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Curated By: Sheen KachrooLast Updated: January 14, 2024, 19:51 ISTNearly 100 flights, including overseas services, were delayed and some of the flights were cancelled due to the bad weather.  (Representational Image)Owing to the persistent delay, Indigo Airlines has released a  statement asserting that due to low visibility and dense fog conditions across North India flight operations were impacted on January 14Sunday morning in Delhi started with a thick blanket of fog engulfing the city causing diversion of at least 10…

Mid-tier IT services company Persistent Systems aims to visit fewer campuses for hiring freshers, a senior official said on Monday. Over the next three years, the company is also targeting to expand its operating profit margin by about 3 percentage points above the levels of about 14.5-15 per cent it aims to exit FY23, its chief financial officer Sunil Sapre told PTI. Speaking two days after the Pune-based company announced its December quarter earnings, Sapre said it is already carrying candidates who have been trained…

A Columbia University study highlights disparities in air pollution emission reductions in the U.S. over 40 years, with minority and lower-income communities experiencing smaller decreases. The research, focusing on data from 1970 to 2010, suggests the need for targeted policies to address these disparities. Credit: SciTechDaily.comDecreases more substantial in high-income neighborhoods.Over the last decades, air pollution emissions have decreased substantially; however, the magnitude of the change varies by demographics,…

Research from Karolinska Institutet shows that gender differences in psychological aspects continue to exist in more developed countries, with some disparities increasing and others decreasing. This study highlights the complexity of gender dynamics in relation to societal progress and living standards.A recent study reveals that improved living conditions in countries lead to evolving, yet persistent, psychological gender differences, challenging traditional views on the equality paradox.Psychological gender differences…

The stories we tell ourselves about the natural world can sometimes stretch far from the truth.For years, visitors to the rainforests of Central and South America have been told of a tree that slowly ambles around on its stilted roots.The lore of the so-called walking palm (Socratea exorrhiza) has persisted since at least 1980 when anthropologists John H. Bodley and Foley C. Benson detailed the plant's unbelievable behavior in a scientific paper.According to Bodley and Benson, when toppled by falling trees or branches…

Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels The new kid, the class clown, the popular kid, the troublemaker, or the loner. We all know children and young people who may be labeled in this way. In fact, many of these stereotypes have been depicted in Hollywood films. But if your child falls into one of these categories, new University of…

Persistent Systems has appointed four new executives to its top leadership as it aims to scale up its digital business operations after doubling its revenue to surpass $1 billion in March 2023.The Pune-based firm has hired former Wells Fargo executive Sumit Arora as senior vice president to help it set up and drive the consulting practice.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product…

Kaspersky’s new report provides the company’s view on the advanced persistent threats landscape for 2024. Existing APT techniques will keep being used, and new ones will likely emerge, such as the increase in AI usage, hacktivism and targeting of smart home tech. New botnets and rootkits will also likely appear, and hacker-for-hire services might increase, as will supply chain attacks, which might be provided as a service on cybercriminals’ underground forums. Jump to: More exploitation of mobile devices and…

Satellite image of Lake Powell acquired on September 23, 2022, by the Operational Land Imager 2 on Landsat 9.Satellite image of Lake Powell acquired on October 20, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8.A wet winter in western states provided a short-term reprieve to the decades-long drought in the reservoir.After falling to record lows in early 2023, water levels in Lake Powell—the second-largest reservoir in the United States—rebounded in the summer of 2023. Above-average snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains…

Proportion of promotions that were female 2014–19 Home Office forces: England and Wales (Source: Home Office, 2019c). Credit: Police Practice and Research (2023). DOI: 10.1080/15614263.2023.2231593 A new study published this week examines the under-representation of women in policing. It reveals that cultural and structural barriers persist and are impacting female career advancement when compared to that of male colleagues.…