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India’s Gig Economy Reset: The End of ‘10-Minute Delivery’ Hype?

By Cygnus | 14 Jan 2026

India’s quick-commerce sector is shifting away from “10-minute delivery” hype amid worker safety concerns and rising regulation. Here’s what changes—and what doesn’t.

JP Morgan Expands India Presence With Mega Office Lease in Mumbai’s Powai

By Cygnus | 13 Jan 2026

JP Morgan Services India has leased about 2.71 lakh sq ft at One Downtown Central in Powai, Mumbai, with a five-year rental commitment of around ₹612 crore, according to lease registration data.

TVS SCS Bags Three-Year Daimler Contract for In-Plant Warehouse Management in Chennai

By Axel Miller | 13 Jan 2026

TVS Supply Chain Solutions has won a three-year Daimler India Commercial Vehicles mandate to manage in-plant warehouse operations at DICV’s Chennai plant. The company will deploy about 700 staff and roll out IoT and analytics tools.

Akasa Air Joins IATA, Becomes Fifth Active Indian Airline in Global Body

By Cygnus | 09 Jan 2026

Akasa Air joins IATA after clearing the IOSA safety audit, becoming the fifth active Indian airline in the global aviation body as it continues rapid expansion.

The Custom Dreamliner: Air India Reclaims Its Skies with First Post-Privatisation 787-9

By Cygnus | 08 Jan 2026

Air India receives its first custom “line-fit” Boeing 787-9 since privatisation. Discover how the airline is standardizing its wide-body fleet for 2026.

Saudi Arabia permanently scraps expat worker fees for industry to boost manufacturing

By Cygnus | 19 Dec 2025

Saudi Arabia permanently abolishes expat worker fees for the industrial sector to drive manufacturing growth and tripling industrial GDP by 2035.

Air India plane crashes during takeoff in Ahmedabad with over 200 onboard

By Cygnus | 12 Jun 2025

A major aviation incident unfolded near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday when an Air India aircraft carrying over 200 people crashed during takeoff.

Maersk trims 2025 global container forecast amid rising trade and geopolitical tensions

08 May 2025

Global shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk has revised its outlook for the container shipping market in 2025, citing growing economic uncertainty and geopolitical instability.

JetBlue’s proposed domestic partnership stirs union resistance amid ongoing contract talks

02 May 2025

JetBlue Airways is exploring a new domestic partnership—reportedly with United Airlines—but the move is drawing sharp criticism from its pilot union

Boeing settles lawsuits with families of 737 MAX crash victims ahead of trial

By Axel Miller | 08 Apr 2025

Boeing has reached confidential settlements with the families of two victims who died in the March 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302

Boeing faces continued scrutiny after 737 MAX incident, says outgoing US transport secretary

By Cygnus | 07 Jan 2025

Outgoing US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg has stated that Boeing still has substantial work ahead in improving its corporate culture and safety protocols.

PM Modi and Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurate Tata facility for C-295 aircraft

28 Oct 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurated the Tata Aircraft Complex in Vadodara, Gujarat, on Monday.

No-frills carrier IndiGo adds business class on 12 domestic routes

07 Aug 2024

Low-cost carrier IndiGo, which has been flying economy class for the past 18 years since its inception, has announced the introduction of business class on the domestic circuit as the airline plans to become a full service carrier.

Airbus, Thales plan to combine some space activities: report

16 Jul 2024

European aerospace majors Airbus and Thales are reported to be planning to combine some of their space-based activities, with a focus on satellite operations,

ASML charts major expansion in Netherlands with new facility in Eindhoven

23 Apr 2024

ASML, the world’s largest supplier of computer chip making equipment and the largest technology player in the Netherlands, is planning a major expansion with the opening of a major facility in the Dutch city of Eindhoven, employing around 20,000 people.

Tata Motors to spin off commercial and passenger vehicle businesses

05 Mar 2024

Tata Motors on Monday announced plans to spin off its commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle divisions into separate businesses. This will be done by demerging the two divisions and merging each with related businesses, Tata Motors stated in a stock exchange filing.

APEDA facilitates first sea freight of pomegranates to US

04 Mar 2024

Agricultural Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) on Wednesday flagged off the first commercial trial shipment of pomegranates to the US via sea.

China’s COMAC challenges Boeing, Airbus with its C919 passenger aircraft

21 Feb 2024

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is actively participating in the ongoing Singapore Airshow 2024, with its C919 passenger aircraft and the smaller ARJ21 regional jets

Akasa Air to start international operations by March-end

20 Feb 2024

Akasa Air, has announced plans to start flight services to overseas destinations by the end of March 2024, to become the first Indian airline to start international services within 19 months of commencing operations.

Adani group building 1 million tpa copper plant at Mundra, Gujarat

06 Feb 2024

Adani Group subsidiary Kutch Copper Ltd is investing $1.2 billion to build a copper smelting and refining facility in Mundra, Gujarat.

Hero unveils two-wheeler-three-wheeler convertible concept

30 Jan 2024

Hero MotoCorp has unveiled the prototype of an electric three wheeler, called Surge S32, which can be converted into an electric two-wheeler scooter in a few minutes.

Akasa Air places order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

19 Jan 2024

Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, has placed orders for 150 fuel-efficient Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a record for an India carrier with just 17 months of operational life.

Hertz shifts gears: Opts for gas cars over EVs, including Teslas

12 Jan 2024

Hertz Global Holdings, a car rental company, is set to sell about 20,000 electric vehicles. This number even includes cars that have been manufactured by Tesla.

Thrillophilia launches a 'One-Stop' tourism guide for Lakshadweep

11 Jan 2024

In a bid to capture the recently growing interest in Lakshadweep tourism, Rajasthan-based travel platform Thrillophilia has launched a dedicated online platform, TourismLakshadweep.com.