Thales has signed an 11-year avionics support deal covering IndiGo’s current fleet of 430 Airbus A320s and over 800 future A32X aircraft, marking one of India’s largest long-term aviation maintenance programmes. Thales has signed two strategic contracts with IndiGo, India’s largest airline, to support long-term fleet maintenance and digital transformation. The agreements include an 11-year...
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OrbitAID Launches India’s Largest Private Space Servicing R&D Facility, Eyes Global Leadership in Satellite Refuelling
With a $2 million investment and India’s largest private RPOD infrastructure, OrbitAID’s Bengaluru facility signals a new era in satellite life extension and space-tech innovation. OrbitAID Aerospace, India’s first spacetech startup focused on on-orbit servicing and refuelling (OOSR), has inaugurated a state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) facility in Bengaluru. Spanning 6,500 sq ft and backed...
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NHAI Cracks Down on Dubious Contractors with Stricter RFP Norms for Highway Projects
Revised RFP provisions issued by NHAI are expected to raise execution standards, minimise delays, and reduce lifecycle costs across India’s national highway network. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued a detailed clarification on key provisions of its Request for Proposal (RFP) framework, aimed at tightening contractor qualification norms, curbing unauthorised subcontracting, and...
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Indus Towers and IIT Madras Forge Landmark Partnership to Advance GFRP-Based Sustainable Telecom Infrastructure
The collaboration will support advanced research into lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and high-performance structural materials. Indus Towers, one of India’s leading telecom infrastructure providers, has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to pioneer research in glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) structural sections. This first-of-its-kind industry-academia collaboration aims to explore the structural, economic, and environmental...
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Drone Bill 2025: Innovation at Risk as Ministry Sidesteps Consultation Norms, Alarming Industry
In a move that sidesteps India’s Pre-Legislative Consultation norms, the Civil Aviation Ministry has given stakeholders just 15 days to respond to a draft drone Bill, raising fears it could stall the sector’s growth driven by reforms personally championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a move that has stunned India’s fledgling yet fast-growing drone...
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Air India Express Launches Daily Dehradun-Bengaluru Flights, Expands Regional Connectivity
The newly launched route connects Dehradun directly with Bengaluru, Air India Express’s largest domestic hub, while offering seamless one-stop connectivity to 18 additional cities across India. Air India Express has commenced operations from Uttarakhand with the launch of daily direct flights between Dehradun and Bengaluru, marking a significant expansion of its domestic network. The inaugural...
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IndiGo, AEGEAN Forge Strategic Codeshare to Boost India-Europe Air Connectivity
The new codeshare agreement between IndiGo and AEGEAN Airlines promises to unlock seamless connectivity between India, South Asia, and Europe, giving AEGEAN access to IndiGo’s vast domestic network, while IndiGo passengers gain new travel options across Greece and the continent. IndiGo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a codeshare partnership with AEGEAN Airlines,...
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ICRA Keeps Power Distribution Sector on Negative Watch as Discom Debt Mounts
The rating agency further expects the Supreme Court’s recent directive for all state electricity regulatory commissions to liquidate legacy regulatory assets will trigger steep tariff hikes across several states, necessitating state government support for effective implementation. Rating agency ICRA has retained a negative outlook on India’s power distribution sector, citing weak operational efficiencies, inadequate tariff...
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Modi Inaugurates First Rajdhani to Aizawl, Linking Mizoram Directly to Delhi
As Prime Minister Modi emphasised in his Saturday address, this is not merely a railway connection but a lifeline of transformation; one that promises to revolutionise lives and livelihoods across Mizoram. September 13 marked a watershed moment for Mizoram’s infrastructure, as the Northeastern state—often called the land of the blue mountains—welcomed its first rail service....
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India’s Digital Revolution: A Decade of Transformation and the Road Ahead
The digital revolution underway in the world’s fastest-growing major economy is more than a policy triumph; it is a collective transformation driven by citizens, entrepreneurs, and local leaders, writes Minister of State Rao Inderjit Singh. Over the past decade, India has undergone a digital revolution that is nothing short of extraordinary. What began as a...