Mihir Mishra, Sreelatha Menon

Stories by Mihir Mishra, Sreelatha Menon

Domestic carriers close in on their intl rivals

Domestic carriers close in on their intl rivals

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2010

India's share will only get bigger once SpiceJet enters the fray from June to fly south east Asia and south Asian countries.

Why are govt policies blind to human needs?

Why are govt policies blind to human needs?

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2010

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was the first law in India to mandate child-care facilities for women at work sites.

AAI to hive air traffic off into new subsidiary

AAI to hive air traffic off into new subsidiary

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2010

ATC operations provide over 60 per cent of AAI revenue. The move is to ensure focus on revamp of ATC, particularly the key area of staff hiring, where there is a big shortage.

'Jobs to dalits is private sector's social duty'

'Jobs to dalits is private sector's social duty'

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2010

Positives like dalit music and literature should be promoted while reservations for the community can continue, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mukul Wasnik, tells Business Standard.

Kingfisher Airlines hires US firm to revamp ops

Kingfisher Airlines hires US firm to revamp ops

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2010

The move comes when Kingfisher remains the only listed airline in India to have made losses in the third quarter of the current financial year.

10 state governments say no to Bt brinjal

10 state governments say no to Bt brinjal

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2010

Their representatives joined hands on Wednesday at a conference called in Kerala by the state government and called their united stand the second war of Indian independence.

NREGP architects boycott anniversary celebrations

NREGP architects boycott anniversary celebrations

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2010

Non-government activists Aruna Roy and Jean Dreze, who are widely regarded as architects of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP), boycotted its fourth anniversary celebrations at Vigyan Bhavan, on Tuesday, as a protest against the manner in which the programme had been implemented.

Delhi airport to be made global airline hub

Delhi airport to be made global airline hub

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2010

Air India to shift, unused capacity in existing bilaterals may be mobilised.

More support likely for basic education

More support likely for basic education

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2010

However, it remains to be seen if this is enough to finance the new fundamental right to education between the ages of six and 14 years.

Ex-minister Rudy joins IndiGo as co-pilot

Ex-minister Rudy joins IndiGo as co-pilot

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2010

The first Indian civil aviation minister to fly for a commercial airline -- Rajiv Gandhi has been the only prime minister to do so -- Rudy started his job with IndiGo from January 4.

BJP leader Rudy joins IndiGo as co-pilot

BJP leader Rudy joins IndiGo as co-pilot

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2010

Former Civil Aviation Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy has been hired as a co-pilot with Delhi-based private airline IndiGo Airlines on an honorary basis.

What Indian aviation needs to take off

What Indian aviation needs to take off

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2010

"This is the best time that Indian aviation is seeing and the next six months will be critical. The airlines should monetise this growth without getting into unnecessary capacity addition," said Nikhil Vora, managing director, IDFC-SSKI, a financial services group.

NREGA: How to make it successful

NREGA: How to make it successful

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2010

The key to successful implementation of many government schemes lies in a few ifs.

Runway shutdown may clog IGI airport

Runway shutdown may clog IGI airport

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2010

The runways are expected to be made operational for the larger aircraft before the Commonwealth Games in October.

A smart card-based solution to hunger and poverty

A smart card-based solution to hunger and poverty

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

A physics professor has applied science to suggest ways to help the country get rid of its ills and the result is a comprehensive and smart formula for social change.

Patel wants airlines to club fare, surcharge

Patel wants airlines to club fare, surcharge

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

The airport and user development fees will be kept out of it.

Airports Authority to take Rs 600-cr SBI loan

Airports Authority to take Rs 600-cr SBI loan

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2010

The loan will be at an interest rate of 7.5 per cent and for a period of three years. "We have negotiated with SBI for Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion) and Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) will come immediately and the rest will come by March-end," said a senior AAI official.

Surge in passengers to help airlines cut losses

Surge in passengers to help airlines cut losses

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2010

The passenger numbers in the third quarter were up by over 25 per cent compared to the same quarter last year.

Now, aviation ministry wants Rs 1,200 cr for AI

Now, aviation ministry wants Rs 1,200 cr for AI

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2010

The national carrier to get lion's share of the Rs 1,978 crore budgetary support demanded by the ministry for 2010-11.

China auto biz enters India

China auto biz enters India

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2010

Chinese auto component manufacturers are quietly making inroads into India.