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Cannes Film Festival reveals the Jury for 2017
April 27, 2017
The jury for the competition category of the 70th edition of Cannes Film Festival is announced. Indian personages such as Mrinal Sen have often received the prestigious prospect to judge; however, the present edition has none!
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TN farmers shed clothes to have their voices heard
April 12, 2017
In a protest that has been going on for almost a month now, farmers from Tamil Nadu have made several attempts, some rather unconventional, to have their voices heard, including undressing on the anniversary of Gandhi’s Champaran Satyagraha.
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Purana Qila in New Delhi set to get a makeover
April 6, 2017
In a bid to preserve the cultural heritage of the national capital, a MoU has been signed for a project on 'Conservation, Development & Maintenance of Purana Qila' between ASI, NCF and NBCC.
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India becomes 3rd largest domestic air travel market
March 30, 2017
India beats Japan, which flew 97 million domestic passengers in 2016, to become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic air traffic, according to a recent industry report by CAPA.
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REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY SCHEME
March 28, 2017
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as its implementing agency, is aiming at improving regional connectivity in India. With the underlying Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), project UDAN is set to speed-up processes in Indian aviation industry and take flying to masses by improving air connectivity The year 2015 […]
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V J Kurian, Managing Director
March 28, 2017
Cochin International Airport (CIAL) is the first airport in the world to be completely powered by solar energy. V J Kurian, Managing Director, CIAL, talks to AIBM about the challenges this unique initiative brought. What fired your imagination to build a solar-powered airport? Cochin International Airport (CIAL), which became operational in 1999, is the first […]
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Green Airports Taking Off
March 28, 2017
Not only planes, but airports are also responsible for carbon emissions in the civil aviation sector. Indian airports such as the ones in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi and Vadodara have taken steps to minimise their carbon footprints. The 45-acre facility near the cargo complex of the Cochin International Airport is impressive: 46,000 solar panels are […]
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PPP Model in Airports
March 23, 2017
The ambitious programme of rapid modernisation of airports in the country has an important component of the Public Private Partnership that has already yielded its fruits in airports at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Though it had some teething troubles, the PPP model has increased airports handling capacities and, of course, passenger comfort. Could you help […]
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Regional Connectivity
March 23, 2017
One of the focus areas of the government has been to push air connectivity across the country, especially to Tier II and Tier III cities as India currently uses only a third of its 456 airports, government’s initiatives such as modernisation of airports, the introduction of regional airlines and the National Civil Aviation policy, released […]
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India to present unique tourism products in ITB Berlin
March 7, 2017
While the global travel and tourism industry gears up for ITB Berlin, the most significant congress of the calendar year, India aims to hold a strong presence in Hall 5.2b.
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