Deepak Patel

Deepak Patel

Deepak Patel is an assistant editor at Business Standard, covering the aviation and automobile sectors for the newspaper.

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MoCA issues notice to Air India after 3 foreigners bypass immigration

Three Italian nationals travelled from Amritsar to Delhi before flying to Munich without obtaining mandatory departure immigration clearance, according to MoCA

Updated On: 14 Sep 2026 | 9:32 PM IST

Skoda rules out exporting India-developed Kylaq to Europe after FTA

SAVWIPL says it will continue to explore opportunities to take its India-developed portfolio to international markets while retaining India as a manufacturing hub

Updated On: 14 Sep 2026 | 5:37 PM IST

Citroën targets 75% sales from smaller cities in 5 years: Shailesh Hazela

Citroën expects tier-2, tier-3 and smaller cities to account for three-fourths of India sales within five years, up from around 55 per cent currently

Updated On: 13 Sep 2026 | 11:30 PM IST

Ebus exports may be up to 20% of output in 5 years, says Olectra MD

Olectra Greentech eyes exports from FY28, targets 10-20% of production in five years

Updated On: 11 Sep 2026 | 11:57 PM IST

States should not put a price cap on EV road tax benefit: BMW India CEO

BMW India chief Hardeep Singh Brar says price-based caps on EV road-tax benefits could push luxury-car buyers to neighbouring states and weaken the clean-vehicle transition

Updated On: 11 Sep 2026 | 11:53 PM IST

Brics Summit 2026 could pave way for sustainable aviation fuel market

BRICS may align SAF standards, feedstock mapping and carbon tracking to enable cross-border trade and support global aviation decarbonisation

Updated On: 11 Sep 2026 | 12:22 AM IST

Delhi Airport opens Pier C for international flights ahead of Brics Summit

The converted Terminal 3 pier will raise Delhi Airport's annual international passenger-handling capacity by 50 per cent to 31 million once fully operational

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 12:15 PM IST

Adani Airport Holdings to raise ₹9,825 crore from global investors

Alpha Wave Global, Premji Invest, Temasek and BlackRock-managed funds will collectively acquire 5.54 per cent in AAHL, valuing the airport operator at about $18 billion pre-money

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 10:44 AM IST

Hyundai Motor India targets 20% women executives in workforce by 2030

About 45 per cent of the management trainees and engineer trainees recruited by HMIL in 2026 are women, HMIL stated in a press release

Updated On: 08 Sep 2026 | 4:11 PM IST

Ather eyes 150-300cc electric motorcycle, launch likely in three years

The company was still working out the exact product and believes understanding what motorcycle buyers want is much more important than any technological challenges

Updated On: 07 Sep 2026 | 11:29 PM IST

Air India safety record should be better than the best, says Chandra

Maintains passenger trust key to airline's next phase of growth

Updated On: 07 Sep 2026 | 11:00 PM IST

Senior vacancies at AAI pose safety risk amid leadership gaps: ATC union

The ATC union has sought an immediate relaxation of promotion rules to fill two key positions overseeing air traffic flow management and controller training at AAI

Updated On: 07 Sep 2026 | 7:38 PM IST

A-I Phuket flight faced triple hydraulic loss, not adverse weather: AAIB

Services of pilot-in-command who tested positive for drug use terminated

Updated On: 04 Sep 2026 | 11:10 PM IST

Rare-earth magnet issue showed how a country can hold us to ransom: Kapoor

PM's adviser Tarun Kapoor urges domestic manufacturing of critical components, flags semiconductor capacity and calls for a faster transition towards electric vehicles

Updated On: 03 Sep 2026 | 11:49 PM IST

Indian PV sector likely to grow by 10% in FY27: Maruti's Partho Banerjee

He added that the industry was currently averaging around 450,000 units a month in terms of volume sales

Updated On: 03 Sep 2026 | 11:11 PM IST

FLY91 places $1-billion order for 40 ATR 72-600 regional aircraft

Goa-based regional airline plans to lease another six to eight aircraft before deliveries begin and expects its fleet to grow to more than 60 aircraft in coming years

Updated On: 03 Sep 2026 | 9:35 PM IST

Hyundai expects 8-10% H2 sales growth, aims to outpace PV industry

Automaker expects passenger vehicle industry to grow 5-6 per cent in H2; new mid-size SUV and sub-four-metre EV are expected to help it grow faster than the market

Updated On: 02 Sep 2026 | 9:03 PM IST

Auto industry must stay one step ahead of hackers, says Maruti CEO

Hisashi Takeuchi said automakers need stronger cybersecurity, robust contingency plans, deeper localisation and greater supplier resilience as digitalisation accelerates

Updated On: 02 Sep 2026 | 7:47 PM IST

Construction equipment industry raises FY27 growth forecast to 9-12%

Improved infrastructure project execution prompts the CE industry to lift its FY27 domestic sales growth forecast; exports are expected to rise around 30 per cent

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 11:10 PM IST

Educate customers on vehicle safety features, MoRTH tells auto dealers

Ministry asks automobile dealers to make buyers aware of safety technologies as it seeks to improve road safety and reduce dependence on transport offices

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 7:41 PM IST