URBAN LUNG SPACE Bengaluru activists up in arms against attempt to grab Hesaraghatta grasslandsRavi SharmaOn September 5, the Board for Wildlife is to decide on protecting the city’s last big lung space.
Indian Navy INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, commissionedRavi SharmaThe 262-m-long, 62-m-wide aircraft carrier cost over Rs.19,500 crore and took 17 years to fructify.
Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao fires another salvo in on-going battle with BJPRavi SharmaThe Telangana Chief Minister says people in Raichur want the town merged with the State.
Sri Lankan Civil War Operation Pawan heroes ask for a day of commemorationRavi SharmaThey point out that the Kargil war and the 1971 war have their commemoration days.
Aviation Air India to retain pilots for five more years after retirementRavi SharmaIt cited “future expansion plans” as the reason.
Disability rights groups up in arms over DGCA amendmentRavi SharmaNot a well-thought-out move, allege activists.
INS Vikrant IAC-1 handed over to the NavyRavi SharmaIt is the largest warship ever to be built in India.
DGCA launches special audit for Indian carriersRavi SharmaSudden spurt in mid-air incidents triggers the move.
Airlines can’t deny boarding to differently-abled travellers, DGCARavi SharmaAviation watchdog amends key rule to facilitate change.
Wastewater analysis can help predict virus breakout faster Ravi SharmaBengaluru-based TIGS is standardising protocols to monitor and analyse pathogens in sewage water.
Aviation SpiceJet: Flying on a wing and a prayerRavi SharmaBesides falling safety standards, the low-cost carrier’s finances also seem headed for a crash.
Long-standing debate on privatisation of state-run banks resurfaces Neoliberal ideologues should remember that criticism of public ownership of banking is misplaced.
