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The move comes amidst the CAG warning that Karnataka’s five poll guarantees are straining resources, widening deficits and adding to debt.
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Unfazed by public criticism of tunnel roads, Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister DK Shivakumar on January 28 revealed plans to float a tender for the project by February and set a deadline to complete it within three years.
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India aims to add 80 GW of new thermal power capacity by 2032. Experts worry that factors such as global supply chain hiccups, copper price volatility and raw material shortages could hurt India’s scaling-up ambitions.
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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.
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Shankar Raman added that increasing salaries of laborers is not a big issue for large infrastructure companies.
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As more and more cities in North India come under the scorching heatwave, this time even the hill state of Uttarakhand has not been spared. Residents of Kath Bangla Basti area in Dehradun are grappling with water shortage. It’s becoming difficult to take water tankers in the hilly terrain, forcing residents to climb uphill with cans of water
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Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will provide zero-bacterial treated water to bulk customers, including tech parks.
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Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board mandates aerator installations for apartments, commercial establishments, industries, luxury hotels, restaurants and public places by March 31, citing potential water savings of 60-85%
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55 out of 110 newly added villages to BBMP face water shortage; sufficient drinking water storage in Cauvery and Kabini reservoirs till June, assures Siddaramaiah
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More Residents' Welfare Associations issue advisories on water rationing as private water tankers refuse to supply due to government crackdown; online petition demands uninterrupted water supply.
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Gated communities are rationing water to residents, bore wells are running dry, and tankers are being called in even before the peak of summer. The government claims the situation will improve in outer areas by May 2024
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Contrary to projections in the previous years, when peak demand was anticipated around June or July, in 2024-25, the CEA has projected the demand to hit 256.53 GW in September. This is in line with this year's peak demand which for the first time hit a record 240 GW on September 1.
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Coal has been contributing about 70 percent to India's total energy mix, while pure renewable energy sources hover around 9 percent.
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The airline has canceled 6 flights to international destinations and has delayed 14 more flights by more than 4 hours in the last six weeks.
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As several parts of the country are now facing heatwave-like conditions, India's peak power demand that will be met may breach the previous high of 215 GW in a day or two.
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On April 18, when large parts of the country were reeling under heat-wave conditions, the peak electricity demand that was met was 215.88 GW (215,882 MW), a record high so far.
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The decision to withdraw their stance comes after a vote was held among the members of the two unions where almost 80 percent voted in favour of signing the new wage agreement. The unions will also withdraw the legal notice sent to Air India’s management terming the new employment contract as illegal.
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With rains predicted till May 3, the power demand is likely to remain below 200 GW until then.
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Air India including Air India Express has around 3,000 pilots and close to 6,000 cabin crew on its payroll.
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The airline’s CEO Campbell Wilson, along with top executives, is expected to attend the town hall meeting on April 25 while Aix Connect, another Tata airline, held a similar meeting on April 22.
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Following one round of VRS by Air India, the airline has been facing a crew crunch, especially pilots for Boeing 777 aircraft, and plane shortages for the last six months
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The auto major said the shortage of electronic components had some impact on the production of vehicles in the last financial year as well.
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To start with, India has identified one copper and two lithium mines in resource-rich Argentina to either acquire or secure long-term leases
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It also cited a case study from India, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), launched by the Union Ministry of Family and Health Welfare, to enable the world's largest digital health landscape.
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Several new shops opening from next month will be located near Metro stations where the footfall is high and safety measures are relatively better.
