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The Dollar Business Bureau The first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination Forum (JICF) for Development of North-Eastern Region was held at Delhi. This is a part of the Indo-Japan strategy to contain China’s marauding moves in the region. The JICF is being set up to focus on connectivity, road development, especially inter-State roads and major district roads, disaster management, food processing, organic farming, and tourism. The Secretary, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), Naveen Verma led the Indian side while the Japanese delegation was led by the Japanese Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu. Senior Officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs, External Affairs, Department of Economic Affairs, and line Ministries of Government of India including Road Transport & Highways, Agriculture, Power ...

The Dollar Business Bureau Even though the ever growing Indian civil aviation industry offers huge potential, the commercial use of helicopter services is yet to become viable due to lack of infrastructure and regulatory measures, say experts. Industry leaders say that India’s civil aviation market is among the fastest growing in the world and several companies are looking to invest in the sector. However, since the first civil helicopter was flown in India in 1953, there hasn’t been a substantial growth in its fleet. Today, India has just about 280 civil registered helicopters, which represents less than 1% of approximately 35,000 helicopters worldwide. The country has only 76 commercial chopper operators. “In India, we have 1 helicopter for 2.8 million people. ...