Incidents like the Morbi tragedy reinforce the Western world’s longstanding prejudice that India is crumbling with its creaking infrastructure and teeming population.
Aaj Tak anchor Sudhir Chaudhary and Oreva company PR on Republic TV were in agreement on who was responsible for the Morbi bridge collapse: the people who died.
Oreva took up the task to maintain and manage the bridge that was 'pride of Morbi'. The group also set up a hospital, school and contributed to local and state irrigation schemes.
If fire department, police, hospitals had acted in time, more lives could have been saved, say survivors of the bridge collapse. 141 people were reported dead, 224 rescued.
The colonial-era suspension footbridge in Morbi was packed with sightseers when it gave way Sunday — sending people plunging about 10 metres into the water.
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
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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