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Topic: Mumbai Airport

Recurring aircraft defects to faded runway lines, DGCA check reveals safety lapses at key airports

Two teams led by the joint director general of the DGCA started a survey of airports following a 19 June order, days after the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad.

Adani-run Mumbai airport sparks airline lobbying over new payment rules

In a 31 December letter to an airlines body, the airport justified the change by pointing out its 'deteriorating financial position' and 'significant debt obligations'.

NIA arrests two members of ISIS sleeper cell’s module from Mumbai airport

The two accused had non-bailable warrants issued against them by the NIA Special Court, Mumbai. The agency had also declared Rs 3 lakh cash award each for information about them.

Mumbai airport reintroduces ‘Pawfect’ initiative. 9 adorable dogs to greet passengers at departures area

Mumbai International Airport is only Indian airport with ‘Pawfect’ initiative. It shared a video on social media showing the nine companions interacting with passengers.

Was IndiGo flight landing close to Air India plane on runway a safety lapse? What rules say

Air traffic controllers cleared flights; not a safety lapse, says their guild. Civil aviation directorate initiates a probe into incident that occurred Saturday at Mumbai airport.

Close shave as IndiGo flight lands while Air India plane takes off from same runway at Mumbai airport

IndiGo says its flight from Indore was given landing clearance by ATC. DGCA has initiated a probe and de-rostered an air traffic controller involved in the incident.

Indian airports currently lag behind global ones in a key revenue stream, but change is in the air

India’s major airports earned average of $4.3/customer in 2023-24 from non-aeronautical sources, much lesser than $7.2-15.9 of global ones, according to rating agency ICRA.

With a wobble after take-off, Air India 747s say goodbye. Some may still fly, some stripped for parts

Air India’s Boeing 747-400 ‘Agra’ made its final take-off from Mumbai amid a wave of nostalgia on social media. The airline has sold its last 4 Boeing jumbo jets to modernise its fleet.

Foreign national held at Mumbai airport with cocaine worth Rs 11 cr concealed in his body

The drug capsules, weighing 1,108 grams, are banned in India and were recovered from the man's body by doctors at the state-run J J Hospital Saturday.

Mumbai’s Air India Colony isn’t ready to let go. 350 families fighting eviction, bulldozers

Most of the 3,000 flats in Mumbai’s Air India Colony have been emptied since the airline was privatised, but some residents are clinging to their homes, stopping bulldozers.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.