Aditya Anand

1 week ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Aditya Anand

Even as the probe unfolds, there are questions that go beyond what caused the crash. Could it have been prevented? Can it happen again? On the morning of 12 June, Air India Flight AI171 — a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London — plummeted to the ground seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad airport. The disaster claimed the lives of 241 passengers and crew on board (with one survivor), as well as more than 20 people on the ground, many of whom were inside a nearby medical college.

2 weeks ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Aditya Anand

Shrinking open spaces near airports hinder both flight safety and post-crash rescueThe tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad has turned the spotlight on a longstanding but often overlooked threat to air safety in India — the choking proximity of high-rises and dense construction to the airport funnel area.

2 weeks ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Aditya Anand

Despite World Bank’s rosy projections, critics question the real face of poverty in IndiaIndia’s extreme poverty rate may have sharply declined on paper from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 to 5.3 per cent in 2022-23, but a closer look reveals a more complex, sobering reality. The headline figures from the World Bank’s recent report appear to celebrate a remarkable turnaround.

1 month ago | nationalheraldindia.com | Aditya Anand

The situation escalated further with the death of Rajouri’s Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Raj Kumar Thappa, whose residence was struck during the shellingIndia on Friday night responded to Pakistani drone strikes targeting 26 locations across Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat, with officials confirming injuries to three civilians in Punjab’s Ferozepur in an armed drone attack.

Mar 22, 2025 | nationalheraldindia.com | Aditya Anand

US pharma giants eye India’s obesity crisis with pricey shots, sparking ‘Make in India’ and affordability debatesDays after PM Narendra Modi spoke on the alarming rise in obesity and advocated reduced consumption of edible oil, US pharma major Eli Lilly was cleared by Indian regulators to launch its weight-loss injections in India. While the PM cited a Lancet study and warned that around 44 crore Indians could be obese by 2050, India currently has about 101 million people living with diabetes.