Travelling in economy class may not be a bad idea for long flights after all! Air New Zealand has unveiled flat beds in economy class for some of its long-haul flights and it could revolutionise economy travel. The 'Economy Skynest'&nbsp;includes six full-length lie-flat sleep pods and is a result of three long years of research and development. Each pod comes with a pillow, blanket and curtains. Further details on the launch of the skynest&nbsp;or its location in the aircraft have not been revealed, but the final decision is awaited in 2021.&nbsp;

Travelling in economy class may not be a bad idea for long flights after all! Air New Zealand has unveiled flat beds in economy class for some of its long-haul flights and it could revolutionise economy travel. The 'Economy Skynest' includes six full-length lie-flat sleep pods and is a result of three long years of research and development. Each pod comes with a pillow, blanket and curtains. Further details on the launch of the skynest or its location in the aircraft have not been revealed, but the final decision is awaited in 2021.

A travelling circus, stuck in Vienna amid the coronavirus crisis, is struggling to keep 62 of its animals well fed with restrictions imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Circus Safari is looking out for donations, as its peak season, which is now, has suffered a major blow. They would annually earn their money in the Spring to survive through the Winter. While 9 of the performing families have left for their respective homes, the animals seek constant care. The circus moved from Berlin to Austria 26 years ago. While they have received donations in cash and kind, it may be only enough to sustain for one more month.

Indian Railways' subsidiary, IRCTC&nbsp;has decided to suspend services of the three private trains that it runs until the 30th of April. Initially, the booking was stalled till the end of the 21-day lockdown, but now it has been extended.&nbsp;This includes the Kashi Mahakal Express which plies on the Varanasi-Indore route, the Lucknow-New Delhi&nbsp;and the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express. The decision has been taken given the coronavirus situation in the country. Passengers, who booked tickets on the three trains, will get full refund, reportedly.

After suspending services completely due to the government's&nbsp;21-day&nbsp;lockdown&nbsp;orders, ride-sharing platform Uber is now offering cabs in select cities for essential services. The service can be booked through the Uber&nbsp;app but will only work if your destination is essential, which covers a list of&nbsp;pharmacies,&nbsp;grocery stores and&nbsp;hospitals. The service is being rolled out slowly pending approval from local law enforcement agencies and is already live in some cities like Nashik&nbsp;and Gurugram&nbsp;reportedly.&nbsp;

As the Covid-19 pandemic has brought the entire world to a standstill, tourism has taken a back seat.&nbsp;Srinagar's&nbsp;iconic&nbsp;Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, which is usually bustling with tourists around this time of the year, is in full bloom. But, this year, things are different as the garden has no visitors to marvel at the splendid tulips due to the&nbsp;21-day nationwide&nbsp;lockdown&nbsp;to contain the spread of Covid-19.&nbsp;

As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps parts of the world, zoos and aquariums have reported an increase in their webcam views as they're no longer allowed to welcome visitors. For instance, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is getting 8 times as many daily views as they did before the crisis. According to officials, the aquarium's mesmerizing jelly fish cameras have been popular as viewers can use them to help with relaxation during this time of stress. From showcasing animal behavior to displaying what goes on behind-the-scenes, zoos in the United States are offering a lot of content, specially for educational purposes.

A 190-year-old railway bridge&nbsp;from the British era near Lonavala&nbsp;at the Pune-Mumbai&nbsp;Expressway was demolished by the&nbsp;Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation on Sunday. The out-of-use&nbsp;Amrutanjan Bridge was a major root of traffic jams and accidents on the expressway and its demolition will make movement between Mumbai&nbsp;and Pune&nbsp;smoother.&nbsp;

According to a BBC&nbsp;report, Chinese mountaineers have begun an expedition on the Mount Everest as major parts of the world remains under pandemic lockdown. As per the China Tibet Mountaineering Association, the group of over two dozen Chinese climbers was expected to reach the advanced base by April 3.&nbsp;The peak can be climbed from either China or Nepal. China has banned all foreigners from climbing Everest due to the pandemic, while Nepal has completely suspended all Everest expeditions.&nbsp;

Travel company Goibibo has launched&nbsp;'Hotels for our Heroes' initiative with 900 hotel chains and independent hotels in India to help medical staff helping those in need amid the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic.&nbsp;The initiative has been rolled out across 26 states and 4 Union Territories to support the medical fraternity during this unprecedented public health crisis. Medical practitioners will be able to choose from 27,000 accommodation options, available at subsidised rates, in hotels across 200 cities on the Goibibo&nbsp;app.&nbsp;

If you're a fan of anonymous artist Banksy's street art, you now get to explore it virtually.&nbsp;Cactus UK is offering a tour of Bristol with a major focus on the&nbsp;artist's work. The tour&nbsp;is available on a mobile app called 'Banksy&nbsp;Bristol Trail'.&nbsp;

With spring sunshine and flowers in full bloom, all that's missing from UK's famous gardens are customers. Horticultural&nbsp;centres closed before 23 March, when all but essential shops were shut down to contain the spread of the coronavirus.&nbsp;An estimated 200 million British pounds of seasonal plants may have to be scrapped across the industry,&nbsp;during what's meant to be the industry's most profitable time of the year.&nbsp;The value of lost plant sales could rise to 687 million British pounds by the end of June.

More than 3,800 firefighters are battling a forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province, as winds stoked the flames on Wednesday evening, China's official media reported.&nbsp;
The fire is threatening a historic Buddhist temple, a museum and a school of the city of Xichang in China's western Sichuan province, official China Central Television reported.
CCTV footage showed firefighters spraying water over the temple and surrounding areas to keep the building from burning.

If you've dreamt of exploring Australia's Great Barrier Reef, this is the right time as the legendary Sir David Attenborough is walking you through the natural wonder, virtually! In an interactive journey called&nbsp;&nbsp;"David Attenborough's Barrier Reef", you get to see how coral grows and what the reef sounds like. Learn about the species that call the reef their home and also study&nbsp;effects of carbon dioxide emissions with Attenborough. Interestingly, the reef makes up approximately 2,300 kilometers of Australia&rsquo;s coastline.&nbsp;

Indian Railways adds another feather in its cap! The&nbsp;Chittaranjan Locomotives Works, manufacturing factory in Asansol in West Bengal, set the world record for the highest production in the year 2019-2020 despite the Covid-19 outbreak. It has&nbsp;produced 431 electrical locomotives in this financial year and bagged the title of the 'most locomotives in a year'. It surpassed its own previous record of 402 locomotives in the year 2018-2019.

Lending a helping hand to stranded tourists in India, the&nbsp;Ministry of Tourism has created an online portal sharing information of services that they can use&nbsp;in the country. The portal strandedinindia.com consists of&nbsp;Covid-19 helpline numbers for foreign tourists along with a support section for tourists in need of further information and to help connect with concerned authorities.&nbsp;

Joining the battle against the novel&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic, cab sharing platform Ola has offered 500 of its vehicles to the government in Karnataka to help transport doctors, health-care workers and medicines in the state. Deputy CM of Karnataka confirmed the news in a tweet. The services will be available in Bengaluru, Mysore and&nbsp;Hubli-Dharwad among other regions.&nbsp;

Google Arts &amp; Culture is letting you take a virtual tour of the most famous residence in the United States, the White House. The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States located in Washington D.C.&nbsp;You can get an exclusive tour of the executive office building, a walk through the historical art work in the White House and get a chance to virtually stand in the lawn of the house. You can even get a sneak peak into the Vice President&rsquo;s Ceremonial Office, the Secretary of War suite, and the library.

The United States is home to some of the world's most s&nbsp;most beautiful natural landscapes and now you can experience them right from the comfort of your couch.&nbsp;Google Arts &amp; Culture&nbsp;has partnered with some famous national parks in the U.S. to give people a virtual tour of these natural wonders. From rocky mountain to snowy terrains, there's a lot to explore. Hawaii&rsquo;s Volcanoes National Park,&nbsp;California&rsquo;s Yosemite National Park, Wyoming&rsquo;s Yellowstone National Park, and Montana&rsquo;s Glacier National Park are few on the list.&nbsp;

According to an updated analysis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global air transport industry may suffer a&nbsp;$252 billion revenue loss due to COVID-19, about 44% below 2019&rsquo;s figure.&nbsp;This is in a scenario where travel restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus last for up to three months followed by a gradual economic recovery later this year. Many countries around the world have imposed tight restrictions on international air travel. The full-year passenger demand is likely to&nbsp;decline by 38% compared to 2019, as per their assessment.&nbsp;

Daily life is slowly returning to normal in China, with restaurants beginning to reopen after being forced to shut for nearly two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many restaurants opened their doors again over the weekend and public spaces sprung back to life across the nation.&nbsp;While the domestic situation has calmed, China is sparing no effort in shielding itself from the threats of outbreaks in other countries.

The famous Badaling section of the Great Wall of China partly opened on Tuesday, after being closed for almost two months due to the coronavirus pandemic which originated in Wuhan last December.&nbsp;The scenic area will be open between 9 am and 4 pm, and the daily number of visitors will be capped at 19,500.&nbsp; As of 2 pm&nbsp; on Tuesday, a total of 892 tickets had been reserved.&nbsp;Visitors must book tickets on the official website or through WeChat in advance and register with their personal information to get a health code, while their temperatures will be checked upon entry.&nbsp;A one-way circular tour route has been designed to prevent the gathering of crowds.

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