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UDAN flies high despite the odds

The scheme has made short commutes via flight accessible to over 92 lakh people




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Mishandled baggage rates spike

Transfer bags continue to account for most mishandled bags




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Slots scarcity hits Indian airlines’ flight roadmap

The solution demands a comprehensive expansion of airside capacity across the country, but that has not materialised




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Cabin crew with an invisible cape 

Being a cabin crew member is not a mere job, but an ineffable life experience




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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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Why do planes leave a white trail behind them?




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Airlines’ performance metrics may need an overhaul

It may be time to revisit RASK, CASK metrics; benchmarking based on cost drivers can boost an airline’s performance




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Air infrastructure plans should be future-proof

India’s aviation story is full of delayed, untapped and under-utilised potential




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Embraer expects capacity dynamics to tilt demand in its favour

The plane maker’s current foray attempts to shed the tentativeness that overshadowed its earlier endeavours




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Why do plane crashes happen?




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Post-pandemic, OTAs are coming of age

Are they finally paying up or paying off?




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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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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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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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Zomato users can now schedule order 2 days in advance

Zomato’s order scheduling is available at more than 35,000 restaurants across 30 cities




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Sarvam AI launches Sarvam 1 for Indic languages

The custom training corpus, Sarvam-2T comprised of 20 percent datasets in Hindi as well as English and programming languages so the AI model can perform multilingual tasks




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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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Meta builds AI search engine to cut Google, Bing reliance, the Information reports

The Facebook-owner currently relies on Google and Bing search engines to give users answers on news, stocks and sports




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Microsoft Teams to launch threaded conversations, combined chats and channels features

The app has also added other changes in the interface so users can organise their chats better




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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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Google brings AI-powered Gmail writing tools and ‘Polish’ to more users

Google is expanding its generative AI-powered email drafting tools to more users with new and enhanced shortcuts on web and mobile




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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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Google ad change could affect millions of small businesses

Google is changing the way its Google Local Services ads work, which could affect millions of small businesses




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Google expands AI Overviews in Search to more than 100 countries

Earlier this month, the search giant rolled out ads in AI Overviews on mobile but only in the U.S.




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Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them

Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence




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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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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says next big AI model launch pushed due to compute challenges

Altman also said that the next update for DALL-E was still in the works with no release date yet




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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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Transformation Stories #4 A New Podcast Interview With Me (Rob Larsen)

Check out yours truly on an episode of Atlas Systems’ Transformation Stories. A hands-on leader and change-maker with 20 years of experience, Rob Larsen remains at the forefront of software-led innovation – in financial services and the larger enterprise world. In this all-new conversation with Atlas Systems, Larsen offers insights into finding the right pace […]




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I Have So Many Thoughts

CrowdStrike blames testing bugs for security update that took down 8.5M Windows PCs | Ars Technica




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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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Will not allow dilution of AIIMS brand: Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda

The Health Minister said no compromises will be made in faculty recruitments or standards of teaching at any of the new AIIMS institutes being set up across the country




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WHO to evacuate 1,000 Gazan women, children for urgent medical care

Last week, U.N. investigators said Israel was deliberately targeting health facilities in Gaza, and killing and torturing medical personnel there, accusing the country of "crimes against humanity".




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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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WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free; calls it ‘historic feat’ ending ancient scourge

Globally, 44 countries and one territory have now been certified as malaria-free




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Sexual harassment rampant in Maharashtra medical colleges, finds survey

The survey also found that a majority of students believed that reporting these events could negatively affect their grades and future prospects; it highlighted the need for better safety mechanisms on campus




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Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance as a crucial defence against polio in India | Explained

India needs to continue efforts to maintain its polio-free status, and AFP surveillance has to remain a cornerstone of its strategy




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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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For type 2 diabetes, focusing on when you eat – not what – can help control blood sugar

Time-restricted eating, also known as the 16:8 diet, became popular for weight loss around 2015. Studies have since shown it is also an effective way for people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood glucose




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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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Covid lessons learned? U.N. summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humans

At the U.N. summit in Cali, delegates are working on a “biodiversity and health action plan” proposed for adoption by the 196 member nations of the Convention on Biological Diversity




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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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$25-million Pandemic Fund aims to curb ‘zoonotic’ diseases

The Centre will implement the G20 Pandemic Fund, which is aimed at enhancing the country’s “animal health security”, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).




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OpenAI’s Whisper transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said, researchers claim

Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw




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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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What is stereotactic radiation therapy for prostate cancer? How does it compare to other treatments?

Stereotactic radiotherapy uses high doses of radiation to target and kill cancer cells; it uses newer machines that can deliver very focused radiation beams