Scindia meets Chuck Robbins; encourages Cisco to deepen its footprint in India to increase tech collaborations

[ad_1] Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins (seen immediate right to the Minister) and other officials of the company on July 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who met Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, at Sanchar Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday (July 8, 2025), encouraged Cisco, a […]

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Airports to ensure Digi Yatra registration is voluntary and consensual: Scindia

[ad_1] File picture of Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia at the launch of Digi Yatra | Photo Credit: PTI Airports have been advised to ensure that registration of air travellers for the Digi Yatra initiative, which provides digital processing of passengers at various checkpoints with the help of a face scan, is “completely […]

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Jyotiraditya Scindia discusses capacity enhancement, other issues with airport operators

[ad_1] Jyotiraditya Scindia. File | Photo Credit: PTI Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on March 31 discussed capacity enhancement, security equipment and customs issues with airport operators, amid rising domestic air traffic. India is one of the fastest-growing aviation markets and air traffic is on the rise while airlines are also introducing flights on various […]

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Concept of flying cars a reality and govt committed to supporting it, says Scindia

[ad_1] Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia. | Photo Credit: PTI The concept of flying cars that we used to see in movies has become a reality, and the government is fully committed to supporting this mode of transport, said Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Delivering the Keynote address at the international conference and […]

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Time for India to look at manufacturing aerospace products in India: Scindia

[ad_1] Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia addresses during the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2023, in New Delhi, Monday, March 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on March 20 said it is time for India to look at manufacturing of aerospace products as he highlighted the growth potential of […]

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Government focussing on last-mile air connectivity to Tier-III cities: Jyotiraditya Scindia

[ad_1] Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Dec. 15, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said the government is concentrating on last-mile connectivity to Tier-III cities to ensure democratisation of civil aviation in […]

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Morning Digest | LeT, JeM shifting base to Afghanistan, claims former Security chief; face can be used as boarding pass in Delhi, Bengaluru, Varanasi airports, and more

[ad_1] Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia addresses the media after the launch of DigiYatra facility at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, on December 1. | Photo Credit: PTI Taliban is allowing LeT and JeM to shift base to Afghanistan, claims former Afghan Security chief Despite its engagement with […]

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Govt cuts export duty on steel, iron ore; hikes import duty on some raw materials

[ad_1] Iron ores being loaded on to a ship at the New Mangalore Port Trust.  File photo | Photo Credit: R. Eswarraj Six months after imposition of the levy, the government has cut the export duty on steel products and iron ore with effect from Saturday, November 19, 2022. As per a Finance Ministry notification […]

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Govt cuts export duty on steel, iron ore; hikes import duty on some raw materials

[ad_1] Iron ores being loaded on to a ship at the New Mangalore Port Trust.  File photo | Photo Credit: R. Eswarraj Six months after imposition of the levy, the government has cut the export duty on steel products and iron ore with effect from Saturday, November 19, 2022. As per a Finance Ministry notification […]

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Govt. to create ‘substantial’ number of posts at DGCA to enhance safety oversight, says Scindia

[ad_1] Responding to a recent communication by Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, the Civil Aviation Minister also said the DGCA has completed as many as 202 surveillance inspections in this fiscal Responding to a recent communication by Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, the Civil Aviation Minister also said the DGCA has completed as many as […]

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