Close shave for 59 people on Japanese airliner

Fifty-nine people aboard a Japanese budget carrier had a lucky escape after the pilot "misunderstood" instructions from air traffic controllers and allowed the jet to fly just 75 meters above the......

What DGCA Wants AI To Check Before B787 Flights

The DGCA directive called for a series of specific checks before each flight's departure from India, including inspection of fuel parameter monitoring systems, cabin air compressors, and electronic......

Malaysia corrects final words from MH370, search continues

Multinational search teams were racing against time to locate the black box of the crashed airliner, as Malaysia revised the account of the critical final communication received from the jet. The......

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 70% effective, results show

Pharma major AstraZeneca said on Monday that an interim analysis of clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom and Brazil showed that it was 70 per cent effective on average,......

Rs 2000 cr of losses brewing for tea cos this year

Rough estimates from plantation companies have pegged production loss in excess of 100 million kg (mkg) across India which is valued at around Rs 2000 crore. Usually, plantation companies in Assam......

Several new players set to enter India's electric vehicle market

A series of flip-flop on policies and a non-existent charging infrastructure are the biggest challenge in achieving the target of selling 6-7 million hybrid and electric vehicles by 2020. The......