Akasa Air faces DGCA heat for lapses; warning letter issued to airline’s accountable manager

Mumbai: Aviation watchdog DGCA has issued a warning letter to Akasa Air’s accountable manager Vinay Dube, who is also its founder and CEO, for regulatory lapses, days after the airline was warned for violating norms related to handling dangerous goods. Sources on Tuesday told PTI that the regulator has warned the airline’s Accountable Manager to…

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With new USD 650 mn war chest for India, Accel eyes AI, consumer, fintech, manufacturing startups

New Delhi: Global venture capital firm Accel on Monday announced that it has raised a USD 650 million early-stage fund to fuel the next generation of category-defining startups in the focus sectors of artificial intelligence (AI), consumer, fintech and manufacturing. Accel is the first institutional investor in 80 per cent of its portfolio companies. Its…

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