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Air crew at higher risk




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Making a comeback

The aviation industry has proved its resilience by standing strong, despite an unprecedented economic crisis




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No turning back

If no action is taken, aviation’s contribution towards greenhouse gas emissions will increase




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Corporate travel is unlikely to reach pre-Covid levels

However, with offices opening up, many airlines are seeing increased demand with an uptick for premium cabins




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How cabin pressure plays a key role

Ensures adequate levels of oxygen in the air




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Mishandled baggage rates spike

Transfer bags continue to account for most mishandled bags




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Redressing flaws: IndiGo needs to tweak its way

How the human element can help the airline appease passengers and employees




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Yoke vs. sidestick: Jury still out on what works best for pilots

Why do Airbus commercial aircraft have sidesticks and Boeing have yokes as control units?




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Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself 




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Chicken gun test: Saving jets from bird strikes

According to ICAO, at least 34 bird strikes happen every day, causing around $1 billion worth damages every year




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Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers




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5 things Indian airlines must do to break their way out of pandemic blues

Post pandemic, the airlines must revamp strategies and resort to long-term measures to recover from the crisis 




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Mission to Net Zero: Aviation’s focus on making sustainable connections 

Flying the cleanest, greenest, youngest fleet possible can be a way towards the goal 




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Air India’s roadmap can be tricky to pull off

The airline has to work hard to drastically grow its network and fleet while improving reliability as well




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Global shipping lines look skywards

Container carriers launch freighters to offer integrated services and expand their transport offerings




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Why do planes dump excess fuel in the sky?




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Compliance with regulation: Staying ahead is key




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Why has private capital not been taken to Indian aviation 

With banks becoming increasingly cautious and credit flows tightening, private capital must be explored and enticed




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Boeing bids farewell to ‘Queen of the skies’

The first Boeing 747 took off from New York on Jan 22, 1970 and now the final 747 freighter was delivered to Atlas Air on February 1, 2022.




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Youtube introduces shopping affiliate programme for eligible Indian creators via Flipkart and Myntra

As more platforms allow creators to earn from viewers’ purchases of featured products, YouTube also announced its Shopping affiliate programme in India




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Google to develop AI that takes over computers: Report

Google is developing AI technology that takes over a web browser to complete tasks such as research and shopping, The Information reported




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Hong Kong unveils responsible AI framework for financial sector

Hong Kong’s responsible AI framework comes amid increasing international competition and tensions affecting access to AI technology




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Jio’s Diwali Dhamaka plan offers year-long prepaid plan for ₹3,599

Jio is offering a prepaid plan of 2.5 GB of data per day for an entire year, priced at₹3,599, as part of a Diwali offer




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GitHub unveils multi-model Copilot, Spark for AI developers

Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet will be available via GitHub Copilot starting today and Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro will be available in the coming weeks




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Google’s moneymaking machine still pumping out massive profits despite multiple threats

Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empire




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OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales back foundry ambition

OpenAI is working with Broadcom and TSMC to build its first in-house chip designed to support its artificial intelligence systems, per sources




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Elon Musk's xAI in talks to raise funding valuing it at $40 billion: Report

Earlier in October, OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in funding from investors which could value the company at $157 billion




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Crypto firm Consensys to cut 20% of workforce amid macroeconomic, regulatory headwinds

The crypto firm added that elevated interest rates, inflationary pressures, and tightening liquidity have created a more “cautious macroeconomic environment”




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As Bitcoin nears all-time high, WazirX investors are in pain over their locked crypto funds

Bitcoin was inching towards its March 2024 all-time-high price of $73,750.07, but those whose crypto assets are locked with the WazirX exchange after a cyberattack are anxious about missing out




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ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google




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Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Amazon, and the burden of expectations knock Wall Street sharply lower

Drops for Big Tech companies including Microsoft and Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms led Wall Street lower




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Chinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta's Llama

ChatBIT was fine-tuned and "optimised for dialogue and question-answering tasks in the military field", the paper said




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Indonesia bans sales of Google phones days after blocking Apple's iPhone 16

Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components




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Dropbox to lay off 20% of its workforce

Last year in April, Dropbox fired 16% of the workforce for similar reasons due to a decrease in cloud growth and spent money in hiring AI specialists instead




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I Didn’t Realize How Much I Rely on GitHub Codespaces Until This week

How much do I rely on GitHub Codespaces for open source development? Super double-plus much. I can illustrate exactly how much with one short anecdote. Gulp 5 was recently released and I created several PRs across repos in the H5BP organization to update Gulp across the board. I missed one issue with the encoding of […]




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Upgrading jQuery: Working Towards a Healthy Web

Upgrading jQuery: Working Towards a Healthy Web | Official jQuery Blog Working in the environments I do, I can tell you there are some scary situations out there with regards to jQuery. I remember John Resig, more than a decade ago, talking about wanting multiple different versions of jQuery to be able to work on […]




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Out-of-pocket expenditure on health in Kerala is highest in country despite increased State investments

National Health Accounts figures show the per capita out-of-pocket expenditure on health in Kerala stands at ₹7,889. However, Kerala also tops the list when it comes to the per capita government spending on health, at ₹4,338




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Karnataka government plans to start 11 medical colleges under contentious PPP model

As of now, the State has 22 government medical colleges in 22 districts while 11 others have no government medical colleges; the PPP model however has been criticised by some experts




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Dietary restriction or good genes: new study tries to unpack which has greater impact on lifespan

If we know that genetics and lifestyle affect how long you live, which one is more important? And how do they interact?




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High cataract rate among elderly in Mucherla, Meerkhanpet of Rangareddy district, says survey

HHF’s screening of 200 patients in Mucherla and Meerkhanpet found that 21% had senile cataracts, 18% had immature cataracts, and 15% had refractive errors




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Should men be allowed into operation theatres when their wives are having a baby? Doctors weigh in after YouTuber’s video sparks controversy

YouTuber Irfan recently posted a video on social media that showed him cutting the umbilical cord of his newborn, in the operation theatre of a private hospital in Chennai; consent of the medical personnel involved to being videoed was another aspect doctors say needs discussion




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Over 77 per cent of India’s children lack WHO-suggested diversity in diet, study finds

The states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh reported the highest levels of inadequate diversity in children's diets -- all above 80 per cent -- while Sikkim and Meghalaya were the only two to report an under-50 per cent prevalence




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Rajasthan-based firm barred from making ‘Insulin’ homeopathic tablets

A licence for the manufacture of this product was cancelled; this follows a complaint from Kerala-based RTI activist K.V. Babu with the Prime Minister’s public grievance cell




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Why did the Centre sanction a 50% hike in prices of commonly-used drugs?

According to the government the recent 50% hike in prices of eight drugs was sanctioned keeping in mind the larger public interest and to ensure continued availability of drugs




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Drugs regulator finds 49 samples not of standard quality, manufacturers asked to withdraw their products

Four spurious drugs were also found and action has been initiated against the makers, the DCGI said




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National Mental Health Festival 2024 kicks off in Bengaluru




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30,000 critical care beds, regional centres for National Institute of Virology are among plans under PM-ABHIM: V.K. Paul

Expanding healthcare infrastructure plans also include integrated public health units in 600 districts and 30 branches of the National Centre for Disease Control, Niti Aayog member Dr. Paul has said




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Polio in Pakistan: Another vaccination campaign begins after worrying surge

Pakistan regularly launches such campaigns, but violence targeting the health workers and police assigned to escort them is common




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Roll back approval to import used medical devices, med-tech industry urges PM

The group said the move puts at risk patient safety and undermines the domestic med-tech sector. It said that refurbished machines are not subject to stringent quality checks applicable to new devices.




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Doctors stress healthy lifestyle, regular check-up to prevent strokes in young adults

The webinar was held as part of The Hindu’s Wellness Series