Articles by Anisha Dutta
Probe report on Kozhikode air crash lists non-adherence to SOP by pilot as probable cause
Nineteen passengers were fatally injured and seventy five passengers suffered serious injuries in the accident while ninety passengers suffered minor or no injuries. Both pilots suffered fatal injuries while one cabin crew was seriously injured and three cabin crew received minor injuries.
Published on Sep 11, 2021 10:18 PM IST
Anisha Dutta
50 new route 5 new airports in Scindia 100day plan for reforms in aviatio sector
New Delhi: Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia unveiled on Thursday a 100-day ambitious plan to bring major reforms in the aviation sector, including operationalising five airports, six heliports and 50 new routes under the regional connectivity UDAN scheme
Published on Sep 10, 2021 12:39 AM IST
Delayed probe report on Kozhikode air crash to be made public soon: Scindia
The AAIB in August last year appointed a team of five investigators to lead the probe and submit a report within five months.
Published on Sep 10, 2021 12:03 AM IST
Railways floats tender to build ‘Rail Arcades’ at major stations
The state-run Indian Railways Station Development Corporation Ltd issued tenders last month to develop the small city centre that will let residents of the two cities and travellers “to engage, use the facilities and spend quality time”.
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 11:47 AM IST
Anisha Dutta, New Delhi
EIU declined India's offer to use govt data for Democracy Index
Indian officials sought details on the sample size; the other aspects of the methodology; the details of agencies/authors or contributor; and consultations with government agencies, if any
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 07:28 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Railways floats a tender for 58 new Vande Bharat trains
The tender, floated on August 28, invited bids for the design, development, manufacture, integration and testing of traction propulsion electrics for the manufacture of 58 rakes of Vande Bharat trains.
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 07:30 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, New Delhi
Railways float tender for 58 new Vande Bharat trains, aims to deliver 102 trains by 2024
These trains will be manufactured in Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareilly and Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. The closing date for the tender is on October 20, 2021.
Published on Aug 29, 2021 06:25 PM IST
Anisha Dutta
Govt notifies liberalised drone rules to replace unmanned aircraft norms
According to the new rules, special drone corridors will be developed for cargo deliveries. Several approvals have also been abolished. They include unique authorisation number, unique prototype identification number, certificate of manufacturing and airworthiness, etc
Published on Aug 26, 2021 12:59 PM IST
Upgraded Vande Bharat rakes likely to be ready by June 2022
Some of the new amenities/safety features planned to be added include Four emergency windows for easy evacuation of passengers in case of an emergency; disaster lights in all coaches, to be used in the event of failure of all other lights in a disaster situation; more emergency push buttons (four per coach).
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 07:33 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Upgraded Vande Bharat trains with new features to be ready by 2022
The coaches will also have a Centralized Coach Monitoring System for all electrical, climate control and functioning of other vital systems of the train.
Published on Aug 20, 2021 08:45 PM IST
Govt puts ₹30k-cr pvt trains’ tender on hold
The railway ministry has decided to re-evaluate the process mainly due to tepid response from private firms
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 07:42 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Govt puts ₹30,000-crore private trains’ tender on hold
The national carrier, on July 1, 2020, began the formal process of allowing private trains on 109 routes — a process that aimed to, for the first time, open up one of the government’s most prominent enterprises to private participation
Updated on Aug 19, 2021 02:09 AM IST
Govt scraps ₹30K cr private trains’ tender, railways to re-evaluate process
The national carrier, on July 1, 2020, began the formal process of allowing private trains on 109 routes.
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 07:43 PM IST
Govt sought info from EIU over ranking claiming 'democratic regression' in India
The latest EIU rankings had put india on the 53rd spot and also classified it as a ‘flawed democracy’
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 07:38 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Govt moves to disallow MP's question on Pegasus in Parliament
CPI MP Binoy Viswam says the government is misusing Rajya Sabha rules and taking an alien stand on truth
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 07:47 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Government plans Covaxin trials in Bangladesh to enhance its recognition abroad
According to people familiar with the developments in New Delhi and Dhaka, the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) approved the trials of Covaxin in the country on July 18.
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 07:50 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, New Delhi
No cyber breach in NIC email system, Parliament told
NIC, which runs the official email service for the government, at the time clarified that the compromised emails were blocked immediately and no breach or loss of data was reported.
Updated on Jul 27, 2021 03:27 AM IST
Anisha Dutta and Binayak Dasgupta, New Delhi
No Moderna doses for India till 2022: Report
The report, a copy of which has been reviewed by HT, added that the government has gone through indemnity agreements of pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer with other countries and noted that indemnity clauses are part of purchase agreements.
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 08:01 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, New Delhi
India eases drone norms in boost for future tech
This comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of top ministers to discuss the formulation of a policy for the traffic management of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones
Updated on Jul 16, 2021 03:34 AM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Congress revival plans focus of Kishor’s meet with Gandhis
According to the Congress leaders cited above, Rahul Gandhi has told Kishor that if he was interested in helping Congress win elections, he should join the party and do so from within the organisation.
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 08:09 PM IST
Challenges ahead for Jyotiraditya Scindia, the new civil aviation minister
Scindia, whose father late Madhavrao Scindia served as the civil aviation minister in the 1990s, takes over when the Indian aviation sector is estimated to have suffered losses worth around $ 8 billion dollars in two years as a direct impact of the pandemic
Updated on Jul 09, 2021 02:32 PM IST
Anisha Dutta
Former bureaucrat Ashwini Vaishnaw to head railway ministry as Goyal moves out
Vaishnaw’s entry into the railway ministry comes at a time when the national carrier has been mulling ways of generating revenue through different streams, including the non-fare revenue segment.
Published on Jul 07, 2021 11:24 PM IST
Anisha Dutta
Central panel, railways at odds on IPS deputation
At a meeting chaired by the cabinet secretary, the committee recommended that the cadre structure with IPS deputation on seven or eight posts should be taken up
Updated on Jul 05, 2021 01:51 PM IST
Anisha Dutta, New Delhi
Central Vista revamp: New Parl, Vice Prez house will be first to be completed
Documents seen by HT and officials aware of the matter said that the project’s progress and completion is built around finding temporary space on the Vista itself for the people working in buildings that will be renovated.
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 11:42 AM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
US, Kuwait deported nearly 4,000 Indians after Covid-19 pandemic broke
Some Indians also returned by amnesty flights, said the report compiled by the external affairs ministry giving details about the Vande Bharat Mission, India’s largest repatriation exercise launched on 7 May last year to bring back citizens stranded abroad due to the pandemic.
Updated on Jun 28, 2021 05:32 AM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
India Smart Cities Awards 2020: UP best smart state, Surat, Indore best cities
The northern state won for shortlisting seven more cities to transform into smart cities.
Updated on Jun 26, 2021 02:09 AM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UP top performer under Smart Cities mission, followed by MP and Tamil Nadu
These awards were given across the themes of social aspects, governance, culture, urban environment, sanitation, economy, built environment, water, urban mobility
Updated on Jun 25, 2021 05:15 PM IST
Anisha Dutta
Army eyes faster mobility via dedicated rail corridors
The drill saw a military train transport vehicles and equipment from New Rewari in Haryana to New Phulera in Rajasthan on Monday.
Updated on Jun 16, 2021 03:03 AM IST
Rahul Singh and Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Govt cuts seating capacity in domestic flights to 50%, fares could go up
From 1 June, air carriers on domestic routes will not be able to carry more than 50% of the normal seating capacity
Updated on Mar 04, 2023 11:43 AM IST
Anisha Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
India may firm up plans to export Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
New Delhi: India has received enquiries from other countries for the export of the indigenous Covid 19 vaccine Covaxin jointly developed by Bharat Biotech and ICMR, according to government officials aware of the development
Updated on May 24, 2021 09:52 AM IST
Anisha Dutta