Centre cuts down the budget allocation for the Ministry of Civil Aviation from Rs 2,658.68 crore allocated in the revised budget for 2024-25 to Rs 2,400.31 crore for 2025-26.
Junior civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha told Rajya Sabha that 6 routes awarded under UDAN had been cancelled due to ‘non-performance’ or ‘poor performance’.
Just as central ministries and state departments are represented by designated spokespersons, police headquarters should also appoint media officers for daily briefings.
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.
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.
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.
A dumb move by the Union govt.
Most of the UDAN airports built in the Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities are barely functional. Some are even lying unused. Most UDAN flight routes, initiated with much fanfare, are no longer operational. All of this is simply due to false projections made in the Detailed Project Reports (DPR).
Given this situation, any sensible govt would wish to take a hard look at the UDAN scheme and it’s continued viability.
Similar is the situation with the metro projects across the nation.
A dumb move by the Union govt.
Most of the UDAN airports built in the Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities are barely functional. Some are even lying unused. Most UDAN flight routes, initiated with much fanfare, are no longer operational. All of this is simply due to false projections made in the Detailed Project Reports (DPR).
Given this situation, any sensible govt would wish to take a hard look at the UDAN scheme and it’s continued viability.
Similar is the situation with the metro projects across the nation.