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The central government has emphasised capital expenditure in the economy but it still has not addressed the issues surrounding public-private partnerships in the country, which needs to be urgently looked into, said Vinayak Chatterjee, founder and managing trustee, The Infravision Foundation. " I am not particularly optimistic (about the sucess of the PPP model in India) because I have not seen any, shall I say, strenuous or concerted attempt to address the ills of PPP, to address the issues that made PPP fall," Chatterjee said. He added that while the Centre’s move to increase capital expenditure on infrastructure in 2023-24 is an encouraging move to drive India’s economy and will push the country’s gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) to be around 7.5-8 percent of GDP in the next financial year, “Just a year after recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, if India's GFCF touches 7.5-8 percent in FY24, this is an encouraging sign for the country’s economy,” Chatterjee said. … [Read more...] about Govt spend will boost infra but concerns around public private partnership not addressed: Vinayak Chatterjee.

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Tourists cruise Bangkok ’s Chao Phraya River to see the gilded wats (Buddhist temples), the opulent Grand Palace and other sights along the historic waterway. But a revitalized destination has emerged along Bangkok’s banks, the Creative District, a lively area full of local cafés, galleries, restaurants and more. Established in 2015, the Creative District flows along the river and spills into the more residential Khlong San neighborhood on the western bank and the buzzing Bang Rak in the east. In 2016, the district held the BUKRUK Urban Arts Festival with international art exhibitions that left their mark throughout the area. Some of the world’s best street artists attended and painted large, bold and vibrant murals on local buildings. The most-photographed work comes from the Portuguese artist Vhils, who employed a unique carving technique to chisel realistic faces on a wall surrounding the Embassy of Portugal. … [Read more...] about Why You Should Visit Bangkok’s Revived Creative District

Several people, who had been facing the same problem with DigiYatra thanked Ashneer Grover for the help. Ashneer Grover on Thursday had some advice for users of DigiYatra -- a contactless facial recognition-based aircraft boarding system. The former Shark Tank India judge and ex-BharatPe founder claimed that the app will not work after a new update and that users have to reinstall, re-register and then upload the boarding pass. Tagging the Minister of Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and his ministry, Grover wrote, "Hey DigiYatra users! The app won’t work after the new update. (You won’t be able to share the uploaded boarding pass). Reinstall, re-register, and then upload your boarding (pass) before going to the airport. Save yourself the last-minute inconvenience." Hey DigiYatra users ! The app won’t work after new update. (You won’t be able to share the uploaded boarding pass). Reinstall, re-register and then upload your boarding before going to the airport. Save yourself last … [Read more...] about Ashneer Grover has a tip for DigiYatra users: ‘Save yourself from last-minute inconvenience’

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on January 18 said that he has asked the airport operators of Delhi and Bengaluru airports to install DigiYatra service at all boarding gates for domestic passengers. "We have seen close to 300,000 downloads for both the DigiYatra and DigiLocker mobile applications since its launch," the minister said at the sidelines of the 14th International Civil Aviation Conference organised by Assocham. He added that nearly 4 percent of all daily domestic passengers traveling out of Delhi and Bengaluru use DigiYatra while traveling, while 20 percent of all passengers use the application while traveling from Varanasi airport. Scindia added that the government is pushing for the adoption of DigiYatra across airports across the country and has asked airlines to make announcements about the application on board. He also said that the government is pushing for the use of the application through social media. … [Read more...] about Aviation minister asks Delhi, Bengaluru airports to install DigiYatra at all boarding gates

Representative Image National helicopter carrier Pawan Hans Ltd (PHL) will be launching helicopter services on six routes in Assam on February 8. The helicopter services launched by the central public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, will help connect four major cities of the northeastern state of Assam. The Assam chopper service launch is expected to boost trade and tourism in the state. PHL is launching its RCS UDAN services to provide connectivity on the “Dibrugarh-Jorhat-Tezpur-Guwahati-Tezpur-Jorhat-Dibrugarh” network in the first phase, the PSU said in a statement released on February 6. Subsequently, the services will be operationalised in Arunachal Pradesh, it added. Notably, PHL has been awarded 86 routes across six states under the RCS UDAN Scheme. The RCS UDAN Scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation aims to boost air connectivity in the northeastern states that have inadequate rail and road connectivity. UDAN, which is an … [Read more...] about PHL to launch chopper services connecting four major cities in Assam

GoFirst aims to have 53 operational aircraft in its fleet by the start of April. The Wadia Group-controlled no-frills carrier GoFirst has withheld payments worth Rs 5 crore in February to its employees, hotel vendors, and transport vendors, multiple officials aware of the situation told Moneycontrol. "The airline regularly pays its fuel vendor, but all the rest are paid intermittently and this month at least, hotels and transport vendors have not been paid," an official working with GoFirst said. He added that the airline has paid employees up to the designation of an assistant manager including its ground staff and cabin crew, but has yet to pay senior staff in all departments including pilots and engineers. "Entry-level pilots usually make around Rs 1-1.25 lakh as salary every month while senior pilots make around Rs 5 lakh as salary every month," an industry insider said. Another official said that the airline is in talks with its vendors and has assured them of … [Read more...] about GoFirst has held back payments worth Rs 5 crore to employees, vendors in February

Representative image. Low-cost carrier GoFirst has asked its protesting aircraft maintenance technicians to return to work by July 14 or risk being terminated after the airline's management met employees on "mass leave" in both Delhi and Mumbai on July 13. Technicians Moneycontrol spoke to said the airline management has told them that their request for a salary hike is not being considered and if they continue to not report to work, their contracts will be terminated. Around 150 of GoFirst's employees reported sick on July 13, they said. Technicians and cabin crew of GoFirst have been on "mass sick leave" for the last four days in multiple stations across India. The employees have asked the management to increase salaries and reimburse some technicians for working without pay between April 2020 and November 2021. The employees have asked the airline to increase the salaries of junior technicians to Rs 30,000 a month from Rs 19,000 currently. Similarly, they have also … [Read more...] about GoFirst asks protesting technicians to return to work, rejects demand for pay hike