Delhi's IGI Airport is all set to inaugurate India's first elevated cross taxiway; Here's what you need to know about itIt is estimated that the taxiway's optimized routes and improved aircraft operations will save approximately 55,000 tonnes of CO2 per year,...
08 Jul, 2023, 12.13 PM IST
Sri Lanka begins construction on Adani-funded port projectThe group holds a 51% stake in the West Container Terminal (WCT) of the port. Sri Lankan conglomerate John Keells Holdings owns 34% of the ...
10 Nov, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
India's Adani Group seals deal to develop Western Container Terminal at Colombo PortThe Colombo Port is one of the most preferred regional hubs for transhipment of Indian containers and mainline ship operators with 45 per c...
30 Sep, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
India's first elevated cross taxiway at Delhi Airport by December 2022As per DIAL, the 2.1 km-long dual elevated ECT will help in enhancing passenger experience, as they will have to remain inside a plane for ...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.58 PM IST
Delhi airport's elevated taxiway to be ready by 2022-end: DIAL"At present, after landing at runway 29/11 or to take-off from this runway, an aircraft has to cover a distance of about 9 km. During this ...
08 Sep, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
Sri Lanka approves proposal to develop Colombo WCT with India and JapanThe WCT proposal came after Sri Lanka decided to retract on the previous memorandum of understanding signed in 2019 with India and Japan on...
02 Mar, 2021, 09.36 PM IST
India keeps Sri Lanka guessing on atrocities against TamilsLanka has sought India's support following the UN report but New Delhi is yet to take a call, ET has learnt. The decision on ECT has been a...
04 Feb, 2021, 10.05 PM IST
India tells Lanka to honour Colombo port deal, takes up killing of Tamil fishermen“We have taken it (deaths of four fishermen from Tamil Nadu in the island nation) up in strongest terms with the Sri Lankan government and ...
03 Feb, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
EAM Jaishankar’s Sri Lanka visit likely to give impetus to ECT projectJaishankar’s visit and his meetings may also add momentum to negotiations for another $1-billion currency swap arrangement. New Delhi and C...
06 Jan, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
Colombo Port workers allege 'Indian pressure', to go on indefinite strike over ECL development"This was a diplomatic agreement with India signed by the last govt - an agreement between President Sirisena and PM (Narendra) Modi," he s...
02 Jul, 2020, 07.33 PM IST
NMDC, NLC to ink MoU with Aussie firm ECT for R&D projectAll the three parties have previously contemplated the potential scope for the commercial phase via the techno-economic feasibility study c...
23 May, 2018, 02.30 PM IST
NMDC, NLC to ink pact with Aussie ECT for USD 26 mn R&D projectEnvironmental Clean Technologies Limited (ECT) is an Australian company with expertise in commercialising leading-edge coal and iron-making...
20 May, 2018, 12.35 PM IST
India still to play role in Lanka portIndia continues to remain in the fray to play a role in the Colombo Port despite Lanka’s decision to drop the plan to privatise the port’s ...
19 Mar, 2018, 08.48 AM IST
India in race for Colombo Port projectKarunanayake was here on a two-day trip within days of assuming charge and held wide-ranging discussions with PM, foreign minister and NSA.
08 Jun, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
India-Nepal to soon start pilot on electronic cargo trackingThe MOI will include use of Electronic Cargo Tracking System to follow the cargo as it moves from port of arrival through India, to the Nep...
30 Mar, 2017, 09.25 PM IST
New artificial intelligence system can predict outcomes of human rights trialsUsing the new AI method, judicial decisions of cases at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have been predicted to 79 per cent accur...
24 Oct, 2016, 12.40 PM IST
Shock therapy returns to cure mental illnessFirst developed in 1938, electroconvulsive therapy, for years, had a poor reputation with many negative depictions in movies, books, and me...
18 Jul, 2016, 12.04 PM IST