Saturday 20 January 2018

Why Pawan Hans, India’s national carrier, has a disastrous safety record

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Sun, Jan 21, 2018 | 10:30 AM IST

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Why Pawan Hans, India's national carrier, has a disastrous safety record
Troubled History Pawan Hans' killer past is graphic: 67 deaths in 21 crashes since 1990. Every crash reinforces its tainted image.
How Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code lays down a robust framework to deal with distressed assets
IBC, billed as the biggest economic reform in India after the Goods and Services Tax (GST), is a rare example of a speedy rollout and implementation of a much-needed law.
A rough road awaits e-commerce companies as they race to the Indian hinterlands
Companies have had to tweak business models, extend and improvise on logistics and supply chain, and patiently chip away at the suspicion of customers in the hinterland.​
These two issues could put brakes on the Bt cotton story
India has the fifth largest area under GM crop cultivation, and Bt cotton seeds account for 40% of the Rs 14,000 crore national seeds market.
How Wockhardt Chairman Habil Khorakiwala plans to pull the company out of trouble
45 years after he made a profound statement about dying only once, the chairman of Wockhardt would like to repeat it to investors, regulators and naysayers.
Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, is a dizzying collection of paradoxes
Ancient temples and towering high rises. Tales of spirits, fire-breathing dragons and life-giving elixirs.
A fun guide to watching Padmaavat
In an era of fake news and views, facts are figments of the imagination. As the release of Padmaavat draws near, let's imagine some facts.
Congress, BJP learn that bailing on Bengaluru comes at a price
Congress is determined to retain Karnataka while BJP is going all out to wrest it back. For national parties, bailing on Bengaluru will come at a price.
View: A compelling case to have Bengaluru as second Indian capital
For a country as vast and ethnically diverse as India, I believe there is a compelling case to create a southern capital for all the reasons outlined in the letter.
South will benefit from Bengaluru as second capital: RV Deshpande
In an interview, RV Deshpande explains the rationale behind proposing a second capital and says the Congress will improve its performance in the city.
"BJP wants to make Bengaluru a livable place"
"Our internal assessment is that we will go beyond 20 seats, and we are making all the necessary preparations," Suresh Kumar, Bengaluru MLA said.
Samsung India's Level In ANC noise-cancelling earphones are perfect for the budget-savvy
You can get them in black or white and they have an in-ear design and are available for Rs 3,700.
How whisky is shedding its conservative image and emerging as the new cool
​​The world over, whisky has been seeing a renaissance. Bourbons, craft distillations, rye whiskies are all riding a wave of popularity among millennials.
Here's a look at some of the coldest minimum temperatures ever recorded around the world
North Ice, at an altitude of 2,341 m (7,680 ft) above sea level, it is No. 4 on the top 10 coldest places on Earth. The lowest recorded temperature was -66.1 degree C (-87 degree F).
The FaceRig app lets you create an Animoji without the expensive iPhone X
It may not be as accurate as the iPhone X but it's pretty good.
A look through the milieu of dance
Did you know that before the written words, humans spoke the language of dance? The earliest findings can be traced to the ancient dances in 9,000-year-old India and 5,300-year-old Egypt.
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