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Topic: Airfare

Domestic flights to become costlier from 1 June as govt raises lower limit on fare

ANI -
The Ministry of Civil Aviation said due to the surge in Covid cases and fall in passenger traffic, the airlines' seat capacity may be lowered from 80 to 50 per cent.

Flights to get costlier as lower limit on domestic airfare raised by 5%, capacity still at 80%

Taran Deol -
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says decision taken keeping in view the 'continuous rise' in prices of aviation turbine fuel.

Airfare wars mean boom for Indian flyers, doom for airlines

Anurag Kotoky -
While India has experienced 46 consecutive months of double-digit passenger growth, a protracted fare war has driven ticket prices so low that most airlines can hardly cover costs.

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Opinion

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BJP, Modi’s ‘total politics’ stems from insecurity. They still don’t rule the power elite

Dilip Mandal -
Yogendra Yadav is wrong. BJP might have a hegemonic position in politics and economy, but it's not the same in moral and intellectual spaces.
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Economy

The Reserve Bank of India logo | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

RBI intervenes with multi-pronged strategy in battle against rupee fall

Subhadip Sircar -
The Reserve Bank’s challenges include crashes in forward dollar premiums to rising open interest in futures that adds to pressure on the currency.

Defence

The Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator | Photo: DRDO

‘Major milestone’: India conducts maiden flight of unmanned aircraft demonstrator

Snehesh Alex Philip -
DRDO calls flight a significant step towards self-reliance in defence technologies; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauds achievement, says ‘it paves way for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in critical military systems’.

National Interest

With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again

Shekhar Gupta -
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.

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