Ahmedabad plane crash: How are pilots taught to deal with mid-air emergencies? Check training, protocolsIn the aftermath of the Ahmedabad plane crash that killed all 242 people aboard Air India Flight AI171, attention has turned to how pilots ...
12 Jun, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
Sopping spree to boost state reforms: Centre outlays incentives via Rs 1.5 lakh cr scheme for FY26The central government is setting reform targets for states. These reforms span mining, urban development, road safety, and land reforms. S...
06 Jun, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
India-Pakistan: Tensions surge as Pakistan targets Jammu; India activates air defences; What we know so farIndia-Pakistan: India’s air defence units fired back on Thursday after Pakistan launched loitering munitions towards multiple locations in ...
09 May, 2025, 04.56 PM IST
Cameras must capture video up to 10 seconds for issuing challans: Govt issues new SOP for traffic violationsThe central government is pushing for enhanced traffic surveillance. States must upgrade cameras to catch more violations. These include no...
14 Apr, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Drivers to lose license, face higher insurance premiums if e-challans remain unpaid for three months: Draft rulesThose who do not pay their traffic e-challans within three months could see their driving licenses suspended. Drivers with three challans i...
31 Mar, 2025, 12.44 PM IST
Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar, Philippine Coast Guard sign Standard Operating Procedure to enhance maritime securityAccording to the statement released by the Defence Ministry, the MoU was signed by DG Rakesh Pal, Director General Indian Coast Guard and C...
23 Aug, 2023, 07.19 PM IST
Parliamentary panel suggests setting up specialised security agency for airportsA Parliamentary panel has recommended that the government should examine the feasibility of a dedicated security agency for airports due to...
24 Jul, 2023, 06.15 PM IST
305 enforcement actions against airlines, individuals taken by DGCA in 2022The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has the mandate to enforce civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.
01 Jan, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
- No blanket permission to any agency for surveillance under NETRA, NATGRID: Centre to HC
It said that the lawful interception or monitoring or decryption of any message or class of messages or any information stored in any compu...
22 Jun, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
Want tourists to visit Himachal but they must follow COVID protocols, says CM Jai Ram Thakur"Recently, a number of tourists towns including Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala saw high tourist inflow. We have ordered districts to deploy po...
17 Jul, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
No blanket permission given for surveillance under NETRA, NATGRID: Centre to HCThe government defended the need for the CMS, NETRA and NATGRID surveillance systems saying that "grave threats to the country from terrori...
05 Feb, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
Malls, religious places open in some places as India steps out of lockdown, slowly and cautiouslyIndia on Monday took a tentative step out of a 75-day lockdown with malls, religious places and offices opening in several parts of the cou...
08 Jun, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
Driving licence, vehicle papers on DigiLocker or mParivahan at par with original documents: Road Transport Ministry"If documents are not available on mParivahan or DigiLocker then they will not be treated as legally recognised at par with the original do...
20 Sep, 2019, 09.05 PM IST
Accept vehicle documents, driving licence in electronic format: Centre asks statesCar owners can now show their documents like driving licence, RCs and insurance certificates on mobile apps.
19 Dec, 2018, 06.36 AM IST
Torrent of call drops makes Digital India sound like a joke. One answer: Segregate voice from dataIn August 2017 Trai announced stricter norms putting in both new benchmarks and higher penalties. At the same time it gave operators the de...
29 Mar, 2018, 12.36 PM IST
12-point draft plan formulated to combat air pollutionThe draft action plan also calls for formulating a journey planner app which integrates the Metro, the DIMTS and the DTC services and integ...
27 Dec, 2017, 04.44 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh to have country's first highway patrol forceWith financial aid of Rs 250-crore from World Bank, Uttar Pradesh Highway Patrol will be raised whose jurisdiction will be limited to the h...
30 Nov, 2014, 12.43 PM IST