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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicAirports Authority of India

Topic: Airports Authority of India

6 months after Jet Airways was grounded, 33% of its slots are still vacant at airports

The Jet Airways slots are vacant at some prominent airports such as the ones in Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Jodhpur, Pune, Lucknow and Indore.

India spent Rs 36 crore in 2018-19 on 27 airports where not a single flight takes off

Govt says it’s trying to start operations at these airports using market-based bidding under UDAN scheme, has planned parking charge concessions for aircraft.

Air tickets to get more expensive as govt hikes fee to pay CISF dues

CISF handles security at most civilian airports, but has not been paid its dues in many years. Govt has hiked passenger security fee to clear these dues.

Adani group wins the bid to operate 5 out of 6 airports up for privatisation

The bid for the sixth airport in Guwahati will be opened on Tuesday.

Small airport privatisation gets on the fast lane after Modi govt relaxes rules

Many key foreign and domestic players are willing to invest in upgradation of 6 airports, including Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.

It’s confirmed. TM Krishna will perform in New Delhi on Saturday

After Krishna's concert was called off by the Airports Authority of India, the AAP government stepped in to organise another event for TM Krishna.

TM Krishna’s Delhi concert called off after Hindutva trolls slam public sector organiser

This is the second concert featuring Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna that has been cancelled after outcry by Hindutva zealots.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.