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India aviation show 2016 begins in Hyderabad

The India Aviation 2016, an international exhibition and conference on civil aviation kicked off in Hyderabad, Telangana. It is the fifth edition in the biennial series of this...

March 17, 2016

India inks MoUs with six countries in the field of International Civil Aviation Negotiations

India has inked Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with six countries namely in the field of International Civil Aviation Negotiations. They were signed by Indian delegation representing Union Ministry...

November 13, 2015

Nasim Zaidi appointed as Chief Election Commissioner

President Pranab Mukherjee on 9 April 2015 appointed the senior most Election Commissioner (EC), Dr. Nasim Zaidi as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He will succeed incumbent CEC...

April 9, 2015

IAS officer R K Srivastava takes charges as AAI Chairman

IAS officer R K Srivastava took over as the new chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI). Earlier in December, Srivastava was appointed as chairman of AAI by...

January 2, 2015

IMG studying GAGAN’s potential for non-aviation sector

The government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) under Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation to evaluate the potential of GAGAN (GPS Aided Augmented Navigation) system for non-aviation...

July 7, 2014    Government Schemes Current Affairs

Union Government mulls to build 200 low cost airports

The Government of India (GoI) announced to build 200 low cost airports in the next 20 years. Objective: To expand connectivity to Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Benefit: The development of...

March 19, 2014    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Sitaram Yechury committee report: Revisit Aircraft Act 1934 and bring out comprehensive bill

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has rejected the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Bill in the present form. The committee stated that the proposal for...

February 15, 2014    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Current Affairs : June 3, 2010

Awards:Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar 2008 – Isha FoundationIsha Foundation is an NGO, founded by Sadhguru J Vasudev, whose “Project Green Hands” is a movement to raise the green...

June 6, 2010    Government Schemes Current Affairs