Topic: Air India
Air India Express plane with 191 on board skids off Kozhikode airport runway, breaks into two
According to the DGCA, the aircraft fell down a 50-foot valley. It was raining heavily at the time of the accident.
Mystery of 1966 Air India crash, that killed nuclear pioneer Bhabha, is unravelling bit by bit
Air India 101 crashed at Mont Blanc, at nearly the same spot as Air India 245 in 1950. Since the ’80s, big discoveries & bigger conspiracy theories have emerged.
Unlike other carriers, no employee of ours will be laid off, says Air India
The announcement was made after a meeting with the Ministry of Civil Aviation where decisions regarding rationalisation of staff cost were reviewed.
Air India to reduce monthly allowances of employees by up to 50%
The order, dated 22 July, said basic salary and allowances linked to it like industrial dearness allowance (IDA) and house rent allowance (HRA) will remain unchanged.
I had to sue Modi govt and Air India to be ‘rescued’ by Vande Bharat Mission
The harassment I went through as a stranded Indian in Germany during the coronavirus crisis, I wouldn’t wish upon anyone. And there was no heroic Vande Bharat rescue.
Hardeep Singh Puri justifies Air India’s leave-without-pay, says cost-cutting necessary
The Aviation Minister's remarks came after TMC MP Derek O'Brien slammed Air India, saying its leave-without-pay scheme violates labour laws & is a ploy to save top management.
Air India to send select employees on leave without pay for up to 5 years
The factors being taken into consideration by the airlines are - suitability, efficiency, health of the employee, instance of non-availability for duty and redundancy.
US restricts Air India’s ‘Vande Bharat’ flights citing ‘unfair’ limits on its airlines
US Transportation Dept accused Air India of selling tickets to the public on repatriation flights while US airlines are prohibited from flying to India.
Army, Navy, IAF personnel can use private airlines to return to units, will be reimbursed
According to rules, serving personnel are refunded fare of only Air India tickets. One-time relaxation
comes amid heavy troop build-up along LAC with China.
Air India’s Delhi-Moscow flight returns after pilot found Covid-19 positive
The airline officials did not look at the pilot's test results properly & deemed him fit to fly, assuming that he is Covid-19 negative, even when the test results stated otherwise.
The Modi magnifier
This is the first Indian election where a politician is winning by not promising governance, but simply seeking a vote against Musharraf, the Muslims and the Italian church.
Offer cashback, relax KYC norms to check decline in remittances, suggests WEF paper
Remittances, or the money overseas citizens send back to their home country, are expected to contract 20% in 2020 on account of Covid-19, according to a World Bank report.
Defence
Army begins process to recruit second batch of 100 women soldiers for military police
Army intends to induct 1,700 women recruits in the military police by 2036, increasing the percentage of women in the cadre to 20 over 17 years.
Modi govt’s NEP is out of touch with reality, Indian voters want English-medium education
State leaders with their ear to the ground, like Nitish, Mamata and Yogi, have shown that the push for native language education is not what voters want.