Once the proposed Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is constituted, one of the first things it is to do is to recruit people at market rates for use in regulatory purposes. Director General of Civil Aviation Arun Mishra said the CAA should begin functioning towards the latter half of the year with initial support from the Finance Ministry and thereafter through fees collected from airlines operators that is currently deposited into the Consolidated Fund of India.
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Gopinath to watch AirAsia, before launching his firm
GR Gopinath of Air Deccan fame is to observe the fate of the AirAsia-Tata Sons joint venture airline startup before launching his own budget air carrier. For now, Gopinath has decided to keep his application for launching the budget airline on hold. After getting Foreign Investment Promotion Board nod, AirAsia on April 23 filed a formal application with the Union Aviation Ministry to seek clearance for starting the Indian subsidiary.
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Tirupati airport still waits for international status
Further delay is possible in the upgradation of the Tirupati domestic airport into an international airport. It was in September, 2010 that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had laid the foundation stone for the expansion and upgradation of the airport.
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Maha’s tourist spots to get seaplane services
Mumbai is all set to get its first seaplane service to MaharashtraĂâs most popular tourist destinations from next June itself. So, those who wish to travel to Lonavala, Shirdi, Murud-Janjira or Bhandardhara, they will have the option of flying to the mentioned tourist spots. This will also include a commuter service from Juhu to Nariman Point for just Rs 750.
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Vizag airport is yet to get cargo terminal
For Visakhapatnam, which boasts of a national highway, a major railway junction and one of the best ports, lack of good air transport facility is a drawback. The City of Destiny, as a result, lags far behind not only in terms of passenger travel but also cargo transportation. And for some strange reason, expansion works of the airport are progressing at a snailĂâs pace notwithstanding promises from all stakeholders.
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Govt to build houses for urban poor in 12th Plan
The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Ajay Maken has said that the ongoing housing scheme in urban slums, Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) was implemented under pilot phase during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period. With the experience gained during the pilot phase, revised scheme of RAY is being worked out for implementation during Twelfth Five Year Plan period.
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RINL urges AP govt to seek ministry nod for mine allotment
Andhra Pradesh government received a request from AP Choudhary, Chairman and Managing Director of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) to seek the approval of the union ministry of mines for allocating Bayyaram iron ore mines at Khammam district. The company is learnt to have agreed to invest Rs 42,400 crore in the state and the state government agreed to facilitate allotment of iron ore mines to RINL on pr
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Govt implemented several urban infra schemes in 11th plan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi in reply to a written question informed the Rajya Sabha that the Eleventh Plan had several schemes to promote urbanization. These include, among others, the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) for creation of urban infrastructure or service delivery mechanisms through com
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UP govt urges LDA to expedite riverfront project
Uttar Pradesh government has been urging the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) to expedite work on the Gomti river front project. Lack of coordination between different authorities caused undue delay in the project, which is planned on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront development proje
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GMR Infra eyes new projects, investments
Bangalore-based GMR Infrastructure plans to start looking selectively at possible new investments after a year of an investment holiday. The firm will expand its EPC, or engineering, procurement and construction, business to take on projects that other firms are developing, said Parmit Chadha, Chief Executive Officer for strategy and corporate development.