Channel your inner adventurer. You may have seen “Nyad,” the Netflix film about Diana Nyad, in which the American distance swimmer (played by Annette Bening) swims to Florida from Cuba outside the protective confines of a shark cage — at age 64. “I don’t believe in imposed limitations,” she says matter-of-factly in one scene. And… Continue reading Fitness challenges for the new year: long walks, steep hikes
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IndiGo announces salary hikes for pilots after record profits in Q1
IndiGo, the largest domestic airline in India, will be increasing the salaries of its pilots and cabin crew following an impressive performance in the first quarter of 2023-24 (Q1FY24), where they achieved a record net profit of Rs 3,090 crore, according to a report by MoneyControl. This pay hike will affect around 4,500… Continue reading IndiGo announces salary hikes for pilots after record profits in Q1
62% corporate employees get salary hikes, small cities do better: Study
As many as 62 per cent corporate employees of various years of experience and across industries received salary hikes this year, said a report on Tuesday, marking a hopeful note despite an uncertain job market. As many as 13 per cent professionals in non-metro cities received hikes exceeding 20 per cent, said the… Continue reading 62% corporate employees get salary hikes, small cities do better: Study
Govt hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude, Nuh violence
Top Headlines: Welfare schemes in poll-bound states, Q1FY24 results, more Top headlines: G20 in J&K, RBI to meet PSB directors, $ at Rs 91 in Hawala Top headlines: Can Tesla sell a Rs 20L electric car, FTA with UAE, and more Top headlines: Jio Financial India’s most valued NBFC, turmeric prices soar Top headlines: IMF… Continue reading Govt hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude, Nuh violence
Govt hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 4,250 per tonne from Aug 1
(Reuters) -The Indian government has hiked windfall tax on petroleum crude to 4,250 Indian rupees ($51.68) per tonne from 1,600 Indian rupees with effect from Aug. 1. A windfall tax on diesel has been increased to 1 rupee per litre from nil earlier, according to a government notification on Monday. The windfall… Continue reading Govt hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 4,250 per tonne from Aug 1
‘Queer ecology’ hikes offer fresh take on the natural world
Mother Nature kind of saved Jason “Journeyman” Wise. Educating others about plants and the environment has given him satisfying work outdoors, far from his old career doing policy work in a windowless office. And his ongoing nature studies have given him insights he wished he’d known years ago, as a teen in a conservative religious… Continue reading ‘Queer ecology’ hikes offer fresh take on the natural world