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Five-min walk break every hour feasible, effective in offsetting harms of prolonged sitting: StudyA recent study reveals that taking a five-minute walking break every hour is the sweet spot for combating the health risks of prolonged sit...- DGCA orders IndiGo to submit action plan, fortnightly progress reports as cancellations spike; says monitoring situationIndiGo has been ordered by the DGCA to submit a detailed action plan and fortnightly progress reports as flight cancellations hit 170–200 a...
- Domestic airlines 'misusing' FDTL waivers, implement full norms: pilots' body ALPA-IndiaIn a letter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airlines Pilots Association-India (ALPA) also urged the DGCA to prevent ai...
- DGCA tightens fatigue rules, mandates airlines to train roster planners and file quarterly reportsIndian airlines must now train schedulers and dispatchers in fatigue management. The DGCA mandates quarterly fatigue reports from carriers,...
- New COVID variant explodes across Australia and only 1 in 10 are ready for the new wave, doctors urge vaccination, and how to stay safeA new Covid variant is spreading in Australia. The variant is named NB.1.8.1. It is found in many states. The World Health Organization is ...
- Govt to make emergency braking, drowsiness alerts mandatory in all large passenger vehiclesFrom April 2026, new passenger vehicles with over eight seats, buses, and trucks must have advanced safety systems like AEBS, DDAWS, and LD...
- View: India’s growth momentum faces headwinds; Policy interventions key to sustained recoveryIndia's growth momentum in 2024 has significantly slowed, with 2025 and beyond facing numerous risks. Real GDP growth is projected to avera...
- Centre announces staggered work timings for employees in view of severe air pollution in DelhiThe central government in Delhi has announced staggered working hours for its employees in response to severe air pollution. Employees are ...
- Amid worsening air quality, central govt employees body seek WFH, staggered working hoursThe Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officers' association has urged the government to implement work-from-home arrangements, staggered wo...
- Suspected mpox case under probe in India, no cause for alarm, says govtA man who recently travelled from a country with mpox transmission has been identified as a suspected case, according to the Union health m...
- Sloth Fever Outbreak: What you need to know about the deadly virus spreading in US & EuropeFlorida has reported its first-ever cases of 'sloth fever', caused by the Oropouche virus, which is primarily spread by small flies and mos...
- Analytic tools, more rest time proposal present tailwinds to tackle pilot fatigueAccording to two senior commercial pilots, implementation of the proposed DGCA norms will help in addressing fatigue issues and provide a b...
- From high blood pressure to poor heart health, the dangers of not getting ample sleepLack of sleep may even create memory problems and in later age, dementia.
- Social media fatigue can make you believe, share misinformation: studyAccording to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports study found that narcissistic individuals experiencing social media fatigu...
- What is Lyme disease that model Bella Hadid and her family is suffering from?Preventive measures, such as wearing protective clothing, using insect repellents, and checking for ticks after spending time outdoors in t...
- India should be ready to fight Zika virus in case of an outbreak: NTAGI chief"Zika virus is something which is something like a priority virus for which both preventive measures have to be taken. There are efforts no...
- Zika Virus: First case reported in Karnataka, 5 year-old-girl tests positiveSince its discovery in the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947, several outbreaks of ZVD have been reported from Africa, Southeast Asia, and the ...
- Interventions like masks must until vaccines 'fully mitigate' Covid impact: European Centre for Disease Control chiefA significant increase in COVID-19 related cases and deaths can be anticipated if NPIs are not strengthened and complied with, the German p...
- View: New perspectives on risk management, for Covid timesThe present resurge in the Covid crisis has heightened the importance of risk management for industry leaders. In place of traditional risk...
- DGCA drafts rules to allow pilot take short nap on long flightRules have now been framed to allow them to take a power nap to fight fatigue, of course under stringent conditions.
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