Britain eyes Nagpur, India’s new aerospace hub

August 24th, 2009 NAGPUR - The export of Lord Ganesha idols from Maharashtra's Nagpur district has registered an increase, as demand has been spurred by Ganesh Utsav. "We have exported idols to New York, Dubai, Canada.

August 14th, 2009 Company wants to take over Eclipse Aviation assetsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A company that wants to buy the assets of now-closed Eclipse Aviation hopes to close on the sale by the end of the month.

July 27th, 2009 Triumph Group names new president, COOWAYNE, Pa. — Aircraft parts maker Triumph Group Inc.

July 21st, 2009 RBC Bearings falls after analyst downgradeNEW YORK — RBC Bearings Inc., which makes bearings for aerospace and industrial markets, fell Tuesday after an analyst downgraded the stock, which has doubled in value since the last quarter. Peter Lisnic of Baird changed his rating on shares of the Oxford, Conn., company to "Neutral" from "Outperform" after the shares closed Monday at $23.76, up from its March 9 close of $12.27.

July 13th, 2009 DUBAI - The next edition of the Dubai Airshow, considered as the fastest growing airshow in the world, will feature some top brands in the aerospace industry this time, the organisers have said. Airbus with the EADS group will join the Dubai-based international airline Emirates during the biennial show, for which a new exhibition area has been developed to accommodate the unprecedented number of participants and visitors, WAM news agency reported.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - India has emerged as the second largest investor in Britain, with a recession-busting 44 percent jump in the number of projects it has created since 2008, new figures reveal. Projects created or brought in by Indian investments number 108 -- behind top-ranking US's 621 and just ahead of third-ranked France's 101, the British government's trade and investment department said.

May 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - When Indias first manned mission to space takes off, possibly in 2017, it will have Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on board. Let me promise you one thing, if there is a (Indian) man on moon (read space), it will be from the Indian Air Force, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major told reporters here.

February 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Under an ambitious programme of the ministry of new and renewable energy, Nagpur in Maharashtra will be developed as the country's first solar city, it was announced Wednesday. The orange city Nagpur will become a model solar city by 2012, deriving up to 10 percent of its energy consumption through renewable energy sources and implementing other energy efficiency measures, a government statement said.

February 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Wednesday approved a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Maharashtra Airport Development Co (MADC) - promoted by the Maharashtra government - for developing the Nagpur airport as a multi-modal international passenger and cargo hub. The government in a statement said AAI, India's airports operator, would hold 49 percent while MADC will have a 51 percent equity in the joint venture.

February 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Saturday dismissed the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) claim that it would definitely build a Ram temple at Ayodhya, saying the BJP 'doesn't intend to keep its promise' like its earlier pronouncements. Congress leader Tom Vadakkan, in charge of the party's media cell, described as 'yet another lie' BJP chief Rajnath Singh's statement in Nagpur that the party was looking for an opportunity to build the Ram temple.

February 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI/NAGPUR - With the expected April-May Lok Sabha polls drawing near, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Congress are gearing up their party machinery for the electoral battle. The BJP's three-day National Executive and National Council meet, which kicks off Friday in Nagpur and will be attended by 8,000 party delegates, will draw up a roadmap and prepare strategies for the elections.

February 5th, 2009 NAGPUR - A three-day session of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive and national council began in Nagpur Friday to chalk out the party's strategy for the Lok Sabha elections. The session is considered to be crucial since it would be the last ahead of the poll and would adopt three resolutions on the country's 'sagging' economy, the political situation and the turmoil in Sri Lanka.

January 31st, 2009 GUWAHATI - India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said it will launch its campaign for the upcoming general elections Feb 6 from Nagpur by fighting a '100-day war' to capture power in New Delhi. 'The election campaign will start from Nagpur.

January 30th, 2009 NAGPUR - Aircraft maker Boeing Saturday signed a land lease agreement with Maharashtra Airport Development Co. (MADC) for setting up a $100-million maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility.

December 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has postponed its three-day national executive and national council meetings, scheduled to start Jan 23 in Nagpur, to February. The party cited the Jan 26 Republic Day celebrations to put off the meetings.