MMRDA is building a ‘Shunya (zero) bridge' as part of an under-construction elevated metro railway line — a 23.5-km corridor from D.N. Nagar to Mandale connecting eastern and western suburbs.
Zero’s failure seemed to have deterred brand SRK a little, and it felt like it was more than just a commercial failure. It was personal, to the man himself.
The Khans of Bollywood — Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir — had a noticeably rough year as their films Zero, Race 3 and Thugs of Hindostan failed to meet audience expectations.
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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