Nepal's Supreme Court recently stayed the negotiations on the power development agreement (PDA) between the government and GMR Energy for the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydropower Project.
Category: Aviation & Airports
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MoEF nod to Navi Mumbai airport
A panel of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given the 'green signal' for the Navi Mumbai international airport project. With this, Mumbai may finally get its new airport now.
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Hyderabad FTZ gets its first client
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) has signed an agreement with Turbo Jet Engines (Hyd), its first client for airport-based Free Trade Zone (FTZ) at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad
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Airport works stopped
In Karnataka, the upcoming greenfield airports in Gulbarga and Shimoga may not get ready by the end of this year. Both projects, being built on a public-private partnership (PPP) model, stand grounded.
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Kannur airport project gets green nod
The Union Ministry of Forests and Environment granted the environment clearance for the Kannur airport project in Kerala. It will become the fourth international airport of the state, when it comes into operation.
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Centre requested to fas-track aviation projects in Arunachal
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the central government received a request from the Arunachal Pradesh governor Lt-Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma to expedite civil aviation projects in the state and restore Lilabari Airport as early as possible. In New Delhi, Sharma held a meeting with union civil aviation Minister Ajit Singh to discuss aviation projects in the
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Govt ups Abu Dhabi air travel seats to 50,000
The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) at the Centre has enhanced the number of seats to 50,000 in flights that airlines from India and Abu Dhabi operate to each otherĂâs countries. The IMG has taken a decision to this extent. This was done after overruling an inter-Ministerial committee of bureaucrats, which had recommended increasing the seats to 40,000. This is the line that the Ministry of Civil Aviation is taking in a note being prepared for the Union Cabinet.
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Kerala committed to Aranmula airport, says Chandy
Kerala government is committed to set up IndiaĂâs first low-cost private airport in the stateĂâs Aranmula town despite opposition from some corners, said the State Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on July 16 in Thiruvananthapuram. However, majority of the legislators in the state assembly (72/140) had last week signed a petition to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling for stalling the KGS Aranmula International Airport on environmental grounds.
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Mangalore among top 10 small airports: AAI survey
A Customer Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) between January and June this year in 52 small airports, having annual passenger load of less than 15 lakh, 14 airports, including Mangalore, share space in the Top 10. Hubli airport is ranked 19th. Of the 14, six are in the north, five in the south, two in the east and one in the west.
The airports were evaluated on 33 parameters, including availability of baggage trolleys, parking facility, waiting time in check
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Surat airport to get strongroom to boost diamond export
Surat's gain is Mumbai's loss. Diamantaires in the Rs 80,000-crore world's biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre would no longer require to send their precious diamonds for export to Mumbai. Surat airport is all set to be equipped with a strongroom to handle precious cargo by July-end. Airport Authority of India (AAI) has given its approval to the proposal.