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TopicHardeep Singh Puri

Topic: Hardeep Singh Puri

With less than 300 choppers, India’s helicopter market dwindles, industry wants better rules

India's helicopter potential in tourism, mining, corporate travel and medical services remains severely underused.

Sale of Air India to be completed by May or June, aviation minister Hardeep Puri says

Hardeep Puri said the government loses Rs 200 million everyday on Air India, adding: 'we either privatise or we close the airline down' this time.

Airports Authority of India clears Rs 242 crore to develop airport in Ayodhya

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that around 270 acres of land has been made available by the Uttar Pradesh government for the first phase of airport development.

Bengaluru, Shimla top cities in ease of living & Indore, NDMC best municipalities: Govt report

111 cities under 2 categories — those with a population of over 1 million and others having less than a million — were assessed for ease of living & performance of municipalities.

Centre, state govts owe Air India Rs 498 crore, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The aviation minister said the Centre and state governments owe Air India for VVIP travel, evacuation operations, travel of foreign dignitaries among other services.

Hardeep Singh Puri performs bhoomi pujan for redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue

The project envisages a new Parliament building, a central secretariat, revamping of the three-km-long Rajpath, new PM residence and PMO, and new Vice President Enclave.

BJP leaders attack Rahul Gandhi for doubting India’s Covid vaccination drive

BJP's IT department head Amit Malviya and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter, calling out Gandhi for not appreciating India's scientists and healthcare workers.

Uddhav Thackeray asks Centre to rename Aurangabad airport after Chhatrapati Sambhaji

In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri, the Maharashtra CM informed about the state cabinet's decision to rename the airport and urged the Centre to issue a notification.

Govt sensitive to environmental concerns — Hardeep Puri on SC nod to Central Vista project

Union Minister Hardeep Puri welcomed SC judgment giving a go-ahead to the Central Vista redevelopment project and said the govt would continue to adhere to the highest standards.

India to resume flights to UK from 8 January, limits it to 30 per week

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says Indian and UK carriers will each operate 15 flights per week to & from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad until 23 January.

On Camera

Modi govt has learned from past FTAs. Its priority now is building a manufacturing powerhouse

Past FTAs failed to yield much benefit because they exposed domestic industries to global competition without strengthening the manufacturing ecosystem.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.