Sharmistha Mukherjee

Currently, the connectivity through the sea route with Bangladesh is through Colombo and Singapore ports, which, being circuitous, adds to transportation costs.

Maggi would now be available across the country except in Bihar, Odisha, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where the company is yet to secure the requisite clearances.

Vehicle sales across categories registered a 13.91 per cent increase to 20,35,821 units in October from 17,87,160 units in the corresponding month.

The civil aviation ministry is looking at levying a charge of 2 per cent on all domestic and international flight tickets sold within the country to subsidise air travel on regional routes.

The DGCA circular came post an order from the high court in Hyderabad which permitted the airport operator to charge UDF earlier this month.

Incentivising airlines to fly to unconnected destinations will not only drastically cut travel time but also help bridge the fare gap with railways, thereby catalysing the masses to avail of air travel options.

It earlier used to have a 'nonstop' flight utilising an Airbus 340 from Delhi to Toronto with a fuelling halt in Zurich.

The aviation ministry is looking at an upfront subsidy to airlines so that the cost of air travel on certain routes would be brought within reach for the common man at about Rs 2500 per flying hour.

Officials asked to refrain from checks which can distort market economics.

The Baleno — to hit roads on October 26 — will take on the likes of Honda Jazz, Volkswagen Polo and Hyundai Elite i20.

With India projected to become the third largest aviation market in the world by the end of the decade, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways have started examining traffic potential on routes beyond the six metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad to add new points of calls and launch new services once […]

Vistara’s CEO Phee Teik Yeoh outlines for Sharmistha Mukherjee the many learnings — a revamped menu, easier check-in, premium economy offering — the airline has integrated into its workings to enhance consumer experience.

The issue of enforcement as opposed to self-regulation lies at the heart of the debate which precipitated into the recent transport strike.

The transporters’ strike entered into its third day disrupting supply of goods across the country.

The road transport ministry will soon seek cabinet approval to lower the current traffic threshold for upgrading two-lane national highways to four-lane highways. The clearance is expected to come later this month.

Even in states where notifications have been issued, there are lapses in the implementation process as no regulations have been put in place to the fitment process.

As per data available with Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, investments of $40-50 billion are needed to expand/upgrade airport infrastructure across the country to meet the demands for excess capacity arising from estimated traffic projections.

New projects worth $45 bn under NHDP discussed.

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) alleged that the German automaker had used software to trick regulators measuring toxic emissions on its diesel vehicles between 2008 and 2015.

The government on Wednesday removed the name of Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, from the no-frisking list of the airports.

The programme aims at setting up convenience clusters for travellers on national highways like parking, restaurants, telephone booth/wi-fi, ATMs, fuel stations, minor repair shops, rest rooms, toilets etc.

Directly aping Euro norms might be a problem considering the driving conditions peculiar to India that might require the adaptation of critical components to work in these conditions.

Road ministry forwarded list of about 50 names to PMO in June, but is yet to receive an approval

Lohani, in his first message to employees has said that the organisation will always maintain a ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards indiscipline.