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Stubble burning down in Punjab, Haryana, UP since 2016

Stubble burning is the setting up of fire to the left over straw that remains after harvesting of paddy, wheat etc. The Government restricted and discouraged this practice. However, it generally helps in killing slugs and pests and can reduce the nitrogen tie-up. The harmful effects are loss of nutrients, pollution from smoke and the ..

Topics: Agriculture • Air pollution in Delhi • Country subdivisions • Delhi • Fire • Haryana • Human activities • India • Stubble burning

International Volunteer Day

The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development is observed every year on the 5th of December. The day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985. The UNGA adopted the Resolution A/RES/40/212 on December 17th, 1985. The international day is observed to promote volunteering culture and the importance of volunteering in ..

Topics: Human activities • Humans • International Volunteer Day • Sustainable Development • Sustainable Development Goals • UNESCO • United Nations Development Group • Volunteering

Government clears Code of Industrial Relations Bill

On 20 Nov, Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi  approved the Code on Industrial Relations (IR) Bill, 2019. The Union government withdrew its proposal to give big companies flexibility to off workers without seeking official consent. The government has proposed to introduce the concept of fixed-term employment in labour laws to help industries ..

Topics: Employee relations • Employment compensation • Gujarati people • Human activities • Labour law • Narendra Modi • Work • Working time

Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival returns for its 14th edition

Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival returns for its 14th edition in Hyderabad.  The festival that will end on 24 November will bring a host of eight plays, two puppetry shows and three workshops with classic and contemporary coverage. The theme of the festival is on relationship. The festival will have the debut of an Argentinian ..

Topics: Human activities • Indian Muslims • Mohammad Ali Baig • Puppetry • Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival • Theatre

India approaches ICAO after Pakistan denied Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s special flight use of its airspace

India has recently approached the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) after Pakistan denied Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s special flight the use of its airspace. This is the 3rd time in recent weeks that Islamabad has refused to allow Indian leaders to use its airspace after turning down last month requests by President Ram Nath Kovind ..

Topics: Air traffic control • Airspace • Government of India • Gujarati people • Human activities • Indian Hindus • International Civil Aviation Organization • Narendra Modi • Ram Nath Kovind

Air Indi becomes world’s first airline to use Taxibot on A-320 aircraft

Air India has become the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A-320 aircraft with passengers on board. Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice-versa. Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani flagged off flight AI665 and it was carried to runway using ..

Topics: Air India • Aircraft ground handling • Airport • Aviation • Human activities • Indian Airlines • Pushback • TaxiBot • Taxiing • Tractors • Transport