Hunch Mobility and Electra to Deploy Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

23 Jan 2025 CW Team

Electra.aero, Inc., a cutting-edge aerospace company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hunch Mobility, a technology-driven platform, to deploy Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft in India. This partnership aims to transform sustainable and quiet regional air travel in the country. Announcing the collaboration at the CII Urban Air Mobility Expo 2025, Amit Dutta, Managing Director of Hunch Mobility, stated, "We are proud to unveil this partnership at an event that showcases India's leadership in urban air mobility. The expo fosters collaboration among manufacturers, facilitators, and operators, driving innovation for a future-ready air mobility ecosystem." (ET)

Building Material

08 Apr 2026

Jindal Aluminium Marks 56 Years of Industrial Leadership

Jindal Aluminium Limited has marked its 56th Inception Day, celebrating a legacy built on vision, resilience and manufacturing leadership. Founded in 1968 and incorporated in 1970 by Padma Bhushan Dr Sitaram Jindal, the company has grown into a major force in India’s downstream aluminium sector under the leadership of Pragun Jindal Khaitan.The company is India’s largest manufacturer of aluminium extruded products and the second-largest producer of aluminium flat-rolled products. With a turnover of around Rs 5,500 crore and a workforce of over 4,000, Jindal Aluminium continues to strengthen..

Tunnelling Begins for Thane, Borivali twin tunnel project

Tunnelling work has commenced for the 11.84-km Thane–Borivali Twin Tunnel, set to be India’s longest urban road tunnel, marking a key milestone in Mumbai’s infrastructure development.As per a post shared by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on social media platform X, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Nayak’—the country’s largest single-shield hard rock TBM for an urban tunnel—was launched by Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday. The event was attended by Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, among other dignitaries. A second TBM, ‘Arjuna’, is expected to be launched so..

Large Format Store Planned At M G Road Metro Station

M G Road station in Bengaluru is set to host the city’s first large-format commercial and experience space, with planning led by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited. BMRCL has invited proposals to develop and operate a central business district destination at the Purple?Pink Line interchange. The plan positions the station as a commercial hub designed to serve a broad commuter base across the city. The proposal is part of a broader effort to activate transit nodes commercially. Tender documents set a minimum monthly rental of Rs 0.944 million (mn), inclusive of GST, for the large-format..