Asia is experiencing energy shocks similar to the 1970s oil crises, with rising fossil fuel costs impacting consumers and industries. This ...

India is bracing for a major energy cost shock. Soaring crude oil prices are set to impact corporate profits, consumer spending, and govern...

Indonesia on Monday announced a 28-percentage point rise in the surcharge on aviation fuel, and said it would allow airlines to raise the d...

Delhi is planning a new drone policy. It will focus on drone research and testing facilities. Drones will be used for traffic management. S...

The cabinet last week approved a Rs 28,840-crore plan to revamp regional air connectivity over the next decade, which includes developing 1...

The scheme subsidises airlines flying to remote destinations at fares capped by the government. Its performance has been uneven so far. Of ...

The aviation ministry was in need of money to fund the subsidy and had approached the finance ministry for help.

The Prime Minister’s Office has asked the civil aviation ministry to examine adding 44 airports under the scheme called Ude Desh ka Aam Nag...

The finance ministry has agreed to fund the Ude Desh ke Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme through the dividend that AAI pays to the government every...

An expert committee had recommended that the number be brought down to nine, to “address the concerns of state governments and pilgrims”.

“They wanted to know about the composition of the trust and other details about the trust, which has been created to keep it out of the tax...

Under the UDAN scheme, the government provides air connectivity to unserved and underserved airports in the country.

SpiceJet has offered to operate regional flights out of Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi without cash support from the government under the progra...

The government is also hopeful of announcing the award of regional flights post March 11, after the code of conduct gets over post the anno...

The airline providing regional flights will have to connect underserved airports with minimum 3 flights a week and maximum 7 flights a week.

This will be the first time private carriers will be allowed to bid for these routes and claim government subsidy.

Government is considering a proposal to provide subsidy to private airlines operating flights on loss-making routes in the north eastern re...