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Delhi-Srinagar flight incident: What’s the difference between PAN PAN and Mayday aviation emergency signals?

June 12, 2025 3:51 pm

In the wake of the hailstorm-hit IndiGo Delhi-Srinagar flight incident, we asked experts the difference between PAN PAN and Mayday, the two key aviation distress signals used by pilots.

Keeping plants on work desk may cut stress in employees: Study

January 04, 2020 6:35 pm

They noted that in modern society, stress reduction in the workplace is a pressing issue. It has been commonly assumed that plant life is soothing for those who regularly face stressful or mundane situations.

With pan-India helpline 112, police response to distress calls in Kerala gets faster and transparent

September 13, 2019 5:11 pm

The project, funded by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, was rolled out on February 19 this year with the aim of bolstering police response systems to distress calls landing on 112, a new, pan-India number.

2,000 distress calls a year since 2008: ‘Connecting’ to stay in touch with suicide bid survivors

September 11, 2014 11:38 am

September 10 is observed worldwide as Suicide Prevention Day.

Fire brigade battles a flood,of distress calls

May 24, 2009 2:34 am

Step into the underground control-room of Byculla fire station,and one would feel the city is on fire,going by the barrage of distress calls received almost every second on its 16 lines.