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What can help SpiceJet’s excess baggage of woes?
Amid high aviation turbine fuel prices and mid-air incidents, the airline’s cargo business is a ray of hopeSince 1 May, at least nine mid-air snags have been reported from flights operated by SpiceJet. These troubles are the latest in a long list of woes the airline faces
8 min read18 Jul 2022Kerala: Thakazhy Panchayat in Alappuzha district reports Bird flu outbreak
Authorities order culling of ducks, hens and other domestic birds within one km radius of the affected areasDistrict Collector bans the use and sale of eggs, meat and manure of ducks, chickens, quails and domestic birds in the affected areas
1 min read9 Dec 2021‘Chicken nor egg’ situation for foodies looking for options in bird flu times
The Red Fort was shut for visitors after samples from a dead crow tested positive for avian influenza
5 min read20 Jan 2021Bird flu: Centre directs zoos to submit daily report to Central Zoo Authority
The CZA, under the environment ministry, issued an office memorandum directing management of all zoos to strengthen surveillance and aviary managementReporting and monitoring format in the daily report will have the name of the zoo, district, total number of birds in the zoo, among others
2 min read10 Jan 20214 crows found dead at Mehsana in Gujarat, sent for lab tests
The carcasses have been sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory to check if they died due to bird flu or some other reason, Mehsana's animal husbandry officer Dr Bharat Desai saidThe animal husbandry department has collected samples of 50 migratory birds from the Thol lake and sent them to Bhopal for analysis, he said
1 min read7 Jan 2021Dutch to cull 35,700 chickens after bird flu detected
A transportation ban was imposed for eggs, live birds and other farm products within a 10-km radius of the infected poultry farm in the town of Altforst
1 min read29 Oct 2020Angry Birds maker Rovio says CEO to quit
The board of directors will begin the search process for a new CEO, says Rovio Entertainment
1 min read5 Oct 2020Has success made you feel lonely and isolated?
Family activist Mia Birdsong’s book celebrates the power of community and the individual’s place within it
1 min read30 Aug 2020Situation at border with India 'stable and controllable', says China
Meanwhile, talks to defuse the situation were continuing between the militaries and diplomats of the two countriesEarlier, Rajnath Singh had said that the Modi govt would not let India’s 'pride be hurt' but is determined to settle the dispute through talks between the giant neighbours
1 min read1 Jun 2020Birds of many feathers
An elegant guidebook brings alive the richly diverse species of birds that inhabit India’s land and skies
2 min read22 Mar 2020Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared