The US air cargo industry is bracing for fresh turbulence as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) 10% reduction in flight capacity across 40 major airports collides with the grounding of UPS and FedEx’s McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleets, deepening pressure on supply chains ahead of the crucial Thanksgiving and holiday shipping season.The FAA ordered airlines to…
Gold prices are likely to remain in a corrective phase in the coming week as investors await key macroeconomic data from the US and China, along with fresh cues from Federal Reserve officials and a US Supreme Court hearing on trade tariffs, analysts said.“Gold prices are expected to see some consolidation or more correction as…
Air travel across the United States could soon “slow to a trickle”, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Sunday, as the prolonged government shutdown continues to paralyse operations and disrupt flight schedules nationwide, AFP reported.Thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed through the weekend as the Trump administration ordered capacity cuts at 40 airports to…
India’s deeptech sector is on course to become a $30 billion market by 2030, powered by growing defence innovation and a surge in global robotics adoption, according to a report by Redseer Strategy Consultants.The report said India’s deeptech opportunity has expanded 2.5 times over the past five years, with its market base currently estimated at…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the economic fallout from the prolonged government shutdown is intensifying, saying the situation is getting “worse and worse” as disruptions ripple through key sectors and strain public finances.(Breaking story) Source link
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has signed over 50 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with leading companies–including ITC, Flipkart, Mercedes-Benz, boAt, and Hero MotoCorp –to strengthen the manufacturing and innovation ecosystem for startups, an official said.As part of the initiative, the department has been engaging with corporates, industry associations, veterans, and…
IndiGo, the country’s largest airline by market share, plans to introduce evidence-based training (EBT) programmes for its pilots as part of its efforts to enhance their skills, situational awareness, and decision-making capabilities, a senior company official said.The airline, which currently operates over 2,300 daily flights and has a fleet of more than 400 aircraft, is…
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the merger of Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd with its parent company, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, marking a key consolidation move for the country’s largest carmaker.A two-member bench of the Principal Bench in New Delhi, comprising President Ramlingam Sudhakar and Member Ravindra Chaturvedi, sanctioned the scheme of…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the progress of the Tata Electronics’ Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Jagiroad in Assam’s Morigaon district, calling it a key step toward positioning the state as part of the global semiconductor ecosystem by 2026.Accompanied by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the finance minister inspected the project site…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Pakistan’s manufacturing industry, once considered a key driver of economic growth and employment, is undergoing one of its worst downturns in recent history. The sector has seen a steep 46 per cent fall in private investment over the past six years, raising fears of long-term stagnation among economists and industrial…