India has strong pipeline of ideas, keen to back local founders: Y Combinator’s Ankit GuptaIn an exclusive interview ahead of Y Combinator’s Startup School India 2026 event, Ankit Gupta, the accelerator’s general partner, said the...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Large AI firms hoovering maximum funding, not enough for smaller startups: Y Combinator’s Ankit GuptaAnkit Gupta spoke to ET ahead of the accelerator’s Startup School event in Bengaluru on April 18 — the first in India. In order to tap aspi...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Airlines told to depute staff trained in Cat III to minimise delays due to fogIn a letter written to airlines on November 30, the DGCAblamed the lack of preparedness on the part of the airlines for delays and diversio...
17 Dec, 2016, 01.14 AM IST
Plan to double Vadinar capacity, but after we have a strategic investor: Lalit GuptaIf merged, the PSUs will form a monopoly that owns 85% of the market. Whether the CCI will allow it and the government will like it remain ...
08 Aug, 2016, 04.52 AM IST
Airline cancellation, booking charge hikes under DGCA lensThe regulatory move comes as a leading low cost carrier last week hiked cancellation charges to a flat Rs 2,250 for all passengers cancelli...
04 Apr, 2016, 11.58 AM IST
All airline charges under DGCA scannerThe entire gamut of charges levied by airlines, like for cancellation, rescheduling of tickets and no-show have come under scanner of the D...
13 Jul, 2015, 11.30 AM IST
Airlines not to charge domestic flyers for check-in baggage upto 15 kg: DGCAAirlines will not be allowed to charge domestic flyers for check-in baggage weighing up to 15 kg. The DGCA is going to issue an order sayin...
07 Jul, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Ansal Properties' CFO Lalit Rustagi quitsAnsal API has a land bank of nearly 10,000 acres and is currently developing 18 integrated townships across the country.
02 Jan, 2015, 05.22 PM IST
DGCA to act against pilots quitting without proper noticeThe move comes in the wake of over 100 pilots, especially from IndiGo, Jet Airways & Air India, quitting & joining international airlines
01 Aug, 2014, 07.52 PM IST
DGCA panel suggests steps to avoid flight diversion due to fogA total of 289 flight diversions were caused due to fog in the last three winters from Delhi airport -- 57 in 2011, 89 in 2012 and 143 in 2...
25 Apr, 2014, 02.20 AM IST
Deploy pilots trained to fly in fog: DGCA to airlinesDGCA has issued a stern warning to airlines that they would be stopped from operating in and out of Delhi during foggy season if they do no...
12 Jan, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
DGCA aims at making IGI zero diversionary airport by year-endIt would also look into specific issues pertaining to international operations and the modalities to deal with passengers stranded due to f...
09 Jan, 2014, 06.41 PM IST
Capex funds will be used to offset debt: Lalit Kumar Gupta, Essar Oil'We have a debt of almost Rs 18,500 crore approximately, besides Rs 3,000 crore of sales tax liability,' says : Lalit Kumar Gupta.
28 Oct, 2013, 05.23 PM IST
Essar Oil questions Rajasthan government's rebates to HPCLEssar Oil, which lost its case for tax concessions for its Vadinar refinery, has questioned the Rajasthan government's move to give a gener...
26 Oct, 2013, 04.59 AM IST
- Essar Oil shifts from gas to coal; move likely to improve margin at Vadinar refinery by $1 per barrel
Essar Oil says its margin will improve by at least $1 per barrel by switching the fuel at its Vadinar refinery in Gujarat from gas to coal.
25 Jul, 2012, 04.15 AM IST
- Essar Oil starts production of VG bitumen
Essar Oil today announced starting production of viscosity grade (VG) bitumen from its Vadinar refinery in Gujarat.
27 Jan, 2012, 10.15 PM IST
- Essar Oil starts hydrogen manufacturing unit at Vadinar Refinery
Essar Oil today announced the commissioning of the hydrogen manufacturing unit at its Vadinar Refinery in Gujarat.
16 Jan, 2012, 03.56 PM IST