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NEW DELHI: Police on Sunday detained 15 people protesting against Delhi’s worsening pollution at C Hexagon after they allegedly refused to disperse. A senior officer said the protesters used pepper spray on personnel, triggering a brief scuffle. Three to four policemen suffered irritation from the spray and were taken to hospital.Police said legal action will…
US F-16 pilot Taylor Hiester expressed shock that the Dubai Air Show continued even after Tejas crash. Captain Taylor Hiester, a pilot of the US F-16 team who was at the Dubai Air Show where a Tejas fighter jet crashed, killing Wing Commander Namansh Syal, expressed his disbelief and shock that the show was not…
NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up to dense smog on Sunday morning, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 381 at 7 am, placing it in the ‘very poor’ category. This comes despite the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV being in effect across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), according to the Central Pollution…
(File Photo) Wg Cdr Namansh Syal, who lost his life in the Tejas fighter aircraft crash at the Dubai Airshow, on Saturday. (@IAF_MCC on X) SHIMLA: Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who perished in the Tejas crash at Dubai Air Show on Friday, was a high flyer all his life – house captain in Sainik School,…
High pollution levels in expanding urban regions have raised growing concerns about the respiratory health of companion animals, especially in cities where poor air quality persists for long stretches of the year. Delhi is an important example, as seasonal smog events and consistently elevated particulate concentrations expose animals to air that contains far more irritants…
NEW DELHI: The city recorded the 16th very poor day in Nov as the air quality index (AQI) settled at 364 on Friday. It was 391 a day earlier.Though the earlier forecast suggested that AQI might turn severe on Saturday, the latest one says that the air quality is likely to remain in the very…
Air India on Saturday announced it has reinstated its codeshare partnership with Air Canada, resuming a tie-up that was suspended more than five years ago during the coronavirus pandemic.Under the renewed arrangement, Air India will offer passengers access to six destinations in Canada beyond its gateways at Vancouver and London Heathrow, PTI reported. The airline…
NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revised the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) following observations by the Supreme Court regarding deteriorating air quality. The latest comprehensive GRAP schedule, originally issued on 13 December 2024, has been updated after a hearing in the Supreme Court…
SHIMLA: Wing Commander Namansh Syal , who soared from the hills of Himachal to the blue above the clouds, gave up his life in the line of duty when his Tejas aircraft crashed at the Dubai Air Show on Friday.Anative of Patialkar village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district, he was posted at Sulur…
In a major blow to India’s much-delayed project for indigenous fighters as well as their export potential, a single-engine Tejas jet crashed during a demonstration at the Dubai Airshow on Friday afternoon. The IAF pilot, Wing Commander Namansh Syal, died in the accident.The Tejas Mark-1 fighter was on a low-altitude aerobatic demonstration sortie when it…
