For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
In parallel, something else happened. Cholestrol put the fear of God into us. Suddenly, eggs, especially the yolk, became almost as much of a health risk as cigarettes. Have never quite gone back to them, although Parsis, who live the longest, are inordinately fond of them.
At that time they used to give a free booklet of egg recipes. I wrote to them on a post card & got one.
In parallel, something else happened. Cholestrol put the fear of God into us. Suddenly, eggs, especially the yolk, became almost as much of a health risk as cigarettes. Have never quite gone back to them, although Parsis, who live the longest, are inordinately fond of them.