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Covid-19: Govt reduces penalty on uncleared airport cargo by half
However, customs dept feels move will only discourage importers and brokers from lifting their consignments and cause further congestion of ports
 "Covid-19: Govt reduces penalty on uncleared airport cargo by half")
Special, cargo flights dot Indian airspace in times of coronavirus lockdown
In the last few days, at least half-a-dozen special flights have been operated by carriers from various countries, including Japan and Russia, from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here.
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India will require 1,880 passenger, cargo aircraft by 2038: Airbus
Airbus has assumed the Indian middle-class population will grow to 1 billion or 68% of the total population by 2038, as compared to the present 540 million
 "India will require 1,880 passenger, cargo aircraft by 2038: Airbus")
Letter to BS: Why Indian Railways privatisation should not be hasty
The Rakesh Mohan Committee Report of 2002 must be salvaged from railway godowns and action must be taken to corporatise Indian Railways.
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Cargo volume at 12 major ports marginally up at 524 MT in April-December
The ports had handled 518.93 MT of cargo during the corresponding period of the last financial year
 "Cargo volume at 12 major ports marginally up at 524 MT in April-December")
Cargo volume of top 12 ports marginally up at 463MT during Apr-Nov: Report
The 12 ports had handled 26.07 MT of iron ore and 70.79 MT of coal during the April-November period of the previous fiscal
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Kolkata Port Trust on track to surpass FY19 cargo throughput: Chairman
In the 2018-19 financial year, KoPT handled 63 million tonne of cargo and 830,000 containers, he said
Letter to BS: Delhi airport's 'blink green' making trade more competitive
Our hopes to join the top 50 club in terms of ease of doing business should get a leg up with all this
 "Letter to BS: Delhi airport's 'blink green' making trade more competitive")
Cargo handled by major ports in Apr-Oct almost unchanged at 405 mt: IPA
Ports -Deendayal, Mumbai, JNPT, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Kamarajar, V.O. Chidambaranar, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata-- saw only 0.44% growth in cargo handled during the period
 "Cargo handled by major ports in Apr-Oct almost unchanged at 405 mt: IPA")
Cargo industry must grow at 12.9% annually to meet aviation target: Report
The study suggested introducing a separate comprehensive air cargo policy to reduce bottlenecks in freight movement