Morning Digest | Boeing 737 MAX of Indian airline had a missing part; Study finds majority of Indian cities far from clean air target, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 10, 2024

Majority of cities far from clean air target, says study

The Centre’s ambitious attempt to improve air quality in some of India’s most polluted cities suggests that a majority of Indian cities are far from making significant progress. In 49 cities whose particulate matter numbers were consistently available for five years, 27 cities showed a decline in PM 2.5 — considered the most dangerous grade of pollutant — while only four had met or exceeded the targeted decline, according to an analysis by Respirer Living Sciences and Climate Trends, released early on Wednesday.

‘Washer’ found missing on a Boeing 737 MAX-8 plane: DGCA

An Indian airline discovered that a “washer” in the rudder control system of a 737 MAX-8 plane was missing after Boeing ordered a global inspection of the MAX family of aircraft last month, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Tuesday, hours after reports emerged that two U.S. carriers, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, found loose bolts on their MAX-9 plug doors.

With Aditya-L1 spacecraft placed in halo orbit, focus is on data collection on sun 

With the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully placing the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point (L1) on January 6, the focus is now on the operation of the scientific instruments and data collection. Aditya-L1 is a satellite dedicated to the comprehensive study of the sun with seven payloads.

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