Air India bags UN award

MUMBAI: India's biggest airline Air India has bagged the Montreal Protocol Public Awareness Award for its efforts in protection of the ozone layer.

The award would be presented by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and Air India Chairman V Thulasidas would fly to Montreal to receive the award on September 16, an Air India release said here today.

Air India has undertaken awareness campaigns for issues related to ozone layer and environment protection. These include conservation of energy, forests and other natural resources through its inflight magazines and videos, it said. The airliner also organised discussions on climate change.

The airliner plans to launch Air Lines Forum in India for collective action to protect the environment, the release added.