CHENNAI: Southern Railway’s Chennai division has started transporting cement from Melpakkam in Tiruvallur district after a gap of eight years, as part of the marketing drive launched to encourage industries to switch from road to rail for transportation of goods. The freight train consisting of 21 BCN minirake transported 1,377 tonne of cement to Salem […]
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DMK came to power by making 505 false and unfulfillable promises: OPS
MADURAI: The DMK came to power in Tamil Nadu by making 505 false and unfulfillable election promises, AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam said on Friday. “If the DMK does not fulfil its poll promises and give proper governance, the government will come to the right place – to us (AIADMK),” party coordinator O Panneerselvam said in […]
India’s coal demand to top 1 billion tonne in 2022, push net-zero goals further away
NEW DELHI: Coal will remain king in India, pushing net-zero goals further away in spite of the government’s continuous push for renewables, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. According to the IEA’s Coal Report 2021, India’s coal consumption will increase at an average annual rate of 3.9% to 1.18 billion tonne in 2024, on […]
Fund infusion, recommencing operations: Jalan Kalrock lay out New Year plans for Jet Airways
MUMBAI: Plans are afoot to recommence Jet Airways operations as early as possible in 2022 with six narrow body aircraft, announced Jalan Kalrock Consortium, the successful Resolution Applicant of Jet Airways in a press statement issued on Friday. The long term goal is to reach a hundred plus aircraft fleet as a 5-year plan, it […]
Direct flights between India and Switzerland resume; Singapore Airlines brings back its A380
NEW DELHI: Omicron may have delayed resumption of regular international flights but India’s connectivity with the world is growing under the bubble system. For the first time since March 2020, India will again be directly connected with Switzerland from next year. Swiss will start Zurich-Mumbai twice-weekly nonstops from January 10. The airline will connect Delhi […]
World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge – IEA
SHANGHAI: Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year, undermining efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The IEA said global power generation from coal was expected to reach 10,350 terawatt-hours in 2021, up […]
Airline to be issued notice for loader’s Abu Dhabi trip
Mumbai: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) will be issuing show-cause notices to IndiGo and its ground handling subsidiary over the security lapse incident involving a loader who travelled from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi in the cargo hold of the airline’s aircraft this past Sunday. “An inquiry by a joint director rank officer of […]
IGI lab says trying to cut rapid RT-PCR test cost
NEW DELHI: Genestrings Diagnostics, which operates the Covid testing lab at Delhi Airport, late on Wednesday night said it is trying “ways to reduce cost”. A rapid RT-PCR test at IGIA currently costs Rs 3,500. The statement came hours after the Maharashtra government came to flyers’ rescue by getting Mumbai Airport to drop rapid RT-PCR […]
Southern Railway says goodbye to conventional lights, saves money
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has converted all conventional lights at stations and in all other railway buildings into LED as part of its efforts to save energy. It has also started using power saving BLDC technology for ceiling fans and air circulators. As a result of a series of steps, Southern Railway saved 570 million units […]
Govt leaves out 4 key proposals from draft power reforms bill
NEW DELHI: The government has dropped four key proposals in the draft bill to amend the Electricity Act of 2003 that aimed for far-reaching reforms to improve transparency, instil accountability and usher in bipartisan regulatory platforms for tariffs and contracts – the last two being responsible for many of the problems afflicting the sector. The […]
Tighten lending norms for discoms: Power minister to SBI
NEW DELHI: The power ministry has asked State Bank of India (SBI) to tighten lending norms for distribution companies (discoms) as their continued borrowings amid ballooning dues to creditors and losses year after year pose a threat to the stability of the financial sector. In a recent communication to SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara, power […]
Power ministry asks SBI to be stricter with lending to discoms
NEW DELHI: The power ministry has asked State Bank of India to tighten lending norms for distribution companies (discoms) as their continued borrowings amid ballooning dues to creditors and losses year after year pose a threat to the stability of the financial sector. In a recent communication to SBI chairman Diensh Kumar Khara, power secretary […]