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Two Air India passengers trade blows over armrest on Delhi-bound flight
15 hours, 6 minutes ago

Two Air India passengers trade blows over armrest on Delhi-bound flight

India Today  

Two passengers on board a Delhi-bound Air India flight from Copenhagen came to blows over armrest space just when the aircraft was about to land at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday, a source said. An Air India official said that the passengers had an argument over some issue at its Copenhagen-Delhi flight of Saturday which was later sorted …

Delhi Passengers Air Trade Blows
Light rain in parts of Delhi-NCR, air quality remains 'severe'
15 hours, 6 minutes ago

Light rain in parts of Delhi-NCR, air quality remains 'severe'

India Today  

Parts of Delhi-NCR received light rain early on Monday as the Air Quality Index in the national capital marginally improved, but remained in the 'severe' category with a reading of 400 as of 9 am. At the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's official weather station, the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a degree above normal, due to the cloud …

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Defence Ministry forms committee to address shortages in Air Force
15 hours, 6 minutes ago

Defence Ministry forms committee to address shortages in Air Force

India Today  

The Defence Ministry has set up a committee to address the capability development of the Indian Air Force amid critical shortage of fighter jets, weapons, and equipment, government officials told India Today. Chaired by the Defence Secretary, the committee includes senior ministry officials, Defence Research and Development Organisation chairman Dr Samir V Kamat, and IAF representatives. The IAF’s long-pending proposal …

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From waste to electricity to pollution
19 hours, 10 minutes ago

From waste to electricity to pollution

The Hindu  

Delhi remains the most polluted city in India, as of December 20. Air pollution in Delhi mostly originates from human activities such as burning coal; petrol, diesel, and gas; biomass in industries; and coal-based power plants. According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, thermal plants emit sulphur dioxide at levels 240 times higher than stubble burning. …

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Delhi's air quality turns severe, experts warn of no immediate respite
1 day, 15 hours ago

Delhi's air quality turns severe, experts warn of no immediate respite

India Today  

Delhi residents are having to grapple with winter chill clubbed with hazardous air to breathe as the city's Air Quality Index registered an unhealthy 406 at 3 pm on Sunday afternoon, official data showed. Despite a slight improvement in Delhi's air quality on the night of December 20, when pollution levels momentarily subsided, the smog and pollution surged back to …

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Letters to the Editor: A love of travel shouldn’t ignore its environmental costs
1 day, 15 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: A love of travel shouldn’t ignore its environmental costs

LA Times  

To the editor: In her op-ed about the glories of travel, writer Lisa Niver laments lost luggage, missed flights and LAX. Our fragile planet is so compromised by human-caused climate chaos that we can no longer afford to gallivant around the world on airplanes without further dire consequences. The kind of air travel Niver suggests is energy-intensive and dependent on …

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Delhi air quality in 'very poor' category, temperature at 7.3 degrees Celsius
Top News
1 day, 15 hours ago

Delhi air quality in 'very poor' category, temperature at 7.3 degrees Celsius

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi experienced a foggy morning on Sunday, with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The Air Quality Index deteriorated from 370 on Saturday to 393, placing it in the 'very poor' category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board. GRAP stage IV measures have been in effect in …

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Action sought to prevent air pollution along Kakinada coast
2 days ago

Action sought to prevent air pollution along Kakinada coast

The Hindu  

The Kakinada Rural MLA Pantam venkateswara Rao, commonly known as Pantam Nanaji, sought action to prevent the air pollution caused due to various industries located in the Kakinada rural mandal during the erstwhile East Godavari Zilla Parishad general body meeting held in Kakinada on Saturday. Ambedkar Konaseema districts discussed on the issues of erstwhile East Godavari district at the general …

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67th National Shooting Championship: Sejal-Ravinder pair wins mixed team air pistol gold, Paris Olympics medallist Sarabjot finishes fifth
2 days, 1 hour ago

67th National Shooting Championship: Sejal-Ravinder pair wins mixed team air pistol gold, Paris Olympics medallist Sarabjot finishes fifth

The Hindu  

Ravinder Singh and Sejal Kamble clinched the mixed team air pistol gold for Army with a 16-12 victory over Pranavi Dwaram and Mukesh Nelavalli in the 67th National shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Saturday. However, the biggest surprise was that Sarabjot Singh, the Paris Olympics mixed team bronze medallist, and fellow Olympian Rhythm Sangwan, missed …

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Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024: How Different Is It From Aircraft Act 1934?
2 days, 7 hours ago

Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024: How Different Is It From Aircraft Act 1934?

Live Law  

Today, the Indian aviation market is one of the fastest growing in the world and is already 3rd largest in terms of passengers flown approximately 1.5 crore per year handling over 220 million domestic and international passengers along with almost 100,000 annual flights on aggregate. The act applied to all Indian citizens including non-Indian citizens who were residing in India …

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“We Cannot Always Rely On God For Winds, Show Some Will To Clear Air Pollution”: Bombay High Court Tells BMC, Maha Govt
2 days, 9 hours ago

“We Cannot Always Rely On God For Winds, Show Some Will To Clear Air Pollution”: Bombay High Court Tells BMC, Maha Govt

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday while expressing displeasure over the 'harsh' air pollution in Mumbai, told the authorities that they cannot rely on the God for winds to clear the air and instead the authorities need to show some 'will' to cut down the air pollution in the city. A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and …

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Canyon de Chelly in Arizona will become latest national park unit to ban commercial air tours
2 days, 11 hours ago

Canyon de Chelly in Arizona will become latest national park unit to ban commercial air tours

Associated Press  

CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. — Commercial air tours will soon be prohibited over Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona under a plan approved this week by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service. “Prohibiting commercial air tours protects these lands’ cultural and spiritual significance to the Navajo Nation,” said park Superintendent Lyn Carranza. “Canyon …

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‘Trapped inside’: The children suffocating in the smog of Lahore
2 days, 15 hours ago

‘Trapped inside’: The children suffocating in the smog of Lahore

Al Jazeera  

Air pollution has become a major problem in Pakistan and it is children who are paying the price. It’s not good.” The fear is real – smog and air pollution cause much more than just coughing fits. So, it’s not actually improving the situation.” The lack of data on pollution levels in Pakistan is also a major problem, he adds: …

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Israel kills 7 children from one family in air strike on Gaza
2 days, 15 hours ago

Israel kills 7 children from one family in air strike on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

UNRWA says Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ as Israel continues its bombing campaign amid worsening living conditions. An Israeli air strike has killed 12 members of a family, including seven children, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence rescue agency has reported. “All of the martyrs are from the same family, including seven children, the …

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Air gets too toxic to breathe: Whose problem is it really?
2 days, 20 hours ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Air gets too toxic to breathe: Whose problem is it really?

Deccan Chronicle  

Delhi’s Central Pollution Board, the Committee for Air Quality Management for the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas and the Central government’s Air Quality Early Warning System in Delhi have got into action as the national capital’s Air Quality Index moved into the “severe” category when it crossed the 400 mark -- it was 433 on Tuesday -- and invoked …

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Interactive map reveals disturbing pattern in drone sightings across the US
2 days, 21 hours ago

Interactive map reveals disturbing pattern in drone sightings across the US

Daily Mail  

An interactive map has revealed a disturbing pattern in drone sightings across the US. 'Multiple' instances of drones appeared over New Jersey's Navy weapons station, and Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base closed its airspace due to similar activity on December 13. Sightings over US military bases began as early as October, as several reports indicated drones near Langley Air Force …

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Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall
3 days, 10 hours ago

Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall

Associated Press  

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Assad regime’s demise opens another chapter in the complex relationship between Putin and Erdogan, with wide-ranging implications not just …

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Delhi weather update: Chilly morning greets national capital amid ‘hazardous’ air quality levels
3 days, 11 hours ago

Delhi weather update: Chilly morning greets national capital amid ‘hazardous’ air quality levels

India TV News  

Delhi recorded a temperature of 17.93 degrees Celsius on the morning of December 20, 2024. Residents are advised to exercise extra caution, limit outdoor activities and use safety measures such as masks and air purifiers. Forecast for December 21 The IMD forecasts a slight increase in temperature on Saturday, with a minimum of 14.62 degrees Celsius and a minimum of …

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Air Force rescues 12 Army personnel stuck in Sikkim after road accident
3 days, 15 hours ago

Air Force rescues 12 Army personnel stuck in Sikkim after road accident

India Today  

The Indian Air Force on Friday successfully evacuated 12 paramilitary personnel who got injured in a road accident near Juluk in the Sikkim sector. Responding promptly, the Eastern Air Command deployed Cheetah helicopters to the Juluk helipad, located at an altitude of approximately 12,000 feet, and Mi-17 helicopters stationed in Gangtok. "The Indian Air Force today carried out swift rescue …

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Japan inspects US air base over chemical leaks
3 days, 15 hours ago

Japan inspects US air base over chemical leaks

China Daily  

TOKYO -- Japanese authorities have conducted an on-site inspection of the US Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo over the possibility that water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances overflowed from the base, local media reported Friday. The inspection came two months after the US military informed the Japanese side that the water containing PFAS synthetic chemicals had leaked from …

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Air Force faces a shortage of pilots amid recruitment challenges: Reports
3 days, 15 hours ago

Air Force faces a shortage of pilots amid recruitment challenges: Reports

India Today  

The Indian Air Force is grappling with a critical shortage of pilots, with recent reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence highlighting the severity of the issue. Despite plans to induct 222 trainee pilots annually between 2016 and 2021, the Air Force failed to meet its targets. Adding to the crisis …

Air Force Faces
34 Air Force accidents in 5 years, 19 due to human error: Parliamentary panel
3 days, 15 hours ago

34 Air Force accidents in 5 years, 19 due to human error: Parliamentary panel

India Today  

The Standing Committee on Defence, in its latest report, disclosed that the Indian Air Force recorded 34 aircraft accidents during the 13th Defence Plan period. YEARLY BREAKDOWN OF ACCIDENT The report provides a year-wise distribution of accidents: 2017–18: 8 accidents 2018–19: 11 accidents 2019–20: 3 accidents 2020–21: 3 accidents 2021–22: 9 accidents The spike in accidents during 2018–19 and again …

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One killed in Kyiv as Russian missile attack targets Ukraine’s capital
3 days, 15 hours ago

One killed in Kyiv as Russian missile attack targets Ukraine’s capital

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian official says Russia used hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and Iskander/KN-23 ballistic missiles to carry out the attack. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defences were operating following a missile attack which Russia said was in “response” to this week’s Ukrainian strikes using Western missiles on a chemical plant in southern Russia. Prior to the air raid, the Ukrainian Air Force warned …

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California e-bike voucher program flooded with almost 100,000 applications in just 45 minutes
3 days, 15 hours ago

California e-bike voucher program flooded with almost 100,000 applications in just 45 minutes

LA Times  

Californians still hoping to nab a state voucher to help pay for an e-bike this holiday season were met instead with seven unwelcome words: “We are no longer accepting incentive applications.” That’s the message the California Air Resources Board had on its E-Bike Incentive Project webpage as of Friday after residents flooded the agency with applications, leaving some disappointed and …

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