Mihir Mishra, Sreelatha Menon

Stories by Mihir Mishra, Sreelatha Menon

Low-cost carriers to double fleet

Low-cost carriers to double fleet

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2010

The country's leading low-cost air carriers -- IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir -- are set to nearly double their fleet capacity over the next 17 months.

Air passenger numbers rise, yields by far less

Air passenger numbers rise, yields by far less

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2010

The passenger numbers have grown at a little over 20 per cent in the past few months.

FinMin supports plan panel on road bid norms

FinMin supports plan panel on road bid norms

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2010

The Union finance ministry has endorsed the views of Gajendra Haldea, infrastructure advisor to the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, who had objected to recent changes in bidding norms by the National Highways Authority of India.

NHAI may go bankrupt in three years: Plan panel

NHAI may go bankrupt in three years: Plan panel

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2010

A report by a senior official in the Planning Commission has said the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is heading towards bankruptcy, as its debt is set to increase five times in the next three years.

Udaan gives school dropouts a second chance

Udaan gives school dropouts a second chance

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2010

Nachiket Mor is today championing the concept of residential bridge schools for dropouts.

Trivandrum Airport: Kerala opposes development fee

Trivandrum Airport: Kerala opposes development fee

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

AAI has got approval from Airport Economic Regulatory Authority to charge Rs 755 per departing international passenger for a period of 10 years.

Diktat on helipads to hit industry

Diktat on helipads to hit industry

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

It would also hit the over 20 helipads that were being planned by corporate houses, hotels and individuals.

Will a new law end Khap killings?

Will a new law end Khap killings?

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2010

The government proposal for a legislation to deal with honour killings by khap panchayats may not put an end to this evil. Activists say the Centre should come up with an answer to the menace without alienating communities but at the same time ensure that no one gets away with murder. Honour killings have been reported in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Plan panel document trigger for 'armchair' remark

Plan panel document trigger for 'armchair' remark

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2010

Though the controversy between the Planning Commission and the road transport ministry is old, the trigger for Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath calling the Commission an 'armchair advisor' seems to be a document of the Planning Commission.

The failure of the food security bill

The failure of the food security bill

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2010

Unlike in langars, free feeding under the food security bill may force people to swallow their shame.

NAC endorses universal rural PDS

NAC endorses universal rural PDS

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

The National Advisory Council, chaired by Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, met for the second time on Thursday after its recent revival and unanimously endorsed the idea of universal access to the public distribution system (PDS) in rural areas.

NAC endorses universal rural PDS

NAC endorses universal rural PDS

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

The National Advisory Council, chaired by Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, met for the second time on Thursday after its recent revival and unanimously endorsed the idea of universal access to the public distribution system in rural areas. It was agreed that a universalised PDS should be implemented initially in 150 districts, a member said.

JetLite to deposit Rs 100 cr in Sahara tax dispute

JetLite to deposit Rs 100 cr in Sahara tax dispute

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2010

The government's contention was that Sahara Airlines Ltd (now JetLite) was promoting the real estate and housing business and area operations of Sahara India Commercial Corporation.

The real state of Kerala

The real state of Kerala

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

Today the investments in Kerala are limited to flats.

AI has less room for cost cuts

AI has less room for cost cuts

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

As per 2009 estimates, two major expenditure verticals were fuel cost, with 34.2 per cent, and staff cost, with 16.2 per cent.

Air India JV won't employ its surplus staff

Air India JV won't employ its surplus staff

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2010

Air India-Singapore Airport Terminal Services, the ground handling arm of the state-owned carrier, will hire 90 per cent of its workforce on contract to start operations at the new terminal of the Delhi airport, according to a senior Air India official. AISATS is a 50:50 profit sharing joint venture between AI and the Singapore-based company. The airline selected SATS as its partner in September 2008.

What Chhattisgarh needs is jobs

What Chhattisgarh needs is jobs

Rediff.com   24 May 2010

Chhattisgarh needs special people's offices to identify skills and link them to earning possibilities

DIAL to lease land to clear debt

DIAL to lease land to clear debt

Rediff.com   18 May 2010

The consortium will use money from commercial development to pay off Rs 5,000-crore debt (Rs 50 billion).

Two airports likely for Goa

Two airports likely for Goa

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

Tourists who come from across the world to laze around in the balmy beaches of Goa will now have another attraction - it will have not one but two airports.

The price poor people pay for huge projects

The price poor people pay for huge projects

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

A principle adopted to ensure rehabilitation of evacuees alongside progress on projects is known for violations.