Need for a revamp

India's aviation industry must review crew resource management. 

Secularism - implicit from day one, explicit in 1976

God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms...", said Friedrich Nietzsche. As many as 66 Constitutions make some reference to God in their Preamble. 

Smoke and sulphur

There cannot be different environmental standards within India

The axe has dropped. The Environment Ministry has exempted the majority of In-dia's coalfired plants from mandatorily installing Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems, which are designed to cut sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. 

Of half a billion mobile money accounts globally, most are in Africa

Mobile money allows people without banks to securely transfer funds via text message, and its adoption is growing rapidly. 

Who are qualified as 'ordinarily resident'?

Section 19 of the RP Act requires that a person is 'ordinarily resident' in a constituency for inclusion in its electoral roll. 

Why must India recognise its open ecosystems?

Why are lands classified as 'wastelands' important? Are pastoral communities dependent on them? 

No urgent safety concern in Al crash report: FAA

The U.S. regulator makes no new recommendation of safety measures for Boeing 787-8; it reminds counterparts of 2018 advisory on potential disengagement of lock on fuel switches on the aircraft. 

CCTV cameras to be fixed in 74,000 coaches: Railways

This will significantly improve safety of passengers, say officials; each coach will be equipped with four dome-type cameras placed at the entrance; cameras will be installed in 15,000 locomotives.

'Reaching Jarawa tribe of Andaman Islands for Census will not be tough'

Conducting the 2027 Census among the six main indigenous tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands will not be tough as the Union government has already made contact and is running several welfare measures for these tribes, says physician Ratan Chandra Kar, speaking to The Hindu. 

India joins military exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia

India, along with 18 other nations, is participating in Talisman Sabre 2025, a major bilateral military drill led by Australia that commenced on Sunday.

Now in its 11th iteration, the Talisman Sabre is the largest and most sophisticated warfighting exercise ever conducted in the continent, the Department of Defence, Australia, said in a statement.