Ever since she stopped dyeing her hair more than a year back, waiting for the messy grey to grow into subdued salt, Nirmala Sitharaman has been particularly attentive to her sari selection. For years, she wore handlooms from her home state of Andhra Pradesh besides Tamil Nadu’s pattus, but there has been a stylistic shift … Read more
Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new Council of Ministers reflects continuity from the previous government, a few ministers’ portfolios have been changed. Jyotiraditya Scindia is a key figure among the Union Ministers whose portfolio has been reallocated. Scindia, the former Civil Aviation Minister, has been given the charge of the Ministry of Communications and the … Read more
File picture of Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia at the launch of Digi Yatra | Photo Credit: PTI Airports have been advised to ensure that registration of air travellers for the Digi Yatra initiative, which provides digital processing of passengers at various checkpoints with the help of a face scan, is “completely voluntary”, … Read more
Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia campaigning in Madhya Pradesh in November, ahead of the Assembly election. | Photo Credit: PTI Despite facing a crushing defeat in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress can draw solace from the fact that it held on its own in the Gwalior-Chambal region, even after losing its top leader Jyotiraditya … Read more
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia. | Photo Credit: PTI The concept of flying cars that we used to see in movies has become a reality, and the government is fully committed to supporting this mode of transport, said Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Delivering the Keynote address at the international conference and exhibition … Read more
“This 470 aircraft order also comprises of roughly around 40-50 aircraft from Airbus and 40-50 aircraft from Boeing, which are going to be long haul aircraft. Other airlines are also procuring now long haul aircraft,” says Jyotiraditya Scindia, Aviation MinisterA big aircraft order that has been placed by airline. What is the larger picture that … Read more
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that he himself was investigating allegations that budget carrier IndiGo on Saturday barred a specially-abled child from boarding at Ranchi as he was in “a state of panic”. The minister also said that no human being should have to go through such an experience. The boy and his were travelling … Read more
Scindia further said that at a time when the airline industry world over is facing turbulence, two new airlines, Jet and Akasa, will soon launch their services. As many as 3.82 lakh passengers undertook air travel daily in the last seven days, giving hopes of revival of the sector scarred by Covid-19, Civil Aviation Minister … Read more
The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India’s (FHRAI) stated that the closure of the runway poses a serious threat to the hospitality and tourism industry in the Union Territory which has already suffered 75- 80 per cent revenue loss due to the pandemic. Hospitality industry body FHRAI on Tuesday said it has submitted … Read more
Fare bands are in force for airlines, while the capacity restriction on domestic flight operations was done away with from October 18, 2021. The government on Monday said decisions regarding domestic scheduled flight operations and relaxation in fare capping are subject to prevailing coronavirus situation, status of operations and passenger demand for air travel. Fare … Read more