NLCIL launches ‘Aran’ safety app
The Hindu
NLC India Limited launches mobile safety app 'Aran' for National Safety Week, emphasizing safety and well-being in industrial units.
NLC India Limited (NLCIL) on Wednesday launched a mobile safety app as part of the 54th National Safety Week.
According to a press release, the theme for this year’s National Safety Week is ‘Safety and Well-being crucial for Viksit Bharat.’ Speaking after hoisting the Safety Flag, Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NLCIL said the mobile application ‘Aran’ accorded utmost priority to safety. The app is expected to play an important role in ensuring a ‘zero accident’ environment at NLCIL.
The CMD called upon all stakeholders to download the app on their mobile phones and use it to prevent mishaps and accidents, especially in the industrial units. The mobile application contains several safety aspects and images can be directly reported or uploaded through the app.
The status of the observation can also be monitored. The app contains accidents, details of latest measures taken on the safety front, audit and statistical reports, minutes of safety committee meetings and circulars issued by the competent authorities.
Samir Swarup, Director (Human Resources) and M. Venkatachalam, Director (Power) were present.
The ₹88.41 crore AMRUT scheme aims to eliminate Kavali's water scarcity, transforming the town’s infrastructure and services.
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Sikkim's Mangan district; no casualties or property damage reported.
Telangana government updates building rules, increasing TDR usage, allowing more floors, and easing setback regulations for developers.
The escalating Israel-Iran conflict over the South Pars gas field threatens global energy security and impacts India's energy imports.
Delhi's weather forecast: clear skies, maximum temperature around 30°C, and moderate air quality with an AQI of 154.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju meets Tamil Nadu Bishops and pastors to discuss minority welfare and counter anti-BJP narratives.
Japan may consider minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz post-ceasefire, says Foreign Minister Motegi, amid ongoing regional tensions.
Delhi University job fair guidelines excluding School of Open Learning students spark protests over equity and access to opportunities.
Rwanda's Fanny Utagushimaninde, at 15, becomes the youngest player to score a T20 international century.
Assembly polls 2026: Follow updates from The Hindu on the upcoming elections in five States, on March 22, 2026
Currently, only the services in the 32 series stop at the section of the road adjacent to the Broadway terminus, temporarily closed on account of reconstruction work. Small traders association tells R. Ragu that ensuring the services now accommodated at the temporary terminus at Island Grounds stop at NSC Bose road would benefit visitors to the markets in Parrys
The Hindu photo feature on Aragam which is now known as book village. Photos and text by Imran Nissar
The silent reading movement in the Mylapore-Mandaveli-RA Puram area showed up first at Nageswara Rao Park around two years ago, with modest ambitions, when Balaji launched it along with other reading enthusiasts from the region. This initiative has now moved parks, and seems to set to get entrenched in one. Due to renovation work at Nageswara Park, the reading session became irregular. With the Nageswara Rao park work gaining more surface area, it had to be shifted elsewhere. And it seems set to continue with a newly discovered green patch in RK Nagar in the Sundays to follow.