Civil Aviation Minister
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Black box of crashed Air India flight being examined in India, no plans to send it abroad: Govt
India | Jun 24, 2025, 11:52 PM ISTEarlier, the government said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will decide on the location of decoding the black box of Air India's crashed Dreamliner.
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Kedarnath helicopter crash: Aryan Aviation’s Char Dham operations suspended, case filed after 7 die
India | Jun 16, 2025, 12:01 AM ISTKedarnath helicopter crash: As part of the enforcement action, the licences of two helicopter pilots have also been suspended for a duration of six months, the ministry confirmed. The specific violations leading to the suspensions have not yet been disclosed.
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Civil Aviation Minister to approach MHA for opening customs check-post at Tripura’s Agartala airport
Tripura | Mar 06, 2025, 09:43 PM ISTBefore an airport can be declared an international airport, the Union Home Ministry must approve the establishment of a customs check-post for immigration services.
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Raghav Chadha highlights airfare issue while discussion on Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak in Rajya Sabha
India | Dec 04, 2024, 11:28 AM ISTThe Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Tuesday. During the discussion on the bill, AAP MP Raghav Chadha highlighted some crucial issues faced by the air passengers.
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Muqabla: How many flights received bomb threats today?
News | Oct 22, 2024, 06:26 PM ISTFor the last one week, Hawks calls have created a stir… every day, not just one or two but dozens of flights are receiving false calls about bombs… due to which many flights are being canceled or have to make emergency landings. ..Later investigation reveals that the bomb threat was false...
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Passenger safety remains our topmost priority: Civil Aviation Minister on bomb threats to airlines
India | Oct 16, 2024, 09:27 PM ISTAirlines bomb threats: According to officials, as many as 19 flights have received bomb threats in three days and a Riyadh-bound IndiGo flight was diverted to Muscat due to the threat.
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Bomb threats to flights: Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu to hold high-level meeting today
India | Oct 16, 2024, 08:28 AM ISTSince the past few months, the bomb threats for the flights have increased. On Monday and Tuesday alone, several domestic and international flights of Air India and IndiGo received threats. Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday also convened a meeting with senior officials.
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Civil Aviation Minister Naidu reviews operations at Delhi Airport following canopy collapse incident
Delhi | Jul 01, 2024, 08:25 AM ISTUnion Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu inspected operations at Delhi Airport after a canopy collapse inciden. He emphasizes over seamless operations and passenger safety.
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Civil Aviation Minister slams opposition for politicising Delhi Airport canopy collapse incident
India | Jun 29, 2024, 07:16 AM ISTUnion Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu rebukes the opposition for politicizing the Terminal 1 canopy collapse at Delhi Airport. The tragic incident resulted in one death and eight injuries.
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Civil aviation ministry orders inspection of safety, fare advisories of all Indian airports
India | Jun 28, 2024, 10:05 PM ISTDelhi airport roof collapse: Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu held the review meeting with senior officials of the ministry, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Airports Authority of India and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security on Friday.
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Delhi Airport roof collapse 'very serious incident', kin of deceased to get Rs 20Lakh: Naidu
India | Jun 28, 2024, 10:52 AM ISTOne person died while six others left injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed on cars, amid heavy rains on Friday.
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Intention is to take air travel to the common man: Union Civil Aviation Minister
India | Jun 13, 2024, 04:28 PM ISTThe newly appointed Civil Aviation Minister, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, outlined his priorities on Thursday, emphasizing the need to enhance the "ease of flying" experience. He expressed his commitment to making civil aviation more approachable and accessible to the common people of India.
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TMC delegation meets aviation minister, demands direct Kolkata-London flight, airport in Purulia
India | Sep 20, 2022, 07:03 PM ISTOn the proposal to add Chanda Charra in Purulia as the latest airport, Scindia assured the delegation that the Airports Authority of India would examine the proposal once its sent.
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Air passenger traffic returning to pre-pandemic level, says Union Civil Aviation Minister Scindia
India | Mar 14, 2022, 08:23 PM ISTReferring to the hardships faced by the aviation sector in the last two years due to Covid-19, Scindia said that this sector was badly affected on the economic front and in the third Covid wave, the passenger traffic went down to almost about 1.60 lakh passengers per day.
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'My name is Jyotiraditya Scindia': Minister on Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'maharaj' dig
India | Feb 10, 2022, 08:48 PM ISTThis came after Chowdhury addressed the Civil Aviation Minister as 'maharaj' twice in the Lok Sabha while asking a question pertaining to some airport projects in West Bengal during the Question Hour.
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New drone policy will create history in India's ideology in 21st century: Scindia
News | Aug 26, 2021, 08:00 PM ISTUnion Minister for Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on August 26 said the new drone policy will create history in India's ideology in 21st century.
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Scindia flags off relief material for flood victims in Chambal regions of Gwalior
News | Aug 18, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTUnion Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on August 18 flagged off nine trucks of relief material for the people of flood-hit areas in Chambal of Madhya Pradesh. The relief material is worth of Rs 50 lakh.
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Russia taking promising direction towards Solar Energy development
News | Aug 18, 2021, 04:09 PM ISTCountries like the United States of America and other European countries, which have been using and even obtaining Renewable Energy Sources for a long time, Russia has also taken a promising direction towards development of devices that convert solar radiation into electricity.
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'Flight Commander' Jyotiraditya Scindia takes control of Civil Aviation Ministry
India | Jul 09, 2021, 01:00 PM ISTAccordingly, the Union Minister took charge of the ministry headquartered at the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in Delhi.
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Government targets 1,000 routes under UDAN scheme: Hardeep Singh Puri
India | Feb 08, 2021, 10:01 AM ISTUnion Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said his ministry has set a target of operationalising 100 unserved and underserved airports and starting at least 1,000 air routes under the UDAN scheme.