DAILY G.A UPDATE : 27-03-2017
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1. India becomes third largest aviation market in domestic traffic
India has become the third largest aviation market in terms of domestic passenger traffic, beating Japan, an industry report has said.
India's domestic air passenger traffic stood at 100 million in 2016 and was behind only the US (719 million) and China (436 million), Sydney-based aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) said in its latest report.
India acquired the third spot globally by unseating Japan, which flew 97 million domestic passengers in 2016, CAPA said.
Domestic air traffic has shown a consistent growth of 20 -25 per cent throughout 2015 and 2016, peaking in January this year at 25.13 per cent.
However, the domestic travel demand rose 16 per cent in February this year, ending the long streak of over 20 per cent.
According to CAPA, India which enjoyed the fourth position in terms of overall air passenger traffic (both domestic and international) along with the UK, has also inched closer to becoming the third largest one by March next year.
"India will become the third largest market 2-3 years ahead of what was projected. This is because the growth has been much higher," Kapil Kaul, head of CAPA India, said.
Japan, which flew 141 million passengers in 2016, was ahead of India whose total air passenger traffic was 131 million in the previous year, as per CAPA.
United States with 815 million passengers in 2016 enjoyed the top position, followed by China with 490 million, according to the report.
2. Vettel wins Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari's driver Sebastian Vettel defeated Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton to win the Australian Grand Prix title.
3. BSF gets first woman combat officer after 51 years
Tanushree Pareek became the first woman combat officer to be commissioned in the 51-year history of the BSF, the countrys largest border guarding force.
Pareek (25) also led the passing out parade of 67 trainee officers that was reviewed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the Border Security Force camp at Tekanpur near here.
Pareek, a resident of Rajasthans Bikaner, is the first woman to join the force in the officer rank after she was selected in the all-India exam conducted by the UPSC in 2014.
The Home Minister himself put the rank stars on the shoulders of Pareek during the piping ceremony.
The force had begun induction of woman officers in 2013.
4. Pro-China Carrie Lam becomes Hong Kong's 1st woman leader
China-backed bureaucrat Carrie Lam was elected as Hong Kong’s first woman Chief Executive who quickly pledged to heal the "divisions" in the gleaming territory.
5. Aditya Puri features in world's 30 best CEOs list by Barrons
HDFC Bank managing director Aditya Puri's name has featured in the list of worlds 30 best CEOs, published by American financial magazine Barrons.
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