Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday announced results of garbage-free star rating of cities. This initiative was launched under the Swachh Bharat Mission to achieve the goal garbage-free nation.
After announcing a partial resumption of train services on Sunday, the government is all set to begin flight services in a bid to kickstart the aviation industry. A high-level committee comprising DGCA officials, CISF, Airport authority officials including AAI and DIAL officers today inspected preparedness for the resumption of services at the Delhi International Airport.
Reviewing the situation of stranded Indians in foreign countries, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed that 64 flights will be operated in the first week to bring stranded people from different countries during May 7 to May 13.
With India set to begin one of the largest evacuations amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday announced that 64 flights will operate from May 7 to May 13 to bring back stranded Indians from abroad.
Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed airlines that some of them did not pay heed to the ministry's advisory and opened bookings, started collecting money from flyers, therefore, a directive was issued to them restraining from doing so on April 19.
Domestic air travel has come down by 20-30 per cent after the coronavirus outbreak and the aviation sector is suffering losses due to it, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said so far nearly 12 lakh passengers coming from abroad have been screened for coronavirus at various airports across the country.
Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal met Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Delhi on February 29.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday exhumed confidence that this time around there will be no problem in Air India's divestment.
Air India's debt has been rising for the last three years as it has been incurring losses for reasons such as an increase in competition, especially from Low-Cost Carriers (LCCs), high-interest burden and operating costs, Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday.
An IndiGo passenger on flight 6E 806 from Chennai to Bengaluru, Supriya Unni Nair, has alleged the flight captain Jayakrishna for being abusive, threatening her and her 75-year-old diabetic mother after she requested for a wheelchair for her mother. Matter under internal review, says IndiGo.
A day after a mob indulged in stone-pelting at Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday tweeted that the incident should be an eye-opener for those opposed to the CAA.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri condemned the vandalism by a mob outside Nankana Sahib Gurudwara on January 03 in Pakistan. Hardeep Singh Puri said, "These are wanton acts of vandalism, arson and stone pelting against one of the holi
Weeks after the Air India chief stated that the airline's financial situation was "grossly untenable" for sustaining operations, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri clarified on Tuesday that the national carrier, which is incurring a loss of Rs 20-26 crore daily, will keep on running till it is privatised.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri while speaking on Air India's privatisation said they don't become a slave to or victim of certain deadlines but are trying to privatise Air India as quickly as possible.
n a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Puri said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) keeps track of the registered civil Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS).
Terming as the statement by Puri "shocking and false", the AAP government claimed that the Union Housing and Urban Development minister's statement was aimed at hiding "corruption and inefficiency" of the BJP-led civic bodies in Delhi.
"People come from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They are our brothers and sisters. They are out citizens. It is not the issue who comes from where. I want to tell on record that we should provide all necessary help to the affected families," Puri said.
The Naresh Goyal-led Jet Airways, which was the largest private carrier at its time, was grounded on April 17 due to financial troubles. Jet Airways employed around 18,000 people, when the carrier suspended its international and domestic flights.
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday that he is hopeful that concrete offers will come for Air India's sale as terms for the bid are being revised in a big way.
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