(HT) Passengers flying through Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport could face significant inconvenience starting next month, with airport authorities deciding to cancel and reschedule about 100 flights daily during a crucial runway maintenance period. Approximately 50 flights will be cancelled and another 50 rescheduled starting June 15 until mid-September, three officials aware of the matter told HT, detailing plans for when runway 28/10 will be shut to upgrade the Instrument Landing System (ILS) to CAT III B standards—instruments that help pilots land in low visibility conditions common during Delhi’s foggy winters. The slashing of services comes after a similar…
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(HT) Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday laid out an ambitious long-term roadmap for cleaning the Yamuna as senior leaders, including chief minister Rekha Gupta, gathered for a meeting at the North Block to discuss ways to rejuvenate the river and fix Delhi’s water supply woes. Plans related to supply of drinking water and overhaul of the city’s sewage system should also be drawn out keeping in mind the next 20 years, the senior BJP leader said at the high-level meeting which was also attended by Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal and Union jal shakti minister…
(PIB) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the redeveloped Bundi Railway Station under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme from Bikaner, Rajasthan, today. Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla graced the event held in Bundi on this occasion. Shri Birla expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on behalf of the local residents and said that the redeveloped Bundi Railway Station is a symbol of the unique blend of modern development and cultural heritage. Shri Birla said that the new railway stations being developed under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme are not just modern, well-equipped passenger hubs, but…
(TOI) Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is set to visit Jamalpur railway workshop on Friday. According to ECR’s chief public relations officer (CPRO) Saraswati Chandra, the minister will travel from Patna to Jamalpur on Friday around 8.30am by a special train reaching there around 11am. The Jamalpur workshop, one of the oldest and most prestigious railway workshops in the country, has long been a hub of mechanical excellence and railway innovation, he said, adding the workshop had come into being on Feb 8, 1862 as the first full-fledged workshop facility in the country. This marks Vaishnaw’s maiden visit to the Jamalpur…
(The Tribune) In a major boost to economic development in the Northern states, Vedanta Group on Friday said the company will make an investment of Rs 80,000 crore in the Northeast region. Chairman and MD of Vedanta Group, Anil Agarwal, announced this at the Rising Investor Summit 2025 in New Delhi on Friday. The investment will be made in the fields of oil and gas, critical minerals, refining facilities, power, optical fibre, system integration, renewable energy, transmission sectors and data centres in six North Eastern states. Vedanta is undertaking one of the largest exploration and development programmes to unlock the…
(The Statesman) Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries, on Friday announced that Reliance will invest over Rs 75,000 crore in North Eastern states over the next five years. Speaking at the ‘Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025’, Ambani said that the investment is expected to add over 2.5 million direct and indirect employment opportunities, adding, “We aspire to touch the lives of most of our 45 million sisters and brothers in North-East.” Ambani also mentioned that Reliance Retail will also make investments in North Eastern states “in factories for high-quality FMCG products in the region and promote the region’s…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Northeastern region is witnessing unprecedented progress and the government is determined to accelerate its growth story. Addressing the ‘Rising North East Investors Summit’ here, he also said that diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength and that the region is emerging as the frontrunner of growth. “The Northeast is witnessing unprecedented progress. We are determined to accelerate its growth story,” he said while inaugurating the two-day event which is being attended by chief ministers of the region, union ministers, bureaucrats, diplomats among others. Top industry leaders Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani,…
(BS) NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), the renewable energy arm of NTPC, on Wednesday posted around three-fold rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 233.21 crore in March 2025 quarter, driven by higher income. It had posted a net profit of Rs 80.95 crore in January-March period of preceding 2023-24 financial year, the company said in a filing. NGEL increased its income to Rs 751.50 crore from Rs 553.06 crore in the fourth quarter last fiscal. Expenses stood at Rs 444.63 crore as against Rs 425.84 crore in the same period a year ago. During FY25, the company completed its…
(BS) Tata Power on Wednesday redesignated Sanjay Banga, President-Transmission & Distribution as President-Renewables with effect from June 1, following the resignation of Deepesh Nanda from the post. Nanda has submitted his resignation due to personal commitments and will be relieved from his services with effect from the close of business hours on May 31, 2025, a regulatory filing said. According to the filing, pursuant to an internal reorganisation Sanjay Banga, PresidentTransmission & Distribution has been re-designated as President Renewables and appointed as CEO & Managing Director of Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd from June 1, 2025. Banga heads the Transmission…
(ET) India has made remarkable strides in green hydrogen development , allocating 862,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) production capacity annually to 19 companies, and awarded 3,000 MW annual electrolyser manufacturing capacity to 15 firms, it was announced on Tuesday. The country has also launched pilot projects in steel, mobility, and shipping sectors, informed Santosh Kumar Sarangi , Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Speaking at the ‘ World Hydrogen Summit 2025’ in Rotterdam, the Netherlands , he highlighted India’s strategic vision and capabilities in the domain of renewable energy and green hydrogen production. The Secretary highlighted that India has…