Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 15.29 percent in December to 64.40 lakh passengers.

Domestic air passenger traffic increased by 15.29 percent in December to 64.40 lakh passengers.

According to data from the civil aviation ministry, passengers carried in 2014 rose 9.70 percent and stood at 673.83 lakh from 614.26 lakh ferried in 2013.

SpiceJet had the highest percent of cancellations at 31.95 percent followed by Air India's domestic operations (2.92), Jet Airways (2.46), AirAsia India (1.92), JetLite (1.80), IndiGo (1.38) and GoAir at 1.29 percent.

Tiger population in the country is estimated to be around 2,226, a rise of over 30 per cent.

Tiger population in the country is estimated to be around 2,226, a rise of over 30 per cent.

country is estimated to be around 2,226, a rise of over 30 per cent since the last count in 2010, according to the latest census report released today and total number of tigers were estimated to be around 1,706 in 2010. Tiger population had dipped to an alarming 1,411 in 2006 but has improved since then.