The New Indian Express | Indigo has been fined a penalty of Rs 20 lakh by the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, for faulty training of pilots in specific categories of high-risk airports.

In a disclosure filed in the Bombay Stock Exchange as mandated by SEBI regulations, Indigo’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, has reported that the DGCA had levied Rs 20 lakh penalty on it.

Specifying the violation by the airline which resulted in the penalty, the airline attributes it to its “alleged failure to use qualified simulators for pilot training at Category C aerodromes.”

Category C or high-risk airports refer to aerodromes with challenging approaches or complicated terrain and only pilots who have undergone specialised training can operate flights in them.

Over 1,700 pilots in Indigo are provided with this critical airfield training as revealed through an earlier order the airline had received from the regulator.

In August 2025, DGCA issued a show cause notice to Indigo in connection with lapses in simulator training. Earlier, Air India Express too had received a similar notice in connection with the Calicut International Airport.

Times of India | Hospitals in Lucknow will have to conduct regular fire safety drills in compliance with the fire and electrical safety norms.

These directives were issued by divisional commissioner Roshan Jacob during a review meeting held for health infrastructure and care.

Jacob said that hospitals must be equipped with fire safety systems, valid safety certificates, and alternative emergency exits. She mandated fire safety training for all hospital staff and ordered regular mock drills with routine electrical safety checks.

The mandatory presence of doctors, full-time night OPDs, maternity services, and effective operation of Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been emphasised. Regular inspections of these centres are to be conducted by the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA).

A drive has been launched to issue identity cards to senior citizens above 70 years of age, noting that only 37,113 out of 1,42,967 eligible persons received them so far. The monthly distribution of iron syrup to pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescent girls and children has been emphasised under the Anaemia Mukt Bharat initiative.

Further directives include ensuring adequate hospital staffing, full operation of health ATMs, routine monitoring of diagnostic services, and the organisation of screening camps and vaccination drives in every village.

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