Delhi. Coupled with a weaker rupee, the operating cost for Covid-ravaged airlines has shot up, […]
Akasa gets its first Boeing 737 MAX, to reach Delhi next week
NEW DELHI: Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air has taken delivery of the first of the 72 ordered Boeing 737 MAX in Seattle. The aircraft will fly to Delhi early next week where it will do proving flights as the final step for Akasa to get its air operator’s permit (AOP) and then start regular […]
Greek power utility PPC to buy e-mobility startup
Greek power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) said it was buying an e-mobility services startup to help upgrade its expanding network of charging stations for electric vehicles. The startup, called Carge, has developed a mobile application that allows electric vehicles drivers to find the quickest route to a charging station in Greece. “Integrating Carge’s digital […]
Opec keeps forecast for 2022 oil demand to exceed pre-pandemic levels, sees risks
LONDON: Opec has stuck with its forecast that world oil demand will exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022, although the producer group said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and developments around the coronavirus pandemic pose a considerable risk. In a monthly report released on Tuesday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) maintained its forecast that […]