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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicCivil Aviation Ministry

Topic: Civil Aviation Ministry

Lack of infra, low demand, pandemic — why UDAN has only 41% flight routes after 4 years

Govt is now planning a special round of UDAN 4.1, which will cover cancelled and terminated routes. Under this, 392 routes have been proposed.

How India plans to manage its growing drone air traffic in the years to come

The draft policy by civil aviation ministry is expected to coordinate drone flight paths, manage traffic and provide weather and terrain data.

India’s domestic air passenger traffic reaches more than half of pre-Covid levels

When flights resumed after 2 months due to Covid-19, there were only 30,000 air passengers, but the number reached over 2 lakh on 2 November, Union Ministry of Civil Aviation said.

Airlines can operate up to 60% of pre-Covid domestic flights till 24 February, says govt

In September, the Civil Aviation ministry had increased the capacity of domestic flights for airline operators from 45%, issued on 26 June, to 60%.

Airlines may soon be allowed to run 75% of pre-Covid domestic flights, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The government on 2 September had allowed Indian airlines to operate up to 60 per cent of their pre-Covid services within the country.

Civil aviation ministry permits airlines to decide baggage limitations for domestic flights

The matter with regard to check-in baggage has been reviewed based on the feedback/inputs received from the concerned stakeholders, the ministry noted.

Penalty for airline violations hiked to Rs 1 cr from Rs 10 lakh as Parliament clears amendments

The violations include carrying arms, explosives, or other dangerous goods aboard aircraft and contravening any rules notified under the Act, among others.

Full refund for domestic and international tickets booked during lockdown, DGCA tells SC

Passengers will be refunded in full for tickets bought between 25 March and 3 May, domestic carriers given the option of offering a credit shell.

International travellers with connecting domestic flights can avail Covid tests at airports

If the RT-PCR test result is negative, the passengers can catch their flight & avoid institutional quarantine at the destination, the civil ministry's order stated.

India in talks with 13 countries to start bilateral air bubble pacts, says Hardeep Singh Puri

India has already established bilateral air bubbles pact, which allows airlines of two countries to operate international flights with certain restrictions, with 7 countries.

On Camera

MCD is rounding up sterilised, friendly dogs just for optics—a moral and scientific failure

Since 1982, the resident dogs of JLN Stadium have peacefully coexisted with athletes, spectators, and staff. There hasn’t been a single recorded bite in over four decades.

NITI Aayog flags gender pay gap in services sector, women earn half of what men make in rural areas

Federal think tank report says gap persists across most sub-sectors, shaped by occupational segregation, limited access to high-paying positions, and skill mismatch.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.