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TopicAviation ministry

Topic: Aviation ministry

How to prevent the next IndiGo crisis—compulsory resource mapping, DGCA overhaul

The DGCA must be reorganised into a fully autonomous Civil Aviation Authority, mirroring the US FAA's independence, with adequate budgetary allocations untethered from MoCA grants.

Air India crash: AAIB submits report after initial findings, probe on in line with ICAO norms

According to ICAO guidelines, a signatory country is required to file a preliminary report within 30 days of the crash. Report is based on initial findings in investigation.

Civil Aviation Ministry announces dual probe into Air India crash—one technical & another more ‘holistic’

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has said surveillance of India’s Boeing 787 fleet has begun & Air India has been directed to expedite disbursal of insurance.

16 airports built under regional connectivity scheme unused, says govt. Most in Gujarat & Punjab

Minister of state for civil aviation told Lok Sabha that airlines plan flights on routes based on market demand & commercial feasibility, over which aviation ministry has no jurisdiction.

Budget cuts to civil aviation ministry ‘unreasonable’, House panel recommends adding funds

Standing Committee says reduced budgetary allocation a matter of grave concern, calls on govt to inject ministry with more funds to boost sector, revenue.

Ban on flight services to be lifted when Covid-19 no longer a threat: Hardeep Singh Puri

Airlines had been selling tickets in advance even though the government said there had been no decision on allowing them to operate.

By flying drones ‘illegally’, UP, Delhi & Punjab police are breaking the law to enforce law

Only some agencies such as NTRO, Aviation Research Centre and central intelligence agencies are not required to take permission to fly drones.

Air India halves luggage allowance on Mumbai-NY route as Pakistan airspace closure continues

Economy passengers flying from Mumbai to New York, or vice versa, aboard Air India will now only be able to carry one piece of luggage weighing 23 kg.

Journalists lack perspective, brief them before press conference: Minister Suresh Prabhu

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu says move needed because journalists ‘lack perspective’ on issues, but there are fears it is an attempt to peddle govt line.  

On Camera

Why peptides are the most exciting intersection between biotechnology and dermatology

PDRN, a bioactive molecule, has gained popularity in Korea. It is commonly used in treatments designed to restore skin quality rather than simply reduce wrinkles.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.