File photo of an Air India aircraft. [Photo/Agencies] NEW DELHI -- India Thursday introduced a direct flight to Israel after a gap of nearly 18 years. The thrice-a-week flight from Delhi to Tel Aviv will be operated by state-owned carrier Air India every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. And the national carrier is flying its premier Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes on the route, officials said. Though a number of Islamic nations usually do not give permission for airlines heading to Israel to use their airspace, Saudi Arabia has broken away from convention, enabling the Air India flight to take a shorter route. The use of Saudi airspace will save both time and money. Air India will try to cash in on Israeli tourists coming to the coastal state of Goa famous for its beaches and the hills of the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, an official said. Air India's Airbus A310 planes flew directly to Israel from Delhi until mid-1990s and Mumbai until early 2000 after which the flights were withdrawn for commercial reasons. xl silicone wristbandsnumbered wristbands for eventsbasketball silicone braceletsplain black silicone wristbandsnew rubber band bracelets
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is part of the Pan-Third Pole. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING -- Chinese research institutions launched a project to conduct water and biodiversity research under climate change in the Pan-Third Pole, according to Chinese Science Daily on Wednesday. The project, featuring 16 institutions, will study the mechanism between water, typical ecosystems and climate change, as well as conduct continuous monitoring and evaluation research on water and biodiversity. Researchers will work together to find the reasons behind and solutions to the degradation of the alpine grassland ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the slower growth of the artificial breeding yaks and the influence of glacial recession on the plateau's aquatic organisms. Extended westward and northward from the Third Pole, the 20 million kilometer Pan-Third Pole encompasses the Eurasian highlands, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences. The researchers will establish a water and biodiversity database for the countries along the Silk Road to provide theoretical support and management strategies for pushing forward the ecological protection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the newspaper said. The project is affiliated with a Strategic Priority A Program of the Pan-Third Pole Environment Study for a Green Silk Road which was launched by CAS in 2018. The program is designed to integrate basic science, applied studies, technology innovation and policy-advising.
