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• वाहन चालकों को ईंधन के लिए छह घंटे तक कतारों में खड़ा होने या ब्लैक मार्केट में अधिक भुगतान करने के लिए मजबूर होना पड़ रहा है, जबकि किसानों के पास मशीनरी चलाने और फसलों की कटाई के लिए ईंधन की कमी है।

• ट्रेड बॉडी का कहना है कि यूरोपीय संघ (EU) के EES एंट्री-एग्जिट सिस्टम के कारण ईंधन की उच्च कीमतें और यात्रियों की देरी समस्याएँ पैदा कर रही हैं। • उद्योग निकाय ने चेतावनी दी है कि यदि मध्य पूर्व संकट के कारण जेट ईंधन की कमी से व्यापक स्तर पर रूट रद्द होते हैं, तो यूरोप के छोटे हवाई अड्डे जीवित नहीं रह पाएंगे। • हालांकि एयरलाइंस का दावा है कि वर्तमान में चार से छह सप्ताह की सामान्य अवधि के भीतर आपूर्ति की कोई समस्या नहीं है, लेकिन ईरान के खिलाफ अमेरिका-इजरायल युद्ध और हॉर्मुज जलडमरूमध्य के प्रभावी रूप से बंद होने से जेट ईंधन की कीमतें दोगुनी हो गई हैं, जिससे कुछ एयरलाइंस ने उड़ानें रद्द कर दी हैं।

Australia is dependent upon UK’s ability to deliver new submarines, but report finds ‘cracks are already beginning to show’ “Cracks are already beginning to show” in the UK’s funding for the Aukus agreement that could derail the ambitious nuclear submarine plan, a British parliamentary inquiry has found, highlighting a threat to Australia’s security.UK shipbuilding has been under-funded for decades and the country’s submarine availability is “critically low”, the House of Commons defence committee’s report found. Continue reading...

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who transported water to displaced families over four days in mid-April, exacerbating severe shortages of clean water that are fuelling the spread of preventable disease.Israeli limits on the shipment of soap, washing powder and other hygiene products into Gaza have also forced prices up, adding to the challenge of keeping clean and avoiding infection in overcrowded shelters and tent encampments. Continue reading...

Carriers will retain airport slots if they cancel services as passengers are urged to continue with travel plansPenalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, it has emerged, as the government issued fresh advice to reassure the public they can still fly and should stick to travel plans.Airlines who cancel flights will not lose their rights to valuable takeoff and landing slots at busy airports, which can be forfeited when flights fail to operate over a period. Continue reading...

Officials hope more casual attire for public servants will save electricity during Iran war as summer approachesPublic servants working for the Tokyo metropolitan government are being encouraged to swap their suits for shorts this summer to combat sweltering heat and rising energy costs caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.Inspired by the country’s Cool Biz energy-saving initiative, Tokyo officials hope the measure will cut dependence on air conditioning. Continue reading...

Ministers also asked to alter compensation rights and suspend emissions trading scheme amid Middle East warAirlines are lobbying the UK government to relax environmental and noise rules, modify passenger rights and cut taxes on flying, as they prepare for higher costs and a possible shortage of jet fuel because of the war in the Middle East.A list of policy requests submitted to ministers and the aviation regulator includes suspending the emissions trading scheme and relaxing limits on night flights, it has emerged. Continue reading...