The first eight‑year phase of the roadmap aims to position Nagpur as a leading aviation and logistics hub for Vidarbha and beyond. GMR Airports Ltd has unveiled an ambitious multi‑phase modernisation and expansion plan for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur. This follows the successful completion of the privatisation process of Nagpur Airport, with the Maharashtra Airport Development Co. Ltd (MIL) completing the handover of approximately 1,000 hectares of land on June 25, and declaring the commercial operations date (COD). This enables GMR Nagpur International Airport Ltd (GNIAL) to commence operations and initiate long‑term development plans. GBS Raju, Chairman, GMR...
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Skyroot Sets Launch Window for India’s First Private Orbital Rocket
The success of Mission Aagaman, the maiden flight of Vikram‑1, would mark the arrival of India’s private orbital launch capability....
July 1, 2026July 1, 2026
Tech Cuts Mishandled Bag Rates by 23%, But $6.3 Billion Cost Persists: SITA
With net profit averaging just $8 per passenger, one mishandled bag erases the profit from more than 30 seats sold,...
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Delhi Airport Transfer Traffic Hits 27%, Reinforces Hub Status
Delhi Airport now handles nearly 56,000 transfer passengers daily, cementing its role as India’s leading transit gateway. Data from GMR...
As India’s GCCs Shift from Cost to Capability Leadership, Sitharaman Charts Next Decade of Growth
The Union Finance Minister stressed that India must stay ahead of the GCC curve by building a facilitative ecosystem. The evolution of India’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) sector from cost efficiency to capability leadership reinforces that global enterprises are no longer choosing locations based on cost alone, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Addressing the Second National GCC Business Summit organised by CII in New Delhi on Thursday, Sitharaman stated, “The question is no longer whether India can host global capability centres. We have answered that decisively. The real question now is whether India can become the country from...
India Needs a Comprehensive Approach to Data Sovereignty and Resilience: AS Kiran Kumar
The veteran scientist has emphasised that data sovereignty and resilience require a multidimensional approach to ensure lasting solutions. India must identify the multiple ways in which citizen data is being collected by external agencies as part of its efforts to strengthen data sovereignty and data resilience, space scientist and former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), AS Kiran Kumar, has urged. “Many times, those who are transacting that data do not even know the implications of whatever that transacted data is,” Kumar said during his keynote address at a seminar in New Delhi on Friday. The seminar, ‘Data...
