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Qatar Tribune
5 days ago
- Qatar Tribune
Air India crash: Second black box recovered
New DELHI: Search teams have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the site of last week's Air India crash, a key component which could shed light on the cause of the disaster. The cockpit voice recorder was found in the wreckage in the western city of Ahmedabad, the government said on Monday. The flight data recorder had been retrieved earlier. Investigators hope the two recorders - commonly referred to as black boxes - will help them determine what went wrong on Thursday, when the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down in a residential area shortly after take-off and burst into flames. The voice recorder captures cockpit conversations, while the data recorder logs flight performance metrics. At least 270 people were killed both on board and on the ground, according to tallies by Indian media. But authorities have not yet released an official death toll as victim identification efforts are still ongoing. The airline said 241 people on board were killed, with a 40-year-old British man the sole survivor. India's Air Accident Investigation Board is spearheading the investigation. The US National Transportation Safety Board is also involved, as the aircraft was manufactured in the United States. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal secretary, Pramod Kumar Mishra, visited Gujarat to oversee relief efforts, ensure a thorough investigation, and coordinate support for victims' families. (DPA)
Observer
6 days ago
- Observer
Second black box recovered after deadly Air India crash
Search teams have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the site of last week's Air India crash, a key component which could shed light on the cause of the disaster. The cockpit voice recorder was found in the wreckage in the western city of Ahmedabad, the government said on Monday. The flight data recorder had been retrieved earlier. Investigators hope the two recorders - commonly referred to as black boxes - will help them determine what went wrong on Thursday, when the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down in a residential area shortly after take-off and burst into flames. The voice recorder captures cockpit conversations, while the data recorder logs flight performance metrics. At least 270 people were killed both on board and on the ground,according to tallies by Indian media. But authorities have not yet released an official death toll as victim identification efforts are still ongoing. The airline said 241 people on board were killed, with a 40-year-oldBritish man the sole survivor. India's Air Accident Investigation Board is spearheading the investigation. The US National Transportation Safety Board is also involved, as the aircraft was manufactured in the United States. On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal secretary, PramodKumar Mishra, visited Gujarat to oversee relief efforts, ensure athorough investigation, and coordinate support for victims' families.
India Today
21-04-2025
- Business
- India Today
IIM Sambalpur sets new benchmark with 60 per cent women graduates, a first among IIMs
More than 60 per cent of women graduates create new gender parity benchmark at top B-school The Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur reached a new milestone in terms of gender diversity at its 9th annual convocation when women made up 60 per cent of the graduating MBA class—an IIM first. A total of 370 students graduated from five different programmes for the first time in the history of the institute in a single convocation ceremony. The graduating class consisted of 316 students of the ninth MBA batch (2023–25), 38 students of the second Executive MBA batch (2022–24), 10 students of the first MBA for Working Professionals batch (2023–25), in addition to six PhD scholars and a few PhD students for working professionals. The ceremony honoured academic achievements, and awards comprised the Chairman's Gold Medals for the best performers across programmes. One of the highlights included 80-year-old entrepreneur GM Gupta graduating from the MBA for Working Professionals programme. Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra, Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, was the guest of honour. He appreciated IIM Sambalpur's forward-thinking gender balance and praised its embrace of artificial intelligence in learning, as well as its innovative Master Weavers program that empowers local artisans of Western Odisha. Exhorting graduates to be change-makers, he added: "The future will not simply be inherited—it will be created." Padma Shri Arundhati Bhattacharya, the Chairperson of the IIM Sambalpur Board of Governors and the CEO of Salesforce India & South Asia, urged students to live each day with grit and determination for self-betterment. "Rise every morning with the commitment to be a better version of yourself today than you were yesterday. That is the measure of success," she said. Delivering the welcome address, Director Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal highlighted the institute's achievements in the last decade. "This convocation celebrates ten years of IIM Sambalpur. For the first time ever, women exceed men among graduates at any IIM—a heartening transition to higher education in India," he added. He also spoke of the institution's journey towards triple accreditation (AACSB, EFMD, and BGA), which would put it in a select group of world-class Indian business schools. Despite economic uncertainties, the 2023–25 MBA batch attracted over 250 companies during placements, with the highest domestic offer at ₹31.12 LPA and the top international package at ₹35 LPA. Leading recruiters included PwC, Accenture, Infosys Consulting, Tata Capital, Deloitte, and Cognizant. Seven awards went to deserving students from different programmes. Some of the notable recipients were Vipul Sharma (Chairman's Gold Medal – MBA), Nilaksh Dixit (Director's Gold Medal – MBA), Raghvendra Patel (Best All-Rounder – MBA), and Shivani Nagpal and Abhishek Kumar Singh (Chairman's and Director's Gold Medals – MBA for Working Professionals).
