‘Travel curbs to undermine air traffic recovery in near term’
The Hindu
Domestic passenger numbers grew almost 6% month-on-month in December
Domestic air passenger traffic grew by almost 6% month-on-month in December but the emergence of the new virus variant and travel curbs by State governments pose a near-term threat to the recovery, noted ICRA.
IndiGo on Sunday said it would cancel 20% of its flights due to a drop in travel demand and a rise in booking cancellations. Government data also shows that domestic traffic shrank by 16% in the first week of January as compared with the same time last month. The downward trend comes after consistent growth in the last few months.
In December, airlines flew a total of 111 lakh passengers, up from 105 lakh passengers in November, said ICRA

When Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, recently spoke about the transformative potential of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), a technology for autonomous driving in India, he framed it as a critical lever for safer roads, smarter traffic management and future-ready mobility. That vision is already finding concrete expression inside Samsung Electronics-owned HARMAN Automotive’s India operations, which are emerging as a global hub for software-defined and connected vehicle technologies, says Krishna Kumar, Managing Director and Automotive Head, HARMAN India.

ICICI Bank Ltd., the second largest private sector bank, for the third quarter ended 31 December 2025 reported 4% drop in net profit to ₹11,318 crore as compared to ₹ 11,792 crore in the year ago period on account of making additional standard asset provision of ₹1,283 crore during the quarter as per direction of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).











