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The draft Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill seeks to provide social security coverage, minimum wage protection, and welfare benefits for domestic workers in urban areas across Karnataka.

India will have indigenous solar cells, wafers and ingots by 2028: Pralhad Joshi

Pralhad Joshi also said that so far about, Rs 50,000 crore has been invested in the country's solar equipment manufacturing sector.

Bengaluru water tariff hiked to up to 1 paisa per litre for domestic consumers

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to implement 3 percent annual hike in water tariff from April 1 each year

The key drivers behind March's market rally

Indian markets have rallied by 8 percent from their lows this March. What sparked this sudden surge, and have investors missed the boat?

Akasa Air fined Rs 10 lakh by DGCA for denying boarding to passengers

The passengers had booked a flight from Bangalore to Pune on Akasa flight QP 1437, scheduled for 2050 IST. However, the aircraft was grounded due to foreign object damage, and a replacement plane with nine non-operational seats was provided. As a result, seven passengers were denied boarding.

Airfares fly too high to fire up the festive spirit in Dussehra and Diwali this year

As the Diwali and Dussehra holidays approach, travellers are eagerly searching for deals on airfare, noted head of an online travel platform who said that there doesn't seem to be a clear pattern of widespread discount sprees across all airlines.

Chaos at Bengaluru airport: 53 domestic flights cancelled, 75 delayed due to Microsoft outage

BIAL, which operates Kempegowda International Airport, said domestic operations, particularly those of IndiGo, were affected due to a Microsoft outage.

Airfares likely to taper off from July due to capacity addition, slight fall in demand

Ticket prices on major domestic routes are likely to ease as airlines take delivery of nearly 10 aircraft a month and the slack season for travel kicks in, industry experts and participants told Moneycontrol.

Bikanervala ties up with The Montana group to expand its footprint in domestic, intl markets

Bikanervala partners with The Montana Group for expansion in domestic and international markets, aiming to reach a broader audience.

Domestic non-ferrous industry earnings to remain under pressure in FY24: Icra

Due to global macroeconomic uncertainties and weaker-than-earlier expected recovery in Chinese demand, international prices of the three non-ferrous metals viz. aluminium, copper and zinc fell by 11 per cent, 8 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively, in the last six months, the rating agency said in a report.

Jakson Green secures 1 GW RE contracts in domestic, international markets

The projects are to be set up through engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mode for the customers in India, Africa and Middle East regions, Jakson Green said in a statement.

Extra 1 million tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate: Govt official

The government will take a call next month on allowing more quantities of sugar exports, after assessing domestic production, he said.

Domestic automotive industry expected to grow at high single-digit rates in FY24: Icra

Category-wise, passenger and commercial vehicle volumes could see a growth of 6-9 per cent and 7-10 per cent, respectively, the two-wheeler and tractors are estimated to grow at 6-9 per cent and 4-6 per cent, respectively, in the financial year starting April 2023.

Passenger accidentally opens emergency exit on flight from Chennai, delays flight by two hours

The incident took place on December 10, 2022 when a passenger accidently opened the emergency exit doors of IndiGo flight 6E 7339 from Chennai to Tiruchirapalli during the boarding process. The flight was delayed by two hours because of the security violation.

Domestic airlines reported 526 safety issues due to bird hits between 2018-2022: Govt

Under civil aviation norms, aerodrome operators have to take necessary action to identify, manage and mitigate the risk of collision between wildlife and aircraft

Domestic passenger vehicle sales likely to rise over 30% in November: Report

Tractors volumes, however, are likely to remain muted on inventory destocking with dealers, brokerage firm Emkay Global Financial Services said in a report.

DGCA allows 21,941 flights departures per week, 1.6% lower YoY

Last year the winter schedule had seen a 4.4 percent reduction.

Domestic air passenger traffic rises to 1.04 crore in September

Domestic air passenger traffic has been improving and in August, it stood at 1.01 crore.

Domestic air passenger traffic rose 5% to 1.02 crore in August: Icra

Releasing the monthly domestic air passenger traffic data for August on Thursday, Icra further said that international traffic for Indian carriers surpassed the pre-COVID level of around 19.8 lakh by 32 per cent.

Bengal received Rs 2000 crore investment proposals in food processing sector: Food Processing Minister

Since the Bengal Global Business Summit 2022 in April over 50 memorandums of understanding of more than Rs 2000 crore have been signed with various domestic and foreign enterprises.

Travel sector sees demand surge ahead of extended holidays in August

Hotel rates and airfares are on the rise with a series of public holidays in the middle of this month, especially for last-minute travellers.

GoFirst to expand international operations with IPO proceeds: Sources

The airline plans to start flying to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam and increase flights to countries in West Asia.

India on top for trust in domestic companies: Study

The Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The Geopolitical Business, which was released here on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, also showed that geopolitics is now a litmus test for trust in business.

At least 140 flights delayed till now due to thunderstorm in Delhi

"Around four international flights and 16 domestic flights have been delayed for multiple hours, but till now no flight has been diverted or canceled and things are improving now," an official aware of the development told Moneycontrol.

Global air travel improved marginally in May but extensive govt curbs limiting recovery, says IATA

Recovery in international traffic continued to be stymied by extensive government travel restrictions, the global aviation industry body said.