Lessons from India’s worst air disaster involving Air India must redefine aviation in the world’s fastest-growing market, writes Manish Pant. Perhaps no other airline in the history of civil aviation has captured the imagination of its country of origin as much as Air India. In a country where only 4 per cent travel by air,...
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India Revokes Security Clearance to Turkish Firm Çelebi
India’s aviation security regulator, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), has revoked the security clearance of Turkish firm Çelebi Aviation Holding on national security grounds. The decision follows concerns raised by Indian authorities regarding the firm’s alleged ties to Turkiye’s ruling Erdogan family. The move comes in the wake of heightened tensions between India...
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Operation Sindoor: Airspace Restrictions in the Age of Cross-Border Tensions
India’s decision to close its airspace during the initial phase of Operation Sindoor aligned with measures commonly taken by nations to safeguard sovereignty and protect citizens during cross-border conflicts. This approach is also rooted in the historical evolution of India-Pakistan aviation ties in the post-Partition era, write Poonam Verma Sengupta and Priyakshi Bhatnagar. India has...
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India’s Aerotropolis Plans Get Further Boost with Hisar Airport
A successful rollout of the Hisar airport project may result in the region reclaiming its historical legacy as a major commercial centre. Located nearly 150 km from Delhi, Rakhigarhi in Hisar district is today recognised as the largest site of the over 5,000-year-old mercantile Indus-Saraswati River Valley Civilisation. Therefore, the resumption of civilian flights from...
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What Makes Airlines Nosedive?
Airlines need a proper business model to conform to Indian conditions Budget airline Go First hastily filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this month and suspended its operations for a few days. According to reports, the lessors of the 20 aircraft that Go First leased have also petitioned India’s aviation authority to deregister them, enabling their...
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Mumbai airport pushes towards green deployment by introducing 45 EVs
First batch to replace current fleet of fossil fuel-powered vehicles The Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) announced that it has introduced its first batch of 45 electric vehicles (EVs) in Mumbai airport to replace its current fleet of fossil fuel-powered vehicles. As part of its Operational Net Zero aim, the airport plans to switch all...
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RLDA to redevelop Delhi’s 2 stations into world-class rly station
RLDA is working on redevelopment of Bijwasan, Safdarjung stations
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Gadkari lays foundation for 17 highway, CRIF projects in Telangana
Nitin Gadkari dedicated two road infrastructure projects in Telangana
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NABARD approves five road projects for Sirmaur district
The permission had been granted for 3 significant road construction
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Atal Tunnel wins ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award in New Delhi
Over 30 infrastructure projects were nominated for the award