The second wave of Covid-19 may slow down disinvestment process but he has assured that the disinvestment of Air India will be completed in 2021
The minister said a false narrative was being created over the Central Vista redevelopment plan and asserted that it was not a 'vanity project' but a necessity
Puri lashed out at the Opposition for criticising the Centre's vaccine policy, accusing it of creating doubts in the minds of people by raising questions over the efficiency of vaccines
Minister says false narrative being spread on the project
Questions validity of estimated Rs 20,000 crore figure, while total cost is yet to be ascertained
The union minister said that currently two projects were underway -the new Parliament building and the widening of the Central Vista Avenue.
Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Tuesday said the Centre is taking all precautions and keeping an eye on the situation in Singapore
The fall-back option under discussion is to allow Air India Express to raise money through the market by listing on the bourses
Puri further said he directed airport officials and authorities to put into no-flyers list such passengers who are not following Covid norms
The government loses Rs 20 crore everyday on the carrier, Puri said
The government has started the process to sell its entire 100 per cent stake in Air India that has been in losses since it merged with Indian Airlines in 2007
'There has been a continuous rise in the price of ATF so it has been decided to increase the lower fare band by 5 per cent keeping the upper fare band unchanged,' says civil aviation minister
Pune second, Ahmedabad ranked third among cities with over 1 mn population; Indore and NDMC leading municipalities
In a series of tweets, Puri said that Indian citizens are travelling to and from 27 countries under air bubble arrangements
The domestic air traffic is expected to be back to the full pre-COVID-19 level by the summer schedule with the traffic seeing a sharp recovery from the July quarter onwards, Puri said on Friday.
The first band consists of flights that are of less than 40 minutes duration
Air India has been operating special international flights under the Vande Bharat Mission since May last year to help stranded people reach their destinations amid the coronavirus-related travel restr
A total of 5,808 flights were delayed or cancelled in India due to adverse weather conditions, during November and December last year, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday.
The Centre and states owe Air India Rs 498.17 crore as on December 31, 2020 for VVIP travel, evacuation operations, travel of foreign dignitaries among other services, Puri said Wednesday
Puri said capping of airfares was an 'extraordinary measure'