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Cloud seeding over NCR-a flop

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- On 28 October 2025, in a brilliant meme on Twitter, Raghav Sarawagi posted this NOTAM calling it a 'Notice To All Men in NCR' for "probably a Thar vehicle driver test at subsonic ... Read More


India in the Light of ILO World of Work Trends 2026

India, Feb. 2 -- The ILO's Global Employment and Social Trends 2026 report, published on January 14, 2026, highlights some contradictions. It states that, amid top-level, low, and stable global unempl... Read More


HAL Lancers for the Army

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- According to HAL Chairman Dr CG Krishnadas Nair, HAL will deliver the first 12 Lancer helicopters to the Indian Army by September 2001. The Lancer is a low cost light attack helic... Read More


HAL to join A.380 consortium

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- In a major initiative, and unprecedented in terms of financial commitment, is HAL's planned involvement with the Airbus Industrie's A.380 mega jetliner programme, with some Rs. 50... Read More


New IAF command appointments

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Air Marshal SG Inamdar has been appointed as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command at Shillong, succeeding Air Marshal KN Nair. Air Marshal TM Asthana has suc... Read More


Can the Yazidi Girl Speak?

India, Feb. 2 -- They called me "Sabia." Call me 'Jaria.' Daesh saw me. As "Spoils of War." I met them on German streets. I met them on European streets. I met them inside the UN corridors. I m... Read More


IA to acquire "New" aircraft

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- So as to augment the mature fleet of Airbus A.300s and A.320s (plus Boeing 737-200s) of its subsidiary Alliance Air). Indian Airlines is in the process of acquiring seven aircraft... Read More


IAF Mi-25/-35s with HMOSP

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Indian Air Force's inventory of Mil Mi-25 attack helicopters are to be equipped with the Israel Aircraft Industries Helicopter Multimission Optronic Stablised Payload (HMOSP).... Read More


BIAAL Formed

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Karnataka Government has floated the Bangalore International Airports Authority Limited with Infosys Chief NR Narayana Murthy as its Chairman, to implement the new airport pro... Read More


Jet Airways to place Rs 1,600 crore PTCs

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Life Insurance Corporation is likely to subscribe to one fourth of the Rs 1,600 crore private placement that is being worked out by Jet Airways for purchase of 10 new Boeing 7... Read More