Jayant Sinha
Narendra Modi cabinet: Commerce, Aviation, other economic ministries to have new faces
Fri, May 31, 2019
While most senior BJP leaders like Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman were inducted in the new cabinet, nearly half of the previous cabinet was replaced, with biggest changes coming in various economic ministers such as Commerce, Aviation, Tourism and Telecom. Several ministers heading these ministries failed to get a berth in the new Modi cabinet.
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Civil aviation ministry to organise 'flying for all' conclave on Feb 27
Tue, Feb 26, 2019
More than 30 industry leaders will discuss and deliberate across five-key sessions issues such as the drone-ecosystem policy roadmap, roadmap for manufacturing aircraft and associated equipment including regional transport aircraft in India, the Project Rupee Raftaar- aircraft financing and leasing from India, the National Air Cargo Policy, and the mission to transform Indian Airports into Next-Gen Aviation Hubs.
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Aviation: Soon, make phone calls, surf internet during flight; in-flight connectivity rules to be out soon, says Manoj Sinha
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
Telecom Ministry is currently awaiting the views of Law Ministry on in-flight connectivity rules and is hopeful of notifying the norms soon thereafter, Sinha said.
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Drones to soon transport organs, supplies between hospitals: Jayant Sinha
Sat, Dec 01, 2018
India could soon see the use of drones for transporting organs and other emergency medical supplies between hospitals under the new policy for remotely piloted aircraft, the official registration process for which began on Friday.
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Aviation: Jayant Sinha urges FiMin to bring ATF under GST
Tue, Oct 30, 2018
Despite being one of the fastest growing domestic aviation markets in the world, local carriers have been facing tough business conditions, especially with surging oil prices and depreciation of the rupee. As players look to woo more passengers with cheap fares, airlines have not been fully able to increase ticket prices.
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Aviation: Jayant Sinha discusses possibility of direct flights to Perth with Western Australia Tourism Min
Thu, Oct 25, 2018
India is already a fast growing market for Western Australia with the number of visitors increasing by 38 per cent from the year ending December 2015 to the same period in 2017, an official release said. "Air India has agreed to explore the business case for the route," it added.
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Aviation: Delivery of goods by drones to boost logistics capabilities, says Jayant Sinha
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Delivery and pick up of goods by drones will boost logistic capabilities in the country, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said Tuesday. Flying of drones for civilian purposes would be legal from December 1.
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Air India employs 3,108 contractual staff, no plan to hire permanent employees: Jayant Sinha
Tue, Aug 14, 2018
A total of 3,108 employees on Fixed Term Contract are employed by Air India. The annual expenditure on salaries incurred/paid to contractual employees for FY 2017-18 is Rs 162.74 crore.
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