Articles by Anisha Dutta
Railways cite poor progress by contractors, delays, on DFC after concerns raised by PMO
According to officials aware of the development, railways has identified delays in both the Eastern and Western dedicated freight corridors and revised the completion target to 2022.
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 08:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Delivery of modified Boeing 777 aircraft, part of Air India One for PM Modi delayed
The government has planned to procure two such specially modified Boeing-777 aircraft, capable of countering missile threats with its own missile defence system, called the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) and Self-Protection Suites (SPS).
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Deadline for Air India bids now extended to October 30 due to Covid-19 crisis
In June, the Centre further extended the deadline for submitting bids for the divestment to August 31, the third time since the process began in January.
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 10:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
In Unlock 4, Delhi Metro could open in September but not schools
In the new guidelines for “Unlock 4”, bars too might be allowed to open, but they could be restricted to running takeaway services and over-the-counter sale of alcohol, the officials said.
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 05:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan and Anisha Dutta, New Delhi
In Unlock-4, metro services likely to resume; schools to remain shut: Officials
On metro services, officials said that modifications are still being worked out in consultation with ministry of housing and urban affairs, local governments, metro rail corporations and security agencies.
Updated on Aug 24, 2020 09:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan and Anisha Dutta
Hyderabad company leads race for Zojila Tunnel project
The government’s nodal agency for the strategic project, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, had issued a tender in June and opened the bids on July 24.
Updated on Aug 22, 2020 03:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Railways scrap tender for Vande Bharat trains month after getting bids from Chinese JV
The move comes after Chinese joint venture company CRRC Pioneer Electric (India) Private Limited emerged as the only foreign bidder for the global tender floated for manufacturing 44 rakes of Vande Bharat trains in July.
Updated on Aug 21, 2020 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Centre moves to expedite pending work on Zojila Tunnel in J-K, selects firm
The Zojila Tunnel for connecting Srinagar with Leh will be Asia’s longest 14.2 km long two-lane tunnel road and the strategically important tunnel is aimed to drastically reduce travel time from three and a half hours to just 15 minutes.
Updated on Aug 21, 2020 10:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore ranked cleanest city fourth time in a row
Swachh Survekshan 2020: Every year, cities and towns across India are awarded the title of “Swachh Cities”’ on the basis of their cleanliness and sanitation drives as a part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) that was launched in 2014.
Updated on Aug 21, 2020 01:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Nearly 30,000 deaths in 3 yrs due to trespassing, ‘untoward incidents’: Railways
Niti Aayog had sought to know if the railways claim of zero deaths was realistic.
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 09:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Posted by Abhinav Sahay
Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore ranked cleanest city for the fourth consecutive year
The announcement of this year’s results was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 03:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Cadre merger: Railways’ technical and non-technical arms lock horns over new recruitment
In a letter written to railway minister Piyush Goyal, officers from Indian Railways Service of Engineers suggested that only those from the technical arm should be allowed to supervise railways operations
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 11:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Railways to deploy ‘Ninja UAVs’ for surveillance
NINJA UAVs are lightweight and economical micro contraptions built for mapping and surveillance.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 07:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Aviation industry may take a big hit: Govt note
Based on the preliminary estimates by airlines,the sector may be set for a reduction of 50-60% in international traffic and up to a 50% drop in domestic traffic, an official note said.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 04:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saubhadra Chatterji and Anisha Dutta
‘Private trains’ fares to not be regulated, operators to decide’: Railways
Bombardier Transportation India, Siemens Limited, Alstom Transport India Ltd are among the 23 firms that have evinced interest in running private trains.
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Kerala tragedy: To probe deadliest air disaster in a decade, team of 5 set up by AAIB
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had announced last week that the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were recovered from the crash site.
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 09:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Surveillance system, Braille signs, speed of 160 kmph in private trains’ draft proposal
Emergency talk-back option will be provided in the coach. Once pressed, it shall be possible for the passenger to communicate with the train driver or guard.
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 09:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Bombardier, Siemens among 23 firms keen on running private trains in India
The private firms raised several queries regarding flexibility in clusters, eligibility criteria, bidding process, procurement of trains, fares, operations and Maintenance, officials aware of the development said.
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 08:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
DGCA bans use of wide-body aircraft at Kozhikode airport for monsoon season
Wide-body aircraft like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A350 have a bigger fuel tank and can therefore travel longer distances in comparison with narrow-body planes like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 01:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Centre zeroes in on three firms for new Parliament
CPWD invited pre-qualification bids in a two-bid system to construct the triangular shaped building on a built-up area of around 60,000 square metres on plot number 118 of the Parliament House Estate, adjacent to the current Parliament building.
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 06:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
No wide-body planes at Kozhikode airport during monsoon: Aviation regulator
The aviation regulator is also planning to conduct safety audits across airports in regions that receive high rainfall.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Centre shortlists consultants for National War Museum
The planned museum will be connected through an underground passage with the memorial, according to documents reviewed by Hindustan Times.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 05:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Kozhikode crash puts spotlight on tabletop runway risks
Concerns were raised following the 2010 Air India Express crash in Mangalore that killed 158 people on board. That year, a court of enquiry report by a former Indian Air Force chief Air Marshal BN Gokhale noted that tabletop runways require extra skill and caution.
Published on Aug 09, 2020 06:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Investigators find black box of crashed Air India Express jet, probe begins
Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri visited the site of the accident on Saturday to assess the situation on the ground.
Updated on Aug 09, 2020 02:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram | Anisha Dutta and Ramesh Babu
Pilots operating Air India flight were very experienced, no doubt over their competence: Puri
The recovery of Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) will help piece together what happened during the last moments of the flight.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Kozhikode’s tabletop runway risky for landing, officials warned 10 years ago
The safety concerns were first raised following the 2010 Air India Express crash in Mangalore that killed 160 people on board.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 04:59 PM IST
Hndustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
20 dead in Kerala as repatriation flight skids off runway, breaks in two
The crash occurred around 7.40pm, when it was raining, and the incident bore striking similarity to the 2010 Mangalore airport crash when a plane, also an Air India Express Boeing 737, overshot a tabletop runway and crashed nose-first into the ground – the last time there were as many or more people killed in a plane crash.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 07:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi/Mumbai | Ramesh Babu, Anisha Dutta, Anvit Srivastava and Neha LM Tripathi
Govt orders probe into Air India crash, first team leaves for Kozhikode at 2 am
Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it was raining heavily when pilots of the Boeing 737 plane from Dubai tried to land. The regulator said after landing at Runway 10, the plane continued running till the end of the runway and fell into the valley and broke into two portions.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 01:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Probe launched in Kerala plane crash, 2 teams to arrive in state
In a statement, Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Puri said he is “deeply anguished and distressed” due o the accident that killed at least 20 of the 190 people on board the plane.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 05:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Kisan Rail ferrying perishables flagged off from Maharashtra for Bihar
It is expected to reduce transportation costs by Rs 1,000 per tonne compared to roadways and also reduce travel time by around 15 hours, a railway ministry official said. The train will operate from Deolali to Danapur.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 08:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta