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Air India, Akasa Join IndiGo in Raising Fares as ATF Costs Surge 25%
Tata Power Partners with Norway’s Ocean Sun to Pilot Membrane‑Based Floating Solar in India
New Relic Rolls Out Infrastructure 360 for Faster, Smarter AI Operations
Inox Green Completes ₹5.5 Billion Acquisition of Wind World’s 4.5 GW O&M Business
Air India, Singapore Airlines Deepen Partnership to Expand Travel Options, Loyalty Benefits
Alok Tiwari Takes Additional Charge as DFCCIL MD, Pushes Tech‑Driven Freight Corridor Agenda
India Launches Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority to Cut Costs and Boost Connectivity
India’s Infrastructure Future Hinges on Making Projects Investable and Tech‑Driven: Deloitte Survey
FLY91 Expands Regional Network with Ceremonial Touchdown at Navi Mumbai International Airport
Brahmaputra Set to Reclaim Global Role as Dibrugarh Sends First Cargo to Bangladesh
IndiGo Raises Fares as ATF Costs Surge
India Becomes Veolia Foundation’s Regional Emergency Response Hub for Asia-Pacific
Airtel Business Unveils IQ Gateway to Secure Enterprise Messaging at Scale
POWERGRID Veteran Akhilesh Pathak Takes Charge as Director Projects
India Rolls Out $28 Billion GOBARdhan Biogas Plan to Cut Imports, Boost Rural Economy
India’s Civil Aviation Demand is Outpacing Supply: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
INDIA’S INFRA STORY IS SHIFTING TRACKS
India’s Green Hydrogen Mission Chief Urges Industry to Back Emerging Ecosystem
Global Trust as Essential as Scale in Green Hydrogen: Pralhad Joshi
Expertspeak: Retail's twin
The low level of land holdings (below 1.5 hectare) in India means that that the average farmer needs to recycle his produce to cash in a short cycle.
Cairn-Vedanta deal in ONGC's court
The government’s law officers have held that Edinburgh-based firm needs ONGC’s consent to sell its majority stake in Cairn India to Vedanta Resources.
ONGC to have last word in Cairn-Vedanta deal
ONGC will have the last word on the $9.6 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal as the oil ministry has made the firm’s approval mandatory even if the cabinet rules that the royalty dispute in the Rajasthan block should be settled independent of the transaction, government officials said.
Punj Lloyd bags O&G orders
Punj Lloyd has bagged three oil and gas orders, cumulatively worth Rs 645 crore, in India, Oman and Indonesia.
Logistics: A much needed transformation
Among other firsts, Vallarpadam ICTT will also trigger a stream of business activities in its immediate neighbourhood. NA Muhammed Kutty, explains why India’s first transhipment terminal will transform the face of the logistics industry.
Companies should be made integral in acquisition
ASSOCHAM President Dilip Modi says states’ several land acquisition policy initiatives to attract industries could be ineffective unless they address specific ground issues, and involve the industries’ participation.
Vedanta-Cairn subject to 11
The Ministry of Oil and Petroleum is willing to give in-principle approval for Vedanta Resources’ acquisition of Cairn India, provided the Vedanta agrees to a set of 11 preconditions.
Punj Lloyd bags three O&G orders
Punj Lloyd has bagged three oil and gas orders, aggregating Rs 645 crore in India, Oman and Indonesia. Occidental’s Rs 323 crore entails construction of a water treatment plant in Oman.
We should collaborate in O&G and renewables
Bas JA Van Vroonhoven, Manager, Business Development of FME Association, the largest organisation in the Netherlands representing employers and businesses in the technological industry.

