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Cochin Shipyard delivers electric barges to Norway

In a first of its kind event, the two vessels will be transported in a yacht transport carrier to Norway. The newly built vessels will be loaded to a

Vistara plans new international routes as demand picks up

Next few months are important for carriers flying internationally due to the education travel.

Go First introduces direct flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi

The fFlight operations to commence from June 28 with three3 direct flights on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday

Telangana urges Centre to formulate standards for PRTS at the earliest

Personal Rapid Transit System acts as an integrator with other transport modes, thereby reducing travel time significantly

Air India offers to re-hire pilots post-retirement for five years

This comes even as the full-service carrier rolled out a voluntary retirement scheme for its employees

Noida International Airport selects ICAD as MSI consultant

ICAD is a specialist in ICT systems required for building a modern and digital airport

Domestic air passenger traffic shows five-fold increase in May 2022

1.2 crore passengers took to the skies during the month, as against 21.15 lakh passengers in the same month last year

American Airline Cargo onboards IBS Software’s iPartner Customer platform

Will drive faster integration of airline cargo sales and distribution offerings

Vahak raises $14 million in Series A funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners

To utilise funding for user-base expansion, building a tech infrastructure, and providing additional value-added services

Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself

Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice

Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years

Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers

What charts say about 6 key sectors and how to play them

Do note that all the indices are selected purely based on the price action seen on the charts using technical analysis

Looking for safe havens? Try treasury bills

Here is a complete lowdown on treasury bills, which are a good alternative to bank deposits, small savings schemes

Mastering Derivatives: Characteristics of option vega

Vega is positive for long calls and long puts

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up