Tag: Suresh Prabhu

Cyclone Fani: Suresh Prabhu requests airline operators to assist in relief, rescue operations

Cyclone Fani which has turned into an ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm is about 450 km from the Odisha coast and is moving northwards with a speed of 5 kms per hour.  

May 2, 2019

Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal opts out from bidding for cash-strapped airline: Report

On April 12, reports said that Goyal had also put in a bid for the carrier.

April 16, 2019

Jet Airways crisis: Govt directs Aviation Secretary to review high fares, passenger rights

This comes a day after Jet Airways pilots appealed to the SBI to release Rs 1,500 crore and also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help save 20,000 jobs.

April 16, 2019

Suresh Prabhu asks Aviation Secretary to review Jet issue

The statement comes after the debt-ridden airline on Thursday suspended long-haul west-bound flight departures for one night.

April 12, 2019

‘On verge of collapse’: Jet Airways pilots write to PM over non-payment of salaries

On Tuesday, the pilots' body warned that they would stop flying from April 1 unless there is clarity on the resolution process and salary dues by end of this month.

March 21, 2019

Aviation Minister calls emergency meeting as debt-ridden Jet Airways grounds flights

The airline's aircraft maintenance engineers' union wrote to the aviation regulator on Tuesday that three months of salary was overdue to them and flight safety 'is at risk'.

March 19, 2019

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship felicitates young entrepreneurs

The National Entrepreneurship Awards is a platform focused on driving innovation and ushering in a positive change for youth in entrepreneurship across all the industries.

January 5, 2019

Trade irritants with Turkey to be resolved soon: Suresh Prabhu

Addressing the India-Turkey Business Forum here organised by industry chamber Ficci, Prabhu said as part of improving trade relations with Turkey, the Indian Finance Ministry was also looking at a proposal from that country on allowing bilateral trade to be carried out in local currency.

December 18, 2018

Kerala CM Vijayan, Suresh Prabhu inaugurate Kannur International Airport

Kerala is now the state with highest density of international airports.

December 9, 2018

Suresh Prabhu urges start-ups to boost India’s agricultural yield

Prabhu also said that the central government had conducted an extensive gap analysis exercise to enable industry, service and agricultural sectors to achieve more.

December 7, 2018

Australia goes to WTO over India’s sugar subsidy scheme

The row kicked off on September 27 when the Indian government announced a $1 billion sugar subsidy scheme in addition to a previous round of domestic industry assistance.

November 16, 2018

India to be $10 trillion economy by 2035: Suresh Prabhu

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday said Indian economy will quadruple to $10 trillion by 2035 riding on business-friendly policies, structural reforms and transparency in governance.

November 14, 2018

Jai Ram requests for early launch of UDAAN-2 in Himachal

He said that connectivity is a major issue in the state and air connectivity is vital for boosting tourism sector.

November 8, 2018

Agri export zones to be set up soon: Suresh Prabhu

The government has also drafted a new National Agriculture Export Policy for organic products.

October 26, 2018

YSR Congress chief Jagan Reddy attacked at Vizag airport, canteen employee held

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu condemned the 'cowardly' attack on Jagan Reddy and assured that the guilty will be punished.

October 25, 2018

World-class food testing laboratory to be set up in Goa: Suresh Prabhu

"Anything that is edible must be of the best quality. Keeping that in mind, we have decided to set up a world class laboratory in Goa," Prabhu added.

October 22, 2018

Facial recognition biometric in airports soon

Digi Yatra is a biometrics-based digital processing system for passenger entry and related requirements at the airport and is 'purely voluntary'.

October 5, 2018