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VAT on aviation fuel down to 18 % in two of India's top three airports

MUMBAI: In a major relief to airlines, the Maharashtra state government in its budget presented on Thursday announced a reduction in Value-Added tax (VAT) levied on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 18 % from the current 25 % in Mumbai, Pune and Raigad. With this VAT on ATF has been…

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Major relief to airlines as Maharashtra cuts VAT on jet fuel for mega hub Mumbai & 2 other airports

NEW DELHI: In a major relief to Indian airlines, the Maharashtra government has cut VAT on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) from 25% to 18% at India’s second biggest aviation hub — Mumbai — along with Pune and Raigad.

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"Emergency Door Of Plane Was Opened By Mistake, He Also Apologised": Jyotiraditya Scindia On Row Concerning Tejasvi Surya

Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said the emergency exit door of an IndiGo flight last year was opened by "mistake" and BJP MP Tejasvi Surya has already apologised for it. Read on for details:

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IGIA congestion: IndiGo advises domestic flyers to reach Delhi airport 3.5 hours before time

NEW DELHI: Due to increasing congestion at the Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, low-budget carrier InidiGo on Tuesday advised passengers to reach the airport at least 3.5 hours prior to domestic departures and carry only one piece of hand baggage weighing 7 kg for a smooth security check.

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Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Makes Surprise Visit To Delhi IGIA Amid Passenger Congestion Complaints

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday made a surprise visit to the Terminal 3 of Delhi International Airport amid complaints of crowd congestion by passengers. Read on for details:

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Flightmare: Scindia orders plans 'for peak-hour capacity based on passenger processing capacity at each major airport'

NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday issued a string of directives to aviation stakeholders as congestion at Indian airports is mounting amid reviving air traffic ahead of Christmas break.

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DigiYatra roll out: Your face will now be an ID & domestic boarding card at Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi airports

NEW DELHI: Domestic passengers can now seamlessly fly out of Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi by registering for DigiYatra (DY) that enables paperless travel through biometric facial recognition technology (FRT).

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Jyotiraditya Scindia Launches DigiYatra At Delhi Airport

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday launched DigiYatra that allows entry of air passengers based on a facial recognition system at the airport in the national capital. Read on for details:

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Jyotiraditya Scindia Urges States To Reduce VAT On Jet Fuel

Currently, 28 states and Union Territories have VAT on jet fuel in the range of 1-4 per cent, while 8 states and Union Territories levy VAT in the 20-30 per cent. Read more:

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Soon, a national plan for helicopter services for medical emergencies: Jyotiraditya Scindia

A pilot project to commence at AIIMS Rishikesh

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Jammu, Srinagar airports to see bigger passenger buildings

Passenger terminal at Jammu’s defence airport will be relocated to cater to growth in traffic

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Future expressways to provide for helipads from design stage for rushing accident victims to hospitals

NEW DELHI: All future expressways and major highways will have to allot helipad spaces during design stage itself at regular intervals to ensure speedier evacuation of accident victims.

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BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh close ranks ahead of PM visit next week

Power centres exhibit camaraderie on either side of ‘confidential’ meeting in Ratapani, amidst buzz of changes in organisation and government

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35 firms submit applications under PLI scheme for specialty steel: Scindia

NEW DELHI: As many as 35 companies have submitted 79 applications under the PLI scheme for specialty steel, Union Minister of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.

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Air ambulance facility soon from AIIMS Rishikesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia

NEW DELHI: The air ambulance facility is soon going to be operational from All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.

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Scindia says will look into allegations that Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was deplaned for being 'drunk'

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann returned from his eight-day trip from Germany on Sept. 19 where he had gone to attract investments

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Over 90 airports in India to be carbon-neutral by 2024: Aviation Minister Scindia

The Aviation Ministry aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2030

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Jyotiraditya Scindia says will look into allegations that Punjab CM was deplaned for being 'drunk'

NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said he will look into the allegations that Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at the Frankfurt airport as he was "drunk".

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The world cannot function without India because of PM Modi, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Congress attributes Madhya Pradesh CM’s statement as a means to retain his chair amid recent leadership change

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Be restrained while speaking in public, BJP warns Ministers

Recent remarks by Mahendra Singh Sisodia and Brijendra Singh Yadav have pushed the top brass to enforce ‘party line’

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Jyotiraditya Scindia bats for international hub airport in India

The Civil Aviation Minister was speaking at an event organised by Assocham

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Video of man smoking inside plane goes viral

Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia orders probe

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Video of passenger smoking in SpiceJet flight goes viral; Scindia orders probe

The video shows a man lying down on passenger seats and lighting a cigarette and smoking it while posing for the camera

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Akasa Air takes to the skies

Starts flights on Mumbai-Ahmedabad, will soon launch flights to Kochi and Bengaluru

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Aviation Minister Scindia flags off Akasa Air's inaugural flight

Akasa Air, which is backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Aditya Ghosh and Vinay Dube, got its air operator certificate from the DGCA on July 7

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