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Scindia bats for paternity leave in airlines; wants 50% women pilots

Airlines must consider giving male employees paternity leave so that they, too, can share the responsibility of bringing up children, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday.

Domestic aviation close to reaching 'pre-Covid' level: Aviation min Scindia

Airline industry that suffered heavy losses during Covi is returning to pre-Covid levels, and has recorded a traffic of 3.8 lakh passengers per day, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said

India to resume regular international flights from March 27: Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that regular international flights will resume from March 27 as the coronavirus situation in India has improved now.

Policy on cards to expand air connectivity to far-flung areas, says Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said his ministry is working on a policy on the use of small planes and helicopters for expanding regional connectivity. The minister was addressing a function here to mark the inaugural run of Indore-Gondia-Hyderabad flight under UDAN - RCS (Ude Desh Kaa Aam Naagrik - Regional Connectivity Service). Regional airline FlyBig is operating the flight. It was the first commercial flight to Gondia from Indore. "We want that with our policy regional air connectivity should bolster and reach far-flung areas. And for this, a policy for the use of small planes and helicopters is being tailored," Scindia said. He said Indore has been connected by air with 21 cities in the last eight months, which has pushed the number of weekly flights flying in and out from Indore to 445 from 308. He said that a lone direct international flight from Madhya Pradesh to Dubai had already been started from Indore, and efforts are on to run a direct .

6,222 Indian nationals evacuated from Romania, Moldova: Scindia

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday informed that a total 6,222 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Romania and Moldova in the last seven days under 'Operation Ganga'

Op Ganga: 3,726 Indians to be brought back from Ukraine today, says Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Thursday said that 3,726 Indians will be brought back home on Thursday by 19 flights from Bucharest, Suceava, Kosice, Budapest, and Rzeszow

4,800 Indian students to be evacuated from Romania in 24 flights by Friday

'There are around 3,000 Indian students in Bucharest and 1,000 students in Siret right now,' Scindia said at a virtual press conference

Ukraine crisis: Scindia says 6 flights to bring back 1,200 Indians on Wed

India has been evacuating its citizens through special flights from Ukraine's western neighbours such as Romania, Hungary and Poland as the Ukrainian airspace has been shut down

Scindia interacts with Indians in Bucharest, assures them of quick return

After reaching Bucharest as a Government of India-appointed special envoy to oversee the evacuation efforts of Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday met and interacted with Indian students awaiting their flights at the Bucharest Airport and assured them of their quick departure from the Romanian capital."Met & interacted with Indian students awaiting their flights at the Bucharest Airport. Overwhelmed by their grit & concerned by their anxiety amid the tough times. However, assured them of their quick departure from Bucharest. PM Narendra Modi ji & all of India have got their back!" tweeted Scindia, who will oversee the evacuation efforts of Indian nationals in Romania and Moldova.After Russia's forces launched military operations in Ukraine on February 24, the Government of India launched 'Operation Ganga' to bring back stranded Indian nationals from the conflict-torn Ukraine. As part of the 'Operation Ganga'

4 ministers to visit Ukraine's neighbours to arrange Indians' evacuation

Scindia to go to Romania, Rijiju to Slovakia for evacuation of Indians, Puri to Hungary

4 ministers to visit Ukraine's neighbours to arrange Indians' evacuation

Centre on Monday decided that ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and V K Singh will travel to Ukraine's neighbouring countries to coordinate the evacuation, govt sources said

Air India flight to Ukraine returned after 'things escalated', says Scindia

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said an Air India flight which took off from Delhi to bring back Indian citizens from Ukraine has returned mid-air after the "things escalated"

Domestic air traffic to cross pre-Covid levels in next 2 months: Scindia

The country's civil aviation sector was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the sector's loss was around Rs 19,000 crore in the last fiscal ended March 2021

Airfare bands protecting interests of airlines, passengers: Scindia

He also emphasised that under normal circumstances, airfares are neither established nor regulated by the government

Won't acquire land by force for second airport, Mamata tells Scindia

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee contended that her government would never acquire land by force as she hit out at Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

BJP govt at Centre fulfilled all its promises, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Minister also accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of delaying approval of the project files related to civil aviation

Centre push for 2nd airport for Kolkata, state not giving land: Scindia

Maintaining that his ministry has elaborate plans for development of civil aviation in WB, Scindia asked how work for proposed new airport would commence "until land is made available" to AAI

'Maybe he was talking about pre-2014 India': Scindia on Rahul's remark

Rahul Gandhi in his recent speech in Lok Sabha and at a function in Raipur had accused the BJP-led Centre of dividing the nation into two Indias

Scindia objects to Tharoor's remarks over replies in Hindi in Lok Sabha

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday took issue with Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's remarks on giving replies in Hindi in Lok Sabha. While responding to supplementary questions asked by members from Tamil Nadu in English, Scindia replied in Hindi. Soon after, Tharoor, who is a member from Kerala, commented that it was an "apman (insult)" that the minister was responding in Hindi. The minister speaks English and let him reply in English, Tharoor said. "Zara jawab Hindi mein mat dijiye... ye apman hai logon ka (Please don't give replies in Hindi... it is an insult to people)," Tharoor said during Question Hour. A visibly peeved Scindia said it was strange for the member to make such a comment. "Mein Hindi bole to eithraaz ho raha hai (If I speak in Hindi, (the member) has objection," he said, adding that there was also a translator in the House. Immediately after Tharoor made the remarks, Speaker Om Birla said, "Ye apman nahi hain (this is not an insult).

Gati Shakti will be achieved if Centre, states work together: Scindia

The multi-modal connectivity envisaged under "PM Gati Shakti" will be achieved if the Centre and all the 36 states and Union territories work together, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said