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Airbus detects surface coating issue with A321 neo fuselage; some IndiGo planes see impact
Around a dozen of A321 neo planes with IndiGo have been impacted,...
Dinesh Pant resigns as MD of LIC, to join as member, Actuary,IRDAI soon
With Pant's departure, LIC has now vacancies of two managing...
PFRDA opens on-tap licensing for pension fund managers in India
"Earlier, registration of Pension Funds was undertaken through applications invited during specified registration windows. Pursuant to the decision of the Authority, the registration process is now being opened on a continuous 'on-tap' basis and shall remain open...
10 killed in Sikkim tunnel collapse: CM
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said the tunnel of NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project at Samardung in Jholungey caved in due to a landslide.A total of 25 people, including project officials and workers, were trapped inside the ADIT-3 tunnel when it...
Floods, landslides across northern India kill at least 25
GUWAHATI/SRINAGAR: At least 25 people died in floods and landslides caused by torrential rain across northern and northeastern India over the weekend, officials said on Monday, with more rain predicted over the next few days. At least 23 people have died and seven...
Supreme Court asks IRDAI to standardise cross-border Motor Insurance clauses
The bench said insurers have, in many cases, exploited this ambiguity either to escape liability which they should rightfully bear, or conversely, found themselves burdened with the liability they never intended to assume simply because their policy language was...
No decision taken yet to raise ethanol blending beyond current 20%: MoS
More than 20 crore two-wheelers and over 3 crore petrol cars, including a large number of older vehicles manufactured before E20 certification, have been operating on these fuels without any verified evidence of widespread engine failure or vehicle breakdown...
Wild swings in monsoon rainfall raise risks for Indian crops and power demand
This year’s monsoon opened with India’s fifth-driest June on record and rainfall almost 40% below normal levels, followed by a sudden deluge early this month — when about a month’s worth of precipitation was dumped on cities like Mumbai in a single week. An...
Indian Embassy advises nationals to postpone travel to Iran amid rising tensions
Earlier, the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) has directed ship owners, ship managers and Recruitment and Placement Service Licence (RPSL) companies to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages through the Strait of Hormuz...
Government warns against fake emails asking users to download e-PAN cards
The image shared along with the post showed an email carrying the subject line "Download e-PAN Card Online: A step-by-step guide", with a large "FAKE" stamp superimposed on it. The email claimed to provide instructions for downloading an e-PAN card and described the...
NGT issues slew of directives to Himachal Pradesh on gaps in waste management
The bench said the “state’s compliance obligations are to be understood not merely as administrative targets, but as constitutional imperatives of the highest order". New Delhi/Shimla:The National Green Tribunal has expressed dissatisfaction over the gaps in solid and...
Protecting environment a constitutional obligation, shared moral responsibility: CJI
Surya Kant,Chief Justice of India Referring to Articles 21, 48A and 51A(g) of the Constitution, the Chief Justice said safeguarding the environment is a shared responsibility and essential for ensuring a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future for coming...