Transport
Two express trains get superfast status
The Sambalpur-Nanded-Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam-Nanded-Visakhapatnam are among the express trains that have been upgraded to superfast trains by the ministry of railways. Railway authorities said the average speed of Express trains
Green Building Performance Monitoring Platform -‘Arc’ adopted by IGIA
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Delhi has adopted first-of-its-kind Green Building Performance Monitoring Platform – ‘Arc’ developed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for Terminal 3, Delhi Airport.
Substantial progress in operational and financial areas by Air India
Air India continuously monitors the market developments, performance of its flights and carries out studies with an objective to withdraw, to introduce new routes or increase or decrease frequency on
Indian airports face capacity crunch as aviation market booms
Domestic passenger numbers topped 100 million last year! India’s aviation industry risks a capacity crunch as an expansion in landing slots and terminals fails to keep pace with the number
Low airport capacity worries aviation insiders
The Indian government currently has ‘no vision’ in airport infrastructure and the mammoth aircraft orders by airlines pitted against paucity of airport space will create ‘a crisis’ for the industry
British transport minister to meet Indian civil aviation minister
UK’s Minister for Aviation, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, will lead a delegation of British companies to India on 8 – 10 February for the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2017. Aviation
Explosion on rail track triggers sabotage speculation
An explosion occurred on the railway track in Bihar’s Buxar district just after Varanasi-Sealdah (Upper) India Express has triggered speculation of sabotage. An explosion occurred on the railway track in
Achche Din for aviation sector: India sees highest domestic air passenger growth in 2016
Emerging as a stand-out performer, India witnessed the highest growth of 23.3 per cent in domestic air travel demand worldwide in 2016 twice that of neighbouring China, according to IATA.
Civil Aviation Min gets 22% more budgetary funds for 2017-18
The Civil Aviation Ministry today received a substantial increase of over 22 per cent in budgetary allocation at Rs 5,167.60 crore for the next financial year. The Civil Aviation Ministry
Budget 2017: No ‘achhe din’ for Mumbai’s local train commuters
Arun Jaitley allocated Rs 1.31 lakh crore for Indian Railways, however there were no major announcement to ease the travelling experience of Mumbai’s 75 lakh train commuters. Union Finance Minister
