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Wildlife Conservation : A tight rope walk
October 31, 2017
Overall, we are still not in a place where our wildlife is safe. Vivek Menon, executive director and CEO of Wildlife Trust of India, asserts in an interview to India & You that the country needs to tread a middle path where growth should not just be economically sustainable, ...
Read MoreMarghi Na Farcha Recipe
October 31, 2017
A traditional Parsi dish making for a small portion of the big and lavish wedding feasts, marghi na farcha has an authentic yet easy method of preparation. Literally a big piece of chicken, it is also a weekend favourite of many. A descendant of Persian Zoroastrians who came to I...
Read MoreBhutan launches new official destination website
October 31, 2017
The Tourism Council of Bhutan launched its new official destination website in the wake of a growing importance of digital presence in tourism.
Read MoreHomestays in Coonoor
October 31, 2017
A homestay can be quite a rewarding experience – a fun, immersive way to travel and experience places such as Coonoor on the Nilgiri Mountain range in southern India. Authenticity of a travel experience that can bring the taste of life as a local is indeed very special alon...
Read MoreAirport Modernisation India Summit 2017
October 31, 2017
Keeping in view India’s vision of becoming the largest aviation market in the world by 2030, TraiCon events developed the Airport Modernisation India Summit 2017, which looked at methods to develop the Indian aviation sector. Aimed at developing a programme that will help moder...
Read MoreAirline Stocks Fly High in a Sweet Spot
October 31, 2017
Backed by strong fundamentals, the Indian aviation stocks are soaring high and are likely to attain greater heights as key players open their war chests in pursuit of a bigger slice of the growing market pie. The Indian aviation sector is witnessing a new horizon underneath the b...
Read MoreImpact of GST on Indian Aviation
October 31, 2017
The newly-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) has also impacted the burgeoning Indian aviation sector, though without much damage. Until a few weeks before the July 1 deadline for the countrywide introduction of the new unified tax regime under Goods and Services Tax, the Ind...
Read More‘MAHA-UDAN’ The Quantum Jump Towards Development
October 31, 2017
Maharashtra is firmly poised to carry forward the objectives of central government’s ‘UDAN Yojana’ while targeting smaller cities for developing airports within a 800 km radius of existing airports. With a cap on the fare at INR 2,500 for a distance of 500 kilometres, it op...
Read MoreValsa Ramannair Singh
October 31, 2017
Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC) has a number of projects, schemes and initiatives under its wing. MADC is taking consistent and substantial steps to improve connectivity in Maharashtra, establish a booming economy and set India up as the aero manufacturing ...
Read MoreAAI Stepping-up Commercial Activities
October 31, 2017
With India set to become the third largest aviation market by 2026, the Airports Authority of India is expanding its avenues for revenue generation, from aeronautical to the non-aeronautical arena. Airports Authority of India (AAI) is looking to unleash and tap the commercial pot...
Read MoreHow Airports Make Money in India?
October 31, 2017
The understanding of sustained financial health in the Indian aviation sector, especially at airports, still remains a challenge in India. With non-aeronautical revenue such as retail or advertising coming to rescue over the years, it is quite intriguing to appreciate how the Ind...
Read MoreJammu Airport: Augmenting Infrastructure to Enhance Connectivity
October 31, 2017
Upgrading airports for delivering better services to air travellers has been the motto for the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The newly inaugurated upgraded terminal building at the Jammu Airport is one such example. Mehbooba Mufti, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, and P ...
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