School assembly headline August 26: Top national, international, business and sports news for studentsSchool assembly headlines for August 26 cover major national developments, including the Supreme Court's ruling in the Tarun Tejpal case, D...
25 Aug, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
DGCA weighs annual random drug tests for pilots after Air India Phuket-Delhi incident: Ram Mohan NaiduIndia's aviation regulator is considering mandatory annual random drug tests for all pilots. This proposal follows a recent Air India incid...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
"Greener fuel adoption essential for maritime sector": DPA Kandla chairperson Sushil Kumar SinghDuring the Kandla Green Hydrogen Conclave 2026, Sushil Kumar Singh highlighted that the maritime sector contributes around three per cent o...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
In 2023, Liz and Rich Muller founded Deep Fission to put working nuclear reactors underground. 4 years later, its Kansas pilot is targeting a 5-MW reactor by late 2027Kansas experiment represents something larger than one company’s attempt to reinvent the nuclear power plant. Deep Fission is testing wheth...
21 Aug, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
DGCA may mandate random psychoactive substance tests for over 25% flight crew across Indian airlinesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is set to make it mandatory for airlines to randomly test more than 25 per cent of their f...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi to tell all in memoir of her personal, political lifeSonia Gandhi's memoir will share her intimate story of marrying into a powerful political family. She recounts the tragedy of losing Rajiv ...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.52 PM IST
Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study saysNew research indicates flight attendants and pilots face elevated cancer death risks. These aircrews experience higher odds of dying from r...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Pilots body FIP calls for making oral fluid testing complementary under drug testing frameworkThe Federation of Indian Pilots has urged the DGCA to introduce oral-fluid drug testing alongside existing urine-based screening and raise ...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
Air India undertakes pilot testing programme amidst scrutiny after Phuket incidentAir India has voluntarily undertaken a testing programme covering all its pilots, beyond regulatory requirements, amid heightened scrutiny ...
18 Aug, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
'Two Air India pilots found non-negative in drug test'Two additional Air India pilots have reportedly tested non-negative in initial drug tests. These pilots have been removed from flying dutie...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
Two more Air India pilots fail drug test after Phuket-Delhi flight incidentTwo more Air India pilots failed preliminary drug tests following a recent incident. Air India mandated psychoactive substance screening fo...
17 Aug, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Air India makes psychoactive substance testing mandatory for pilots after Phuket incidentAir India now mandates psychoactive substance testing for all pilots. This new internal measure enhances safety protocols beyond DGCA requi...
13 Aug, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Centre asks Air India to ‘take responsibility’ after Phuket-Delhi flight scare; orders tighter dope checks: ReportThe government has warned Air India to “take responsibility” for safety after the August 4 Phuket-Delhi flight scare and ordered DGCA to ti...
13 Aug, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Air India pilot in Phuket-Delhi flight incident was on sleep medicationAn Air India pilot on sleep medication tested positive for marijuana after an incident. The aircraft rapidly lost altitude, injuring sevent...
12 Aug, 2026, 10.12 PM IST
Captain of Air India flight that injured 24 is investigated after drug reportsIndia's aviation ministry awaits drug test results for an Air India captain. The captain was flying a plane which dropped suddenly midair l...
12 Aug, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Air India captain of turbulence-hit flight under scanner post drug testA pilot is under scrutiny for substance use after a recent flight incident. Initial screening results were non-negative, requiring further ...
10 Aug, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Air India says not in position to comment on screening test results on pilot of Phuket-Delhi flightAir India said it has not received the results of a post-flight drug screening conducted on pilots of the turbulence-hit Phuket-Delhi fligh...
09 Aug, 2026, 02.12 PM IST