UDAN airports to get comprehensive anti-terror security cover soon

More than 60 airports operational in tier-two and tier-three cities under the Centre's regional connectivity scheme Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik or UDAN will soon be brought under a comprehensive......

Incessant rains, swollen rivers trigger floods in Arunachal

Incessant rains since the past one week has triggered floods in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh with major rivers including Siang in high spate affecting several villages. With the mighty......

Arunachal Pradesh: Heavy rains trigger landslides, floods

Incessant downpour over the past couple of days has triggered landslides and floods in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh throwing normal life out of gear. Besides damaging culverts and some......

IAF's AN-32 transport aircraft lands in Sikkim's Pakyong airfield

IMAGE: An AN-32 aircraft of 43 Sqn carries out a successful landing, at Pakyong airfield in Pakyong, on Wednesday. This is the first landing by an AN-32 class of aircraft at the airfield, which is......

Airport PPP model leads to better infrastructure, revenues

The success of public private partnership model in Indian airports has led to a significant improvement in infrastructure and collection of revenues, says the Economic Survey 2014-15. It said......

First 5 no-frills airports to come up in 4 states

The first five no-frills airports would come up in four states and the work would begin in the next six months. The airports, which have been shortlisted from 50 cities and towns in remote areas......

Govt puts UPA's low-cost airport project on hold

Work to go on in 5 of the 50 places identified in 2013; new criteria mooted for viability study The present government has decided to put on hold the previous one’s ambitious plan of......