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Lakshmi Baldania has notably become Gujarat's first certified woman drone
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI/PNN): In a largely male-dominated field, she has carved out a niche for herself in the rapidly expanding, cutting-edge technology field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Meet Lakshmi Baldania, Gujarat's first female drone pilot who has been trained and certif
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DGCA orders probe after SpiceJet flight diverted to Karachi due to glitch
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday ordered a probe into the incident where SpiceJet's Delhi-Dubai flight was diverted to Karachi as the fuel indicator started malfunctioning.
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Scindia 'delivers' student's luggage to hostel after she vents about 'horr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 5 (ANI): Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia came to the assistance of a college student and helped in getting her luggage delivered to her hostel after she recounted her "horrible experience" on an IndiGo flight.
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Study reveals how heat waves could lead to avian population decline
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3(ANI): According to a recent on how heat impacts the behaviour and physiology of Zebra finches revealed that heat altered the activity of hundreds of genes in the testis, but fewer in the brain, also suggesting that the brain may be less responsive to extreme temperatu
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DGCA seeks explanation from Indigo after massive flight delays
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): After several Indigo flights were delayed across the country, Indian aviation's watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took a strong cognizance of the airlines' operations.
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Half of passengers' baggage stuck at Paris airport due to tech failure
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Due to a technical problem at the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) since Friday, at least 50 per cent of passengers' baggage was stuck at the airport, French news channel BFMTV reported on Saturday.
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Chinese airlines buy 292 planes from Airbus for USD 37 billion
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 1 (ANI): China's top airlines will buy a total of 292 planes from Airbus in a USD 37 billion deal with the aviation giant, the European aerospace corporation announced on Friday.
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Centre imposes export duty on petrol, diesel, aviation fuel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Centre has imposed a special additional excise duty to the tune of Rs 6 per litre on petrol and Rs 13 per litre on diesel on exports, a move that could help meet the country's energy demand.
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ACFI constitutes a new board and appoints Yashpal Sharma as its new Presid
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 29 (ANI/TPT): Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI) formulates a new board for a term of 2 consecutive years 2022-2024 at the Annual General Meeting held on June 29, 2022. Yashpal Sharma, MD - Skyways Group has been appointed as the President of ACFI for this period. Cyrus Katg
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Pakistan reports 541 new COVID-19 infections, first time in three months
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): Pakistan on Wednesday reported 541 new COVID-19 infections overnight, the first time in three months, raising the positivity ratio above 3 per cent again.
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Real-time trials of full-body scanner begin at Delhi Airport's Terminal 2
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has started the trials of the full-body scanner at Terminal 2 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday.
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Heat waves could lead to avian population decline: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): A new study that examines how heat impacts the behaviour and physiology of Zebra finches found that heat altered the activity of hundreds of genes in the testis, but fewer in the brain, suggesting that the brain may be less responsive to extreme temperatures.
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