Air India is in a better state now than it was when Lohani's predecessor took over in 2011, four years after a merger with state-run carrier Indian Airlines.
Uber and Ola both welcomed the move as a step in the right direction.
Politicians appeal to key groups of voters like farmers or the poor by keeping prices low and ignoring theft, prompting scepticism about whether states will agree to any package that forces tariff hikes.
A directive this year to ban all vehicles older than 15 years has been delayed and previous city governments have often ignored court orders to address pollution woes.
Across India, decades of mismanagement and political meddling have left utilities selling electricity below cost and turning a blind eye to rampant theft.
The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax.
MAT has damaged investor confidence
Indebted developers are cutting staff as they slow work on existing projects and postpone new ones until they clear a backlog of 700,000 unsold homes
Modi's party also wants to regulate property markets and tie investor money to specific projects to stop developers diverting cash elsewhere.
India's main hubs are bursting at the seams.
SpiceJet is in talks with aircraft makers for a jet deal.
Under new Chairman Ajay Singh, the airline has cut routes - its capacity is down a third since last year - and costs.
The airline was forced to ground its fleet in December after running out of cash.
Modi placed a $12.6 billion bet in this year's budget on road building
India's $100 billion push into solar energy over the next decade will be driven by foreign players as uncompetitive local manufacturers fall by the wayside, no longer protected by government restrictions on the sector.
India's Railways has struggled to expand to keep up with demand
The carrier planned to bring in a plane a month from March to build a fleet of at least 10 jets by the end of the year.
Nestle now has less than two weeks to convince the regulator why product approval for its noodles should not be withdrawn
Nestle is confident of getting back Maggi on India shelves.
To cover most of the gap, the road ministry plans to raise $7 billion.
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