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SpiceJet Flags Fare Hikes Of Up To 15%

Both factors have left domestic airlines with "little choice but to immediately raise fares", Managing Director Ajay Singh said

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Protests Spread In India Over New Military Recruitment System

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government this week announced an overhaul of recruitment for India's 1.38 million-strong armed forces, looking to bring down the average age of personnel and reduce pension expenditure

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Centre Issues Advisory To States, UTs To Phase Out Single-use Plastic

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 currently being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, plastic-waste management, including elimination of SUP, is a crucial area of focus

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Buying Property In Delhi To Get Costlier As MCD Hikes Transfer Duty By 1%

Officials said after the hike, the transfer duty will be 4 per cent for men and 3 per cent for women

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Govt Should Consider Increasing Upper Caps On Domestic Airfares Amid Rising Fuel Prices: IndiGo CEO

The ministry had imposed lower and upper limits on domestic airfares based on flight duration when services were resumed on May 25, 2020, after a two-month lockdown due to the pandemic

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IndiGo To Conduct Internal Study On How To Better Handle Specially Abled Passengers: CEO

The official said the airline will take note of the DGCA findings and implement each one of them

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DGCA Suspends Air Traffic Controller Who Approved IndiGo Flights That Came Too Close After Take off

The two IndiGo flights 6E455 (Bengaluru to Kolkata) and 6E246 (Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar) averted a mid-air collision over the Bengaluru airport on January 7

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India Has No Immediate Plan To Lift Wheat Export Ban, Commerce Minister Says

The world's second biggest producer of wheat banned private overseas sales of the grain on May 14 after a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high

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Impact Debt Financing Key To Scale Up Climate Resilient Agriculture In India

Scaling up finance for climate resilient agriculture, or natural farming, is now a must! But for this to occur, the farm economics and financial structuring need to come in sync

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Air Pollution Linked To Deadly Heart Rhythm Disorder, Says New Study

Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated with a life-threatening heart condition, according to a study

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