There are some things that look harmless from the ground but can become extremely dangerous when viewed from the cockpit of an aircraft. A laser pointer is one of them. For someone standing on the ground, pointing a laser at an aircraft flying overhead may appear to be a harmless prank, an experiment, a way of attracting attention or simply an act of curiosity. But inside the cockpit, particularly during takeoff, approach or landing, that apparently tiny beam can suddenly become a serious aviation-safety threat. The latest figures released by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) show that the problem is declining, but it remains far too common. On September 17, 2026, the FAA reported that pilots had reported 4,470 laser strikes in the United States during 2026, representing a 24 percent decrease from the same period the previous year. This is the third consecutive year in which reported laser strikes have declined. However, the FAA says the numbers remain too high...
It is easy for me to say this as I do not have a personal car. Standing at a traffic light stoppage, I looked around and found five cars Infront of me in which only one person was sitting. Two of these five cars were big enough to seat 7 people. While observing them, it is the thought that came to my mind that can things become easy and smoother if we impose a complete ban on the usage of cars for personal use. Well, this is an impossible thing to even think, and it is a crime to talk about it or to implement it. Counting Cars with Single Occupancy A few days back, I came to the phase six bus stand in Mohali to drop off a friend of mine. He was to catch a bus for Anandpur Sahib. Standing right in front of the Verka plant at around 6 in the evening, nearly half an hour passed and no bus was coming. Actually this is the peak rush hour, as we call it, when so many people are coming out and rushing from their work/office to their home. There was a long traffic jam and the movement was almo...