January 21, 2020 03:00 IST
In 2018, passenger traffic growth was recorded at 18.60 per cent over the previous year, while in 2017 passenger traffic grew at 17.31 per cent.
Tue, Jan 21, 2020January 18, 2020 01:02 IST
Shares of Vodafone Idea on Friday plunged 25.21 per cent to Rs 4.51 on the BSE after the Supreme Court's rejection of a review of its order that put Rs 1.47 lakh crore liability of past dues on telecom companies.
Sat, Jan 18, 2020January 17, 2020 04:49 IST
Following the judgment, the DoT had written to GAIL and Power Grid, asking them to pay AGR fees of Rs 1.72 lakh crore and Rs 1.25 lakh crore, respectively. GAIL, Power Grid and other companies have denied that they owe any money to the DoT, and said they have paid all dues.
Fri, Jan 17, 2020January 17, 2020 00:58 IST
Bharti Airtel said in a statement: “The money now required to pay punitive interest, penalty and interest on penalty which forms nearly 75 per cent of AGR (adjusted gross revenues) dues would have better served the digital mission of the country”.
Fri, Jan 17, 2020January 16, 2020 03:51 IST
So far, Amazon has invested close to $5 billion in India across verticals such as marketplace, sellers services, payments, etc
Thu, Jan 16, 2020January 14, 2020 03:51 IST
The government has asked the owners of unregistered drones to submit the required information to the government by January 31.
Tue, Jan 14, 2020October 23, 2019 01:49 IST
Full-scale protection model for critical assets such as Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, nuclear installations, airports.
Wed, Oct 23, 2019October 19, 2019 01:15 IST
The highest growth over last year’s schedule in percentage terms was witnessed by full-service carrier Vistara, which will operate 1,376 flights per week compared with 838 flights a week last year, representing a growth rate of 64.2 per cent.
Sat, Oct 19, 2019October 16, 2019 02:49 IST
It also includes knowledge of personnel pertaining to aircraft turnaround and general safety procedures such as aircraft fuelling, pushback, and towing.
Wed, Oct 16, 2019October 14, 2019 03:14 IST
While small products such as mobile phones and fashion goods dominated the orders from smaller towns, online retailers have also ramped up their logistics to deliver larger items like furniture and white goods to difficult-to-reach terrains.
Mon, Oct 14, 2019October 14, 2019 01:00 IST
Airbus Helicopters, which has tied up Mahindra Defence, expects the Centre to award the project in a timely, transparent and fair manner.
Mon, Oct 14, 2019October 12, 2019 01:36 IST
In the letter written to the airlines on Friday, the DGCA stated: “Prompt redressal of passenger complaints should be the top most priority and must be attended to as per the relevant provisions of the CARs (civil aviation requirements)”.
Sat, Oct 12, 2019October 10, 2019 04:00 IST
As TRAI examines the possibility of lawful interception of messages on WhatsApp and similar platforms, a look at the debate around such interception, the technical difficulties, and practices around the world
Thu, Oct 10, 2019October 09, 2019 00:56 IST
Lord Mayor of the City of London Peter Estlin said that Brexit provides the UK with an opportunity to start a global dialogue by itself on how financial technology companies are regulated across the world.
Wed, Oct 09, 2019October 08, 2019 04:42 IST
While the government is clear it can demand access to message logs for law enforcement purposes, it is not relying on the Telegraph Act to solve the problem of communication access.
Tue, Oct 08, 2019October 07, 2019 04:12 IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad said that his department is prioritising components manufacturing as well to ensure the entire value chain is present in India.
Mon, Oct 07, 2019October 06, 2019 01:25 IST
Speaking about India’s drone regulations, Wolf also said how the first step in maintaining safety, as far as drones are concerned, should be distinguishing between those following the rules and those breaking them. Edited excerpts:
Sun, Oct 06, 2019October 05, 2019 01:33 IST
Prasad indicated that while the government recognised the importance of free data flow, it was clear in its resolve that “super-sensitive data” would have to reside in India.
Sat, Oct 05, 2019October 01, 2019 01:41 IST
The Japanese carmaker, responding to queries on the issue, too indicated that it is taking forward the partnership, despite the initial hiccups.
Tue, Oct 01, 2019September 29, 2019 00:30 IST
Kerala’s Secretary to Chief Minister and Secretary to the Department of Electronics & IT, M Sivasankaran said that the state government set up a fund of funds to provide better financing options to home-grown startups.
Sun, Sep 29, 2019September 27, 2019 04:40 IST
Softbank-backed Oyo Hotels and Homes, through its managed housing brand Oyo Life, announced Thursday a tie-up with IIT-Delhi to provide off-campus accommodation and another deal with the private Plaksha University
Fri, Sep 27, 2019September 25, 2019 03:05 IST
A DGCA official had said that while it was still early days to spell out India’s plan of action, a validation of the plane will be conducted to ensure all safety parameters are met.
Wed, Sep 25, 2019September 22, 2019 01:12 IST
The information sought is in connection with the investigation over alleged irregularities in signing of bilateral flying rights by the Indian government to West Asian countries in 2008-09.
Sun, Sep 22, 2019September 21, 2019 01:09 IST
A senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that the airline has been asked to limit its passenger capacity to 157 people on the 186-seater A320neo planes and to 173 people on the 222-seater A321neo aircraft.
Sat, Sep 21, 2019September 19, 2019 01:04 IST
India is the biggest customer of the A320neo family of aircraft, with the country’s largest carrier IndiGo alone having ordered 280 A320neo and 150 A321neo planes.
Thu, Sep 19, 2019