Upcoming Elections & global slowdown are the prime reasons why the Govt might postpone excise cuts on petrol & diesel. OMCs are raking profits margins to adjust for the one time price cut around elections. MINT explains.
31 Jul 2023Hardeep Puri also said that it was unlikely that the states would agree to this move as liquor and energy are revenue-generating items for the states
1 min read14 Nov 2022Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assured Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that the work on Ayodhya airport will be done in a phased manner
1 min read10 Sep 2020Union government commented on reopening of skies for international commercial passenger flights. Civil aviation minister said that anyone who suggested that international air travel had restarted everywhere except in India needed a reality check. He said that when India restarts international flights, the receiving nations will have to open at that time too. He said that until commercial flights restart normal operations, the government would carry on with repatriation flights. Watch the full video for more.
20 Jun 2020Hardeep Puri Puri said that stranded Indians can avail of the Vande Bharat flights, for which Air India has announced opening of bookings on 5 June
2 min read3 Jun 2020Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, 'Our airports continue to function smoothly'Private carriers have operated a total of 2,198 flights till 5 pm on Friday -- 428 on Monday, 445 on Tuesday, 460 on Wednesday, 494 on Thursday and 371 on Friday
2 min read30 May 2020Of the six airports chosen in the first round of privatisation, the ones at Ahmadabad, Lucknow and Mangalore were awarded to the highest bidder, the Adani GroupThe empowered group of secretaries in the government has now decided to award the remaining three-- Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Jaipur
1 min read21 May 2020Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri spoke on the guidelines for domestic flights. The government started domestic flights in India from 25 May. Puri said 1/3rd of the flights will be operational for three months. Aviation Ministry also capped airfares. Watch the full video for more details.
21 May 2020Airlines should adhere to the lower and upper limits of fares set by the ministry, the notice readAirlines will be allowed to resume about a third of their operations from Monday
1 min read21 May 2020Hardeep Puri blamed the crashing of its website on 'unprecedented traffic' and urged people to check the website of Air India, which is operating the flights, for details
1 min read7 May 2020The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared