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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 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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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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OpenAI chair's AI startup Sierra gets $4.5 billion valuation in latest funding round

One-year-old Sierra focuses on selling artificial intelligence-powered customer service chatbots to enterprises




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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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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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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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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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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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Trachoma eliminated as a public health problem in India; what next?

The achievement marks a significant public health victory and has profound economic implications. Trachoma’s impact, through blindness and visual impairment, results in an estimated economic loss of $2.9 to 5.3 billion annually due to reduced productivity




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Doctors struggle to treat long Covid patients in India; researchers point to inadequate studies

Global efforts to understand and manage long Covid post-pandemic, with varied symptoms and limited treatment guidelines worldwide




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Malaria elimination: Egypt’s success and a roadmap for India’s WHO certification

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




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Telemedicine in India: is the government’s eSanjeevani platform living up to its potential?

While the eSanjeevani numbers are impressive, doctors and experts point out that unless a number of systemic issues -- including low doctor numbers on the platform are fixed -- telemedicine in the country will not be able to move past infancy




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Following WHO guidelines for sodium content in packaged food could prevent 3 lakh deaths in India in 10 years: study

Additionally, about 1.7 million new cardiovascular disease cases and 7,00,000 new chronic kidney disease cases could be prevented compared to current practices, the study said




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Understanding orphan drugs: what are they, how are they classified and what are their challenges in the Indian context

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




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Lassa fever: Understanding the risk, response and global threat

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.




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Bengaluru start-up strives to bridge India’s genomics data gap to aid precision oncology

The company, 4baseCare, has come up with a gene panel for the Indian population after extensive research. This, according to the founders, will allow doctors to provide more evidence-based and data-backed treatment for cancer patients in the country




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Can mid-level healthcare providers compensate for physician shortages in rural India?

To make up for doctor shortages, several countries around the world have introduced a cadre of MLHPs into their health systems; however, in India, mainstreaming of MLHPs has time and again been met with resistance from organised medicine 




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Revealed: YouTube's India Plans

'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.'




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The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'




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Making Waves In India And Hollywood

'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.'




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'India Is No.1 Country Outside The US...'

'India has the largest slate of local original content outside the US.'




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The Busiest Firang Actor In India

'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.''Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one of the most turbulent periods of Indian history, then it only stands to reason that my character would be of British descent.''But that doesn't mean all my roles are negative.'




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The Girl From Laapataa Ladies, Heeramandi

'I joined Heeramandi's shoot right after completing Laapataa Ladies.''When I landed on the Heeramandi sets, I was like "Oh my God!" because this was for the first time I was seeing such a huge set in my life.'




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'I'm The OG Pan India Superstar!'

'I am always rocking.''I am a rockstar.''That's the way the world will always see me.'




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'Heeramandi wasn't another sex scene'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'




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An Indian Film Makes Waves At Cannes

'I have nostalgia for Ladakhi culture, which is common to both Muslims and Buddhists.''It is kind of a Buddhist way of life. You are compassionate and nice to each other.''You are good human beings.'




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'The Win Is Not Just For India, But...'

'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them, and add meaning to their journey.'




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The Indian Who Has Stunned Hollywood

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a low-end place.''The application of technology in the hands of our Indian artistes is identical to any of our artists in the West.''Nobody in the world can say this shot was done in India and that in London.'





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Apple iPhone maker buys equipment worth Rs 2670000000 for India factory, gears up to start...

This is the first time Apple's high-end iPhone Pro series will be made in a country other than China.




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Instagram down: Users face issues while sending messages, say, 'Rehne do fir'

The issue began at approximately 5.14 pm on Tuesday.




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The never ending voyage

Sharmila Biswas seamlessly blended three dance forms in the performance.




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A step for Indian culture

Manasi Pandya Raghunandan is passionate about educating people in India and abroad not just about our dances, but also about our culture and tradition




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Make in India: A tectonic shiftfor human resources

The Modi Govt drew up a blueprint for 25 focus sectors




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Apprenticeships can make India’s youth matter

With a target of skilling 500 million people by 2022, apprenticeship will be the key to increasing the employability of youth




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‘Technology will be the major disruptor for India Inc’




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Selecting the right candidate

Building a team or an institution requires both courtesy and common sense




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Now, salaries are ‘Made in India’

Sustainable growth in the manufacturing sector will remain a challenge




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Data on how smartphones driving enterprise mobility in India




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As farm labour diminishes, mechanisation is key for India’s agri-sector growth, says Mahindra & Mahindra’s Sikka 

Hemant Sikka says the farm machinery industry is expected to grow from ₹9,200 crores in financial year 2022 to ₹15,000 crores in financial year 2026.




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Farmers from flood-ravaged northern States to gather in Chandigarh to press for special package, compensation from Centre 

Farmers associated with as many as 16 farmer outfits from the States Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand would be participating




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Farmers to approach Supreme Court against India-U.S. deal on poultry

Reduced import duty on produce and relaxed norms will affect farmers and traders here, they say




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India’s smaller rice crop paves way for prolonged export curbs

Production in India, the world’s largest rice exporter, is under unusually intense focus after New Delhi banned exports of non-basmati white rice in July, sending global prices surging




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India aims at $1 billion fresh banana exports in next 5 years

India’s banana export destinations extend beyond the Middle East, with potential opportunities in major global players like the USA, Russia, Japan, Germany, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and France.




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High import duties; resisting pressure to open agricultural sector important to ensure India's food security: GTRI

Economic think tank GTRI (Global Trade Research Initiative) in its report said that India needs to cut its reliance on imported vegetable oils to promote better health outcomes and also reduce the import bill




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India may earmark $48 bln for next year's food, fertiliser subsidies

Food and fertiliser subsidies are expected to be increased in the Union Budget 2024, sources say




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Cheaper blueberries, cranberries, turkeys headed to India




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India sugar crop woes create opportunity for Al Khaleej refinery