NEW DELHI: Now that the Centre is gung ho about electrifying the automobile sector, a study by equity research firm Equitymaster reveals that the top electric vehicle stocks in the commercial space have shot up over 100% as EVs are gradually replacing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. As per the Equitymaster study, EV stocks in […]
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Flying in cargo compartments, a look back
MUMBAI: The IndiGo loader who flew inside an aircraft cargo compartment from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi on Sunday wasn’t the first passenger to fly among bags and containers. Six years ago, a similar incident had occurred in the US, when a ramp worker involuntarily ended up flying from Seattle to Los Angeles in the cargo […]
In ‘a first’, Tata Power installs submersible substation in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has installed a submersible power substation in Delhi. This is the first-of-its-kind distribution transformer installed by a power distribution company in the country, a TPDDL statement said. The transformer can be easily installed under the multilane main roads, service roads, public parks, building parking, basements and public […]
Indigo flight to Tirupati with 70 passengers on board diverted to Bengaluru due to technical snag
TIRUPATI: Indigo flight 6E 7265 from Rajahmundry to Tirupati with 70 passengers including YSRC MLA RK Roja and former state finance minister Yenamala Ramakrishnudu, was diverted to the Bengaluru airport, following a technical snag in the aircraft on Wednesday. While the airliner is yet to issue an official clarification about why the aircraft had to […]
Power disruption in several areas in Bengaluru this week
BENGALURU: There will be interruption in power supply in several parts of the city because of Bescom’s maitenance work. Dec 13: Adugodi, Subramanyapura Vasantha Vallabha Nagar, Sarada Nagar, Maruthi Layout, ISRO Layout Bikasipura, Mango Garden, Prathima Industrial Layout, Kashi Nagar Lake, Kumaraswamy Layout, Pipeline Road, Vittal Nagar, Vasanthapura Main Road, Puttenahalli Main Road, Nataraja Layout, […]
Metro turnaround signals return to normalcy
Kolkata: Metro Railway is gradually emerging from the pandemic’s shadow, having grossed Rs 48.5 crore revenue in the first seven months of the current fiscal, against the meagre Rs 42.6 crore it had earned in 2020-21. Between April and October this year, Metro has clocked 3 crore passenger journeys against 2.6 crore passengers ferried last […]
Renewable power cos’ dues surge 47% to Rs 21k cr in 1 year
NEW DELHI: Overdues of renewable power producers have swelled 47% to Rs 21,008 crore in December from Rs 14,259 crore a year ago because of continued payment default by state distribution utilities, marking a trend that could punch a hole in India’s climate commitment, which primarily hinges on rapid expansion of green energy capacity. The […]
Air India transaction presents a ‘win-win’ situation, says Scindia
NEW DELHI: Emphasising that the Air India transaction is a “win-win situation” across the board, Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said taxpayers’ money will now be more justifiably used for many more socially productive purposes rather than filling the deep losses of the airline. He also said the disinvestment will provide an […]
GAIL looks to bring India’s first electrolyser, may hire ship to ferry LNG from US
NEW DELHI: State-owned GAIL India Ltd plans to import India’s first and the largest to date electrolyser for producing green hydrogen within a year and may look to hire another ship to ferry LNG from the US, officials said Tuesday. GAIL chairman and managing director Manoj Jain said his company had launched a global tender […]
IndiGo loader fell asleep in cargo hold of plane, found safe on arrival in Abu Dhabi
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo loader fell asleep in the cargo hold of an aircraft at Mumbai airport on December 12 that was being prepared for a flight to Abu Dhabi. The aircraft took off with the loader in the pressurised cargo hold and the person was found safe on arrival in the UAE. He was […]
Gail India issues tender to buy and sell LNG -sources
SINGAPORE: Gail (India) has issued a tender seeking to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for delivery into India and offering cargoes for loading from the United States, two industry sources said on Tuesday. It is seeking one cargo for delivery into Dabhol, India over Jan. 7 to 9 next year and is offering to […]
Oil prices slip 1% on bets that crude supply growth will exceed demand
MELBOURNE: Oil prices fell for a third day straight on Wednesday on growing expectations that supply growth will outpace demand growth next year, even though the Omicron coronavirus variant is not seen curbing mobility as sharply as earlier Covid-19 variants. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 82 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to […]