The Noida Vs Gurugram rivalry is playing out online, with Noida residents thumbing their noses while many in Gurugram concede that the grass is, indeed, greener on the other side.
Rain flooded all of Gurugram, but the old city fared worse with potholed roads, cramped lanes, crowded houses and failing drains. ‘The potholes have roads,’ said a frustrated resident.
We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.
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.
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