The Central government has accorded 'in-principal' approval for the setting up of 21 greenfield airports across the country, said Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen VK Singh on Thursday.
Member of Parliament Komatireddy Venkat Reddy from Telangana had put forward a query in Lok Sabha, regarding complaints of baggage delays in arrival halls of various airports that have been reported in the country.
According to the release, Singh (IPoS 2011) has been appointed deputy secretary in the Ministry of Culture, under the Central Staffing Scheme, as well as the private secretary to the minister for Civil Aviation and Steel in the Ministry of Civil Aviation at the level of deputy secretary.
SpiceJet had been going through a highly turbulent phase in recent times on account of several glitches and a non-adherence to mandated guidelines in regard to the training of some pilots.
Based on the consultations/meetings with the stakeholders, including the industry representatives and the concerned departments, the operational guidelines of the PLI scheme for drones and drone components have been finalised.
Director General of Civil Aviation on Saturday siad that India has been ranked among the top 50 countries of the world in terms of comprehensive safety audits conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
"Conceived by DigiYatra Foundation under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the project is aimed to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT)," a release stated.
Speaking about the Digi Yatra project on Thursday, the Minister said that the project envisages a traveller today pass through various checkpoints at the airports through a paperless and contactless processing using facial features to establish her identity which could be linked to the bo
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