Poor compensation could be the key reason behind the DGCA’s inability to attract and retain technical personnel, says the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture. PRS Legislative Research summarises the Committee’s report.

The Prime Minister has received at least two letters in the past week from eminent economists, activists and citizen groups, raising their voices against dilution of the Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which seems imminent from recent announcements by the government.

A recent UGC-sponsored seminar on the incidence of cyber crime, hosted in Kolkata, drew attention to the safeguards to be adopted as also the right procedure to be followed in order to obtain redress. Amrita Mukherjee reports.

Effective district-level bodies could have played a critical role in ensuring legal environmental protection for coastal zones and communities. Manju Menon, Kanchi Kohli and Meenakshi Kapoor discuss how these have been continuously disregarded. 

You don’t have to fear police harassment if you report or help an injured accident victim. You don’t even have to reveal personal details unless you wish to testify. Here’s a summary of the “Good Samaritan” guidelines that the apex court has now made compulsory for states to follow.

For the first time ever, an Indian team will be flying to London to stake its claim in the Under-23 Ultimate Frisbee World Championships. Lavanya Donthamshetty has more on this remarkable sport and how the Indian team came together.

With over 2.19 crore pending cases, the Chief Justice of India pleads again to fill the numerous vacancies in the judiciary at the earliest. Ramesh Menon reports.

India currently does not count the costs of defence pensions, para military forces and the defence ministry itself as part of budgeted defence expenditure. Correcting for this and converting to purchasing power terms, we are the third largest spender on defence in the world next only to the US and China, writes Pavan Nair.

Circumstances surrounding the death of alleged terrorist Khalid Mujahid in UP underline how sloppy investigations and a bias for emotion instead of facts have dented the credibility of the fight against terror. Puja Awasthi fears that such half truths will only feed the evil of terrorism further.

A senior advocate at the Srinagar High Court, Parvez Imroz helped bring together hundreds of Kashmiri families whose members have disappeared in the conflict. The media have not been forthright when reporting about Kashmir, he tells Joe Athialy in this interview, but acknowledges that the support of other people's movements is vital.

In a region mired in conflict for a decade now, the emergence and growth of weaving as a livelihood option for Bodo women has been welcome, and the women have taken to it with great entrepreneurship. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports.

Narnaul illustrates above all the value of investing in women. Many have continued to be active and involved even though they have little practical support from the Municipal Council, writes Kalpana Sharma.

As the rhetoric among political parties over their commitment and promises to the people rises, Shankar Jaganathan articulates that one question that will test what they truly stand for.

Rahul Bedi says declining vulture numbers have triggered serious public health problems.

Tuberculosis has emerged as the greatest danger to India threatening the health of millions. More than 4,500 people die everyday unable to battle the disease. It is not AIDS that will be India's greatest threat, as most of us believe, warns Ramesh Menon.

In the last 20 years, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has emerged as an accelerator to Tuberculosis. It helps TB spread rapidly as the HIV patient's immune system is already weak. HIV's ability to fast forward TB has frightening implications, says Ramesh Menon.

As the world observes the International Day of People with Disability on 3 December, Malini Shankar draws attention through a three-part series to the pathetic lack of attention and consideration for the disabled in the Indian Railways, the only cost-effective means of long distance travel for the masses.

Attention to international benchmarks, awareness of rights and proactive provision of basic facilities could make train journeys a less stressful experience for physically challenged passengers in the country, says Malini Shankar in the second part of her series.

The Railway Budget this year has been hailed for its pragmatic approach and emphasis on modernisation and customer experience. Tanvi Bhatikar raises a critical issue that needs to be addressed in order to deliver on those fronts.

A 3-acre pond dug in the Yenepoya Medical College 15 kms from Mangalore is catching run-off from about 15 acres of the campus and from an equal area of their neighbourhood. It has already saved the institution a substantial sum on getting water from outside. Shree Padre reports.

It was 25 years ago this month when villagers in Karnataka undertook an eight-kilometre-long trek to resist massive tree-felling at the Kalase forests. In today's milieu, the Appiko movement is facing fresh challenges, writes Sudhirendar Sharma.

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 •  Printer friendly version 10 September 2008 - If your journey along the west coast still remains picturesquely green, thank the chants that had rented the air of this region 25 years ago, and which seemingly echo even today. Chanting the Kannada slogan of Ulisu, Belasu and Balasu, meaning ‘save, grow and sustain’, the forest-loving people of Uttara Kannada - the most green district in the country – stood up against the tyranny of the state that was clearing the native forests to pave way for monoculture plantations.

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It has been known informally for long. But recently, animal nutrition scientists announced that areca leaf sheath fodder can replace paddy straw. This is timely, since paddy straw supply has been declining, notes Shrikrishna D.

Despite a political decision to drop charges against Kannada TV reporter Naveen Soorinje, he continues to remain in prison. A PIL filed soon after the decision has put the case in limbo. Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya tracks and analyses the developments.

Thousands of cotton farmers in Maharashtra are due money from the state's procurement agency -- the marketing federation -- for the 2004-5 season. Though officials maintain that they have released payments, farmers are not getting money from the banks. Jaideep Hardikar reports.

Biogas plants are not new, but their size, relative unwieldyness and reliance on large quantities of cattle dung have held back their potential attractiveness for the domestic cooking sector. That may change soon, thanks to the ingenuity of Dr Anand Karve. Vinita Deshmukh reports about Karve's new award-winning compact plant.

The plan to erect 12 dams in order to meet the water requirements of cities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region is not only objectionable from an environmental perspective, but also undermines the priorities laid out by the 12th Five Year Plan. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.

Even before the first line of the much-anticipated Mumbai Metro becomes functional, a number of issues have cropped up, most notably one over the pricing of tickets. Darryl D’Monte tracks the arguments, with comparisons to metro rail elsewhere.

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टॉम हॉलैंड क्रू के सबसे युवा सदस्यों में से हैं और ऐसे में उनके साथ कई ऐसी बातें होती हैं जो उनकी सुपरहीरो इमेज से अलग है.

मॉर्वल की इस सबसे बड़ी सुपरहीरो फिल्म को भारत में शुक्रवार 26 अप्रैल को रिलीज़ किया जाएगा.

केवल रमेश बाला ही नहीं फिल्म बिजनेस पर नजर रखने वाले दूसरे एक्सपर्ट्स भी एवेंजर्स: इन्फिनिटी वॉर की धुआंधार कमाई का अंदाजा लगा रहे हैं.

'अवेंजर्स इनफिनिटी वॉर' ने फर्स्ट डे कलेक्शन के मामले में भारत में रिलीज हुई हॉलीवुड फिल्मों में 'फेट ऑफ द फ्यूरियस' और बॉलीवुड फिल्मों बागी 2 और पद्मावत को पीछे छोड़ दिया है. फिल्म को भारत में 2,000 स्क्रीन्स पर रिलीज किया गया है.

कैप्टन मार्वल के किरदार के साथ ही मार्वल यूनिवर्स के गायब हो चुके हीरोज़ की वापसी भी तय हो चुकी है क्योंकि कैप्टन मार्वल इनफिनिटी स्टोन्स का इस्तेमाल कर सकती है.

​एवेंजर्स: इन्फिनिटी वॉर से पहले ये रिकॉर्ड स्टार वॉर्स: द फोर्स अवेकन्स के नाम था.

कैप्टन मार्वल के ट्रेलर के साथ ही इन्फिनिटी वॉर-2 का काउंटडाउन भी शुरू हो गया है.

करीब एक दर्जन सुपरहीरोज़ को अपनी एक चुटकी से धूल में मिला देने वाले थानोस को चुनौती देने के लिए कैप्टन अमेरिका, ब्लैक विडो, थाॅर, हल्क और हाॅकआई जैसे सितारे एकसाथ आने वाले हैं.

Avengers Endgame के ट्रेलर में टोनी स्टार्क उर्फ आयरन मैन (रोबर्ट डाउनी जूनियर), कैप्टन अमेरिका (क्रिस इवान्स), ब्लैक विडो (स्कारलेट जोहान्सन), हॉकआई (जर्मी रेनर), ऐंटमैन (पाल रूड) और थॉर (क्रिस हेम्सवर्थ) को दिखाया गया है.

Avengers End Game की भारत रिलीज़ 26 अप्रैल है और लगभग 10 दिन पहले ही इस फिल्म के कुछ दृश्य ऑनलाइन लीक हो गए हैं.

Avengers Endgame Leaked Online by Tamilrockers : एवेंजर्स एंडगेम लीक, 26 अप्रैल को रिलीज होने वाली इस फिल्म को टोरेंट की कई वेबसाईट पर रिलीज से पहले ही लीक कर दिया गया.

जहां एक तरफ लोगों को Avengers Endgame की टिकट नहीं मिल रही है वहीं दूसरी तरफ कुछ खुशनसीब ऐसे भी हैं जिन्होंने इस फिल्म को देख लिया है.

भारत में एवेंजर्स एंडगेम (Avengers Endgame) आज रिलीज हो गई है. पहले ही दिन थिएटर्स के बाहर चौंकाने वाला नजारा दिखा.

रूसो ब्रदर्स की एवेंजर्स सीरीज की आखिरी फिल्म का भारत भर में जबरदस्त क्रेज देखने को मिल रहा है. इस फिल्म ने दूसरे दिन भी कमाई के सारे रिकॉर्ड तोड़ डाले हैं.

फिल्म के टिकट को लेकर मुश्किल नहीं थी असली मुश्किल तो तब सामने आई जब लोगों ने रात के शोज की टिकट बुक की और तय समय पर पहुंचने पर भी उन्हें सिनेमा हॉल में एंट्री नहीं मिली.

एवेंजर्स एंडगेम (Avengers Endgame) ने भारत के बॉक्स ऑफिस पर 3 दिनों में ताबड़तोड़ कमाई कर ली है.

एवेंजर्स एंडगेम के लिए फैन्स के दीवानेपन की वजह से ही इस फिल्म ने 6 रिकॉर्ड बनाए हैं. कुलमिलाकर ये फिल्म अबतक की सबसे बड़ी फिल्म बन चुकी है.

भारत में 26 अप्रैल को रिलीज़ हुई इस फिल्म ने हॉलीवुड की सबसे ज्यादा कमाई करने वाली फिल्म का टैग हासिल कर लिया है. दो दिनों में 100 करोड़ रुपए बटोरने वाली इस फिल्म की कमाई ऐतिहासिक है.

एवेंजर एंडगेम बॉक्स ऑफिस पर सबसे ज्यादा कमाई करने वाली विदेशी फिल्म बन गई है.

'एवेंजर्स एंडगेम' (Avengers Endgame) ने कमाई के सारे रिकॉर्ड्स तोड़ डाले हैं. इस फिल्म ने 10 दिनों में 'टाइटैनिक' (Titanic) जैसी फिल्म को पछाड़ दिया है.