Aviation
IndiGo to fly into Yangon from 20 September
26 Jul 2019
Boeing reports $3 billion loss as MAX groundings prolong
25 Jul 2019
Boeing said the company will issue fresh guidance as the previously issued 2019 financial guidance of a $4.9 billion charge does not reflect 737 MAX impacts that includes compensation the planemaker will have to pay airlines for the delayed deliveries
Isro successfully places second lunar mission on Earth orbit
22 Jul 2019
Chandrayaan-2 has the unique distinction of being led by two women - Muthayya Vanitha as the director responsible for the entire project and Ritu Karidhal as the mission director who will coordinate Chandrayaan-2 when the satellite is injected into orbit
Vistara to launch international flights in August
11 Jul 2019
A joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, Tata SIA Airlines Limited, operating as Vistara, has not reported any profit after it commenced operations on 9 January 2015
Govt to push ahead with Air India divestment
28 Jun 2019
The government is now planning to liberalise the terms and conditions for the strategic sale to allow a potential buyer to go for a stake sale of the airline immediately after acquiring it and also enable merger or reverse merger
IndiGo in $20 bn deal with CFM to replace Pratt & Whitney engines
18 Jun 2019
Under the deal, CFM, would supply more than 600 engines and spares for the A320neos for which IndiGo has placed orders with Airbus
Wreckage of missing An-32 aircraft located
11 Jun 2019
SpiceJet reports 22% jump in Q4 net profit
28 May 2019
SpiceJet launches daily Mumbai-Jeddah flight
17 May 2019
Billionaire Schwartz’s Onex Corp to buy Canada’s WestJet for $2.6 bn
15 May 2019
If Onex obtains shareholder and regulatory approvals, the deal would help Schwartz get his hands on an airline two decades after he missed out on buying Air Canada, WestJet’s bigger rival
Isro’s Chandrayaan-2 getting ready for July launch
02 May 2019
Chandrayaan-2, a totally indigenous mission, comprising an Orbiter, a Lander and a Rover, is programmed to land on the Moon on 6 September
Jet employees propose Rs7,000-cr bailout for grounded carrier
30 Apr 2019
As things stand, there are four bidders, including Etihad (which holds 24 per cent in Jet Airways) who are keen to acquire the company and with the bidding process set to conclude on 10 May, there are concerns that the lenders may have to take a large haircut on their Rs8000-crore exposure
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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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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