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Expanding Indian EV Market: Securing Battery Insurance
Battery, making up about 60% of an EV’s total cost often doesn’t...
Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources say
The FAA's Continued Airworthiness Notification on July 11 came...
DGCA says checks of Boeing 737-8 Max planes completed satisfactorily
"These checks have been satisfactorily performed on the fleet of operational fleet of Boeing B737-8 Max aircraft by Air India Express (4), Spicejet (8) and Akasa (20)," DGCA said in a statement New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday said the checks of Boeing...
Japan crash marks test of how new carbon jets cope in a disaster
While investigators seek the cause of the collision, the aviation industry is keen to confirm the survivability of high-tech composite airliners which have transformed the economics of long-haul flight and airlines in the past decade Tuesday’s runway collision in...
ECB cyber stress test not to affect capital requirements
The exercise will assess how banks respond to and recover from a cyberattack, rather than their ability to prevent it. As part of the exercise, 28 banks will undergo an “enhanced” assessment, under which they will have to submit additional information on how they...
Japan earthquake casts cloud over push to restart nuclear plants
Nuclear power plants dot the coast of mountainous Japan, which is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis due to its location on the seismically active “Ring of Fire” around the Pacific Ocean The powerful earthquake that hit Japan’s western coast on New Year’s Day has...
Driverless truck companies in US plan to ditch human copilots in 2024
After years of testing, Aurora Innovation Inc., Kodiak Robotics Inc. and Gatik AI Inc. expect to remove safety drivers from trucks that are being guided by software and an array of sensors including cameras, radar and lidar, which sends pulses of light that bounces...
Apple starts paying iPhone users as part of $500 mn ‘Batterygate’ settlement
Apple in 2020 agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the US that accused the iPhone maker of "secretly throttling" some iPhone models San Francisco: Apple has started sending payments to the affected iPhone users as part of $500 million...
Alaska Air blowout on 737 Max may be a manufacturing issue
The Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) on Saturday ordered certain Max 9 aircraft grounded temporarily for inspections prior to returning to flight. The move, affecting 171 aircraft worldwide, followed decisions by Alaska Air and United Airlines Holdings Inc., the...
Japan earthquake deaths top 100, insurance losses manageable
Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. said, total insured losses from the quake will reach $6.4 billion, with residential losses accounting for over two-thirds of the total Chanyoung Lee, director, analytics, AM Best, said "While the earthquake losses would...
India orders new drug-making standards after overseas deaths
"The manufacturer must assume responsibility for the quality of the pharmaceutical products to ensure that they are fit for their intended use, comply with the requirements of the licence and do not place patients at risk due to inadequate safety, quality or...
Govt to bring more products under mandatory quality norm: Goyal
''In future, more products will be brought under the Quality Control Order(QCO). I believe we will be covering 2,000-2,500 products. Our commitment to the quality will be so strong that every product/service available in India will be of higher quality'' Consumer...