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Thursday, March 12, 2026
TopicAir traffic

Topic: air traffic

‘Mayday’ protocol to navigating weather, inside the challenging job of an air traffic controller

In an interview, air traffic controller reveals how it’s minute-to-minute work that demands total focus for hours at a stretch. ‘It’s about responsibility without visibility’.

BJP falls short of 2019 poll promise of ‘doubling number of airports’, but regional traffic growing

BJP manifesto pledged over 200 functional airports by 2024, but only 135 are operational. However, there's a shift away from major airports as tier-2 & tier-3 cities see high air traffic.

India not looking at increasing air traffic rights for UAE, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

The UAE has urged India to increase the maximum number of seats between the two countries by 50,000 a week.

On Camera

Modi govt organises Rozgar Melas, but vacant posts show its hiring capacity is limited

Before attempting to answer whether the Rozgar Melas are working, it would be useful to take a look at the performance of the Modi govt on this front since it was formed in May 2014.

India’s Russian crude imports approach pre-Trump sanction levels amid Hormuz disruptions & US ‘waiver’

India has already purchased nearly 16 million barrels of Russian crude so far in March 2026, translating to roughly 1.6 million barrels per day, indicating a sharp uptick.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.