Mumbai-Bengaluru Air India flight makes emergency landing after PAN PAN call. What it meansAn Air India flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru faced an engine issue mid-air. Pilots issued a PAN PAN call. The Airbus A320 Neo aircraft retu...
09 Apr, 2026, 08.29 PM IST
All Indian seafarers safe in West Asia, Ports running smoothly: Shipping MinistryAll Indian seafarers in West Asia are safe. No incidents involving Indian-flagged vessels have been reported recently. Indian vessels and c...
01 Apr, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
LVM3-M5 launch: ISRO shoots off India’s heaviest communication satellite on ‘Bahubali’India's space ambitions received a significant boost with ISRO's launch of its heaviest satellite, the 4,410 kg GSAT-7R, aboard the LVM3-M5...
02 Nov, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
Indian Navy to bolster space-based communication with indigenous GSAT-7R satelliteGSAT-7R will provide robust telecommunication coverage across the Indian Ocean Region. Its payload includes transponders capable of support...
02 Nov, 2025, 12.01 PM IST
Aviation giant unveils aircraft that soars a month without refuelling - US navy already testing itSkydweller Solar-Powered Drone is changing aviation with a breakthrough in long-duration, zero-emission flight. This massive drone, with a ...
16 Aug, 2025, 11.18 PM IST
In-flight passengers can access WiFi services only when allowed, say new rulesThe Indian government announced that in-flight WiFi will only be accessible to passengers when electronic device usage is permitted above 3...
04 Nov, 2024, 08.44 PM IST
Tata's Nelco working on new tariff plans for in-flight connectivity"Tariff will vary from one carrier to another in terms of how they want to start the service in the country," Nelco managing director PJ Na...
15 Oct, 2021, 11.56 PM IST
Maritime bodies join hands to transport 4,000 Indian seafarers till June 30 on non-commercial basisThe bodies coming together for this initiative include Maritime Association of Shipowners Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA) and Foreign Owner...
19 Jun, 2020, 03.45 PM IST
Maritime bodies to fly seafarers back home, to foreign ports; Chartered flight to Doha on June 3The first such chartered flight carrying 150 seafarers will depart from New Delhi to Doha on Wednesday, as per maritime bodies MASSA and FO...
02 Jun, 2020, 08.13 PM IST
Tata's Nelco, Panasonic launch IFC services, Vistara signs upIn September 2019, Nelco has forayed into maritime communication services, after receiving an In-flight and Maritime Communication (IFMC) l...
19 Feb, 2020, 12.39 PM IST
5G spectrum auction by year-end or early 2020: Ravi Shankar Prasad"The communications policy is already in place, and by the end of the year or the beginning of the next year, we propose to go for auction ...
13 Sep, 2019, 09.52 PM IST
Reliance Jio applies for in-flight connectivity licence to DoT: SourcesMost recently, the DoT issued a 10-year licence to Bharti Airtel subsidiary Indo Teleports Ltd to provide such services.
16 Apr, 2019, 01.07 PM IST
Airtel arm Indo Teleports to offer inflight connectivity servicesIndo Teleports sets up and operates hubs for TV broadcasters to beam their channels to satellites for transmission.
04 Apr, 2019, 12.39 PM IST
Bharti Airtel arm applies for in-flight connectivity licenceLast month, Hughes Communications India (HCIL) became the the first company to be granted the in-flight and maritime connectivity (IFMC) li...
14 Mar, 2019, 01.30 PM IST
Hughes Communications India gets flight and maritime connectivity licenceWith this, HCIL becomes the first company to be granted the Flight and Maritime Connectivity (FMC) licence in India.
28 Feb, 2019, 01.42 PM IST
DoT plans to set-up network of telecom satellitesThe telecom department is in discussion with the space department to set up a network of satellite for communication services across the co...
03 Jan, 2019, 05.56 PM IST
Kovind hints at enhanced maritime security cooperation with VietnamIt is understood that during meetings, the two sides discussed the South China Sea situation & expanding defence ties, including implementa...
21 Nov, 2018, 08.08 AM IST