Maharishi Valmiki International Airport was inaugurated by PM Modi on 30 December. Nearly 150 CISF personnel deployed as part of an 'emergency' security measure.
Survivors of the 2020 Calicut crash pooled compensation money to transform a local health centre to help villagers near the crash site. But now their act of generosity is at the heart of a controversy.
There are thousands of 'ghost' airports around the world waiting to be redeveloped. Some of them are prime redevelopment opportunities if they fit a few basic criteria.
The Agra airport project has also been transferred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Gati Shakti Mission that aims to expedite all his priority schemes.
The Taxkorgan airport is being built at a height of 3,250 m above sea level. Equipped with a 3,800-metre runway, the airport is designed to handle 1,60,000 passengers annually.
173 passengers who returned from Italy tested positive on arrival Friday. Several passengers alleged their positive report was incorrect as they tested negative hours before boarding.
Adani group had changed the name of the airport after it took over the handling operations, but an RTI reply revealed that there was no such provision in their agreement.
The health ministry's new guidelines state that if passengers arrive without RT-PCR negative reports or don't get tested, they will have to undergo mandatory quarantine.
Among other measures, the airport is installing UV technology to disinfect escalator handrails, and self-cleaning anti-viral wraps are being fitted to often-touched surfaces.
From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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