India has offered an alternative sectoral target system for reducing aviation emissions and has refused to accept the proposed cap under UN’s Global Market Based Mechanism for Civil Aviation by 2020. The proposal however has been supported by other BRIC nations, said Union minister for Human Resources Prakash Javadekar after the Cabinet meeting Wednesday. “There is an attempt to bring a cap on emissions in civil aviation (sector) by 2020. That is the proposal and we said that for the developing world, the proposal is unfair... When it (economy) is growing, you cannot cap our emissions from aviation... A cap by 2020 will be injustice,” he said. GMBM, mooted by the ICAO, seeks to reduce carbon emission in the aviation sector. <br/>
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Air links between India and Pakistan — which include direct flights between the two countries and allowing airlines of one country to fly over the other — have now come under the scanner of the prime minister's office. The Modi govt is examining whether these should be allowed to continue post the Uri attack. While no Indian carrier flies to Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines has 5 flights a week to India. Overflying is clearly the more critical part for airlines of both countries. At the moment, almost all flight operated by Indian carriers between Gulf, Europe and North America on the one hand and central, north and east India on the other fly over Pakistan. Similarly, PIA flies over India to Southeast Asia and Bangladesh. <br/>