With the draft SAF policy in its final stages, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is conducting consultations across government and industry. Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu reiterated India’s commitment to a phased rollout of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for international flights from January 2027, stressing that implementation must be cost‑effective for passengers and airlines. “We have to ensure this process imposes the least possible burden on passengers and airlines. For that, we need to study all SAF pathways and identify the most cost‑effective mechanism right from production to drop‑in at the airport,” Naidu said at a high‑level...
July 29, 2026July 29, 2026
India’s Aviation Minister Pushes Cost‑Effective SAF Rollout From 2027
July 21, 2026July 21, 2026
NHAI Launches Framework to Share Highway Data with IITs, NITs and CSIR‑CRRI
July 28, 2026July 29, 2026
India to Develop 44 Airports Under Hub‑and‑Spoke Plan, Civil Aviation Secretary Says
With airports and passenger traffic rising, the government targets adding 60 more airports to the scheme within three years. India...
July 21, 2026July 21, 2026
Air India to Move Operations to JFK’s New Terminal 6 in 2028
The decision aligns Air India with fellow Star Alliance members, enabling customers through codeshare and interline partnerships to enjoy seamless,...
July 20, 2026July 20, 2026
PM Modi to Inaugurate Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram on August 1
While reinforcing Visakhapatnam’s position as the ‘Gateway of the East’, the launch of Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport will mark...
Vedanta Uses 4 Billion Units of Clean Energy in FY2026, Cuts Emissions
Renewable energy use rose nearly 450 per cent from FY2020‑21 levels, while emissions intensity across metals and mining fell about 14 per cent. Vedanta Group said it generated and utilised nearly 4 billion units of clean energy in FY2025‑26, reaffirming its commitment to nature‑positive growth. The company marked World Nature Conservation Day on Tuesday by highlighting progress on decarbonisation, water stewardship and biodiversity conservation. “This has contributed to 36 million tonnes of cumulative avoided carbon emissions since FY2020‑21, equivalent to taking nearly 8 million passenger vehicles off the road for a year,” Vedanta said in a statement. “Through its integrated...
India’s Satellite Communications Push Gains Momentum Through Public‑Private Partnerships: Viasat
Collaboration across government, industry and academia will be key to advancing India’s digital transformation and space economy through satellite communications. Robust collaboration between government and industry is propelling India’s satellite communications sector into a new phase of growth, senior executives at Viasat said at a high‑level roundtable in New Delhi on Friday. “Smart people will want to work in this sector, and people from around the world will want to come and work here. That has been the result of a strong public‑private partnership, a supportive regulatory environment and sustained investment into the sector by ISRO and others,” said Michael...
