Aviation
Solar powered plane to fly across the US
30 Mar 2013
The Solar Impulse HB-SIA, considered to be the world’s most advanced solar plane, is made of carbon fibre and capable of flying at night
Australian watchdog approves Qantas-Emirates tie-up
28 Mar 2013
The regulator considers that the alliance is likely to result in public benefits through enhanced products and service offerings
AirAsia-Tata Airlines proposal gets government nod
26 Mar 2013
The JV would now require approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to launch a new Indian airline and to obtain a scheduled air operator's permit
Controls on aircraft acquisitions scrapped
21 Mar 2013
The civil aviation ministry today announced the scrapping of the 'aircraft acquisition committee', and did away with all government controls over private aircraft acquisitions
Boeing in $15.6-bn aircraft deal with Ryanair
20 Mar 2013
Boeing said yesterday, low-cost European carrier Ryanair had committed to buy 175 Next-Generation 737-800 jet liners, costing around $15.6 billion at list price, a day after Airbus unveiled a $24-billion order from Indonesian budget airline Lion Air
Airbus bags biggest ever order for 234 aircraft worth $24 bn from budget carrier LionAir
18 Mar 2013
Lion Air, Indonesia's largest privately-run airline, has previously been almost exclusively buying planes from Boeing
Supreme Court refuses to give Kingfisher more time to pay tax dues
08 Mar 2013
The Supreme Court today refused to grant Kingfisher Airlines an additional three weeks to pay TDS to the IT department
AirAsia gets FIPB nod for airline JV with Tatas
06 Mar 2013
The new airline, AirAsia India, will have Tata Sons and Hindustan Aviation of Bhatias as partners
Aviation ministry withdraws Kingfisher’s overseas traffic rights
25 Feb 2013
The aviation ministry has cited non-utilisation of the rights by Kingfisher as reason for withdrawal of the traffic rights
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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