How AirAsia India innovated with a distance-learning training programme for its cockpit crew

As demand for travel rises, industry must meet it while ensuring passenger safety

Over 3,000 flights were cancelled on the eve of Christmas and cancellations are expected to double as New Year approaches

Pilot shortage is hurting airline operations in India, with the industry expected to need at least 1,000 to 1,500 pilots every year

An aircraft has three critical phases; induction, in-service and redelivery

Apart from swift settlement with former owners, the airline urgently needs an immediate infusion of cash

Transfer bags continue to account for most mishandled bags

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

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

Are they finally paying up or paying off?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

India has made remarkable strides in reducing malaria, with reported cases dropping over the years; however, there is a long journey ahead, with climate change raising the potential for malaria transmission in areas that have already achieved elimination

King Charles III and Queen Camilla, who left the retreat after a three-day rejuvenation session, are happy with the expansion plans as this would be closer to the UK, says holistic health practitioner Issac Mathai, who runs the facility

Breast density matters because of two main reasons: it may make it harder to detect signs of cancer on a mammogram, and it is linked with an increased risk of breast cancer

The outbreak is still not under control, the African Union’s health watchdog has warned, appealing for resources to avoid a “more severe” pandemic than Covid-19

There are four key strategies that are key to helping you achieve a healthier digital balance: replacement practices, social bonds, mindfulness and viewing digital well-being as a journey

While orphan drugs are crucial to treating rare, sometimes debilitating conditions, the high cost of their research and development is a major barrier to their development in India

They seek urgent intervention by government, courts, and lawmakers into the issue  

The Lassa virus causes Lassa fever, a zoonotic disease; humans usually contract the virus through contact with food or items contaminated by the the Mastomys rat’s urine or faeces.

The key to having healthy bones for a lifetime is to take some simple preventive measures – and the earlier, the better

Doctors are forced to take turns doing frequent 24-hour shifts — in some cases two to three 24-hour shifts a week. Inquiries with government OB-GYNs reveal that several health facilities have been short-staffed for years, and vacant posts remain unfilled

'People started noticing me again. OTT is a good platform for serious actors. In the olden days, unless you are the heroine, actors would have screen deaths. But now, there are so many good roles for women.'

'When one is low, all you can do is buckle up and get up and prepare for the next challenge.'

'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well. Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene! For someone like him to message me just says how supportive person he is of newcomers.'

'When you are new, you don't know how the industry works'. 'But when you know where you are headed, the possibilities of being conned or facing unpleasant instances is reduced.'

'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later? Have they become flatmates instead of lovers? What happens when the initial chemistry has worn off and love becomes a habit? This has always fascinated me.'

'When you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge.'

'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'