GHIAL welcomes worlds largest cargo aircraft
The Dollar Business Bureau GMR Hyderabad International Airport (P) Ltd (GHIAL) welcomes the largest cargo aircraft in the world, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, on Wednesday, the company said in a statement. Having almost 240 world records in its name, the aircraft with huge body is propelled by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest and longest airplane ever made. The aircraft can lift a takeoff weight of 640 metric tonnes, it said. GHIAL or Rajiv Gandhi International Airport was selected over other airports in India for the landing of AN 225 Myria or the Dream, because of the airport’s technical prowess based on various factors including runway length, technical facilities, ground maneuvering area, air traffic density and closeness to the transcontinental air route. The ...
India to amend double taxation pact with Turkmenistan
The Dollar Business Bureau In order to ensure smooth exchange of information on issues related to tax evasion and black money, India and Turkmenistan will change their double taxation avoidance agreement signed 18 years ago. On Thursday, the Union Cabinet gave its approval “for amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) signed between India and Turkmenistan in 1997 for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital, through a protocol,” a government statement said. The protocol provides for internationally accepted standards for effective exchange of information on tax matters including bank information and information without domestic tax interest. As part of the agreement, the information received from Turkmenistan ...
TAPI Gas Pipeline the most significant initiative between India & Turkmenistan: PM
Source: PIB, Government of India The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi with the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the Press Statements, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on July 11, 2015. Source: PIB, Government of India The TAPI Gas Pipeline could transform regional economic cooperation and bring prosperity along the route. The above statement was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of a media statement in Turkmenistan. He also said to the Turkmenistan President that both the countries should explore multiple options, including the additional possibility of land-sea route through Iran. The PM also said - I conveyed our interest in long term investment in the energy sector in Turkmenistan. We welcome the decision by ONGC Videsh Limited to open an office in ...
