Anjuli Bhargava

India

Consulting Editor at Business Standard

Writer and Columnist at Freelance

Articles

HT Syndication: Airlines must avoid getting grounded by pilot burnout

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Anjuli Bhargava

India, May 2 -- Last month, India's aviation industry mourned the death of a 36-year-old commander of Air India Express who passed away from a cardiac arrest shortly after his flight landed in Delhi. Social media erupted with allegations that the pilot was overworked, and many were quick to blame the airline and its work culture. Air India Express defended itself saying that the roster of the pilot was anything but demanding.
Airlines must avoid getting grounded by pilot burnout

2 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Anjuli Bhargava

Last month, India’s aviation industry mourned the death of a 36-year-old commander of Air India Express who passed away from a cardiac arrest shortly after his flight landed in Delhi. Social media erupted with allegations that the pilot was overworked, and many were quick to blame the airline and its work culture. Air India Express defended itself saying that the roster of the pilot was anything but demanding.
Why industry-driven, tailored courses are an alternative to bachelor’s degrees

2 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Anjuli Bhargava

Instead of waiting for students to get a taste of real life after their bachelor’s and during an MBA or another Master’s level programme, these new institutes are trying to grab the student early if he or she has a reasonable idea of which field they wish to pursue.. While traditional universities and colleges continue to lay strong academic foundations, today’s job market demands digital-first skills, adaptability, and a professional portfolio.
HT Syndication: Why industry-driven, tailored courses are an alternative to bachelor's degrees

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Anjuli Bhargava

India, April 28 -- What do Bengaluru's Scaler, Gurugram's Master's Union, Bengaluru's Mesa, Kolkata's Nexis and Mumbai's IIDE (Indian Institute of Digital Education) have in common? To begin with, all are "booster shots" or even alternative ways to spend one's time after completing school (Class XII) instead of enrolling in a regular bachelor's degree - which has been reduced in many instances to a worthless piece of paper - in one of the country's myriad but mostly indifferent quality colleges.
In Deep Slumber| 10 Hours on the Tarmac

3 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Anjuli Bhargava

At that point, he sought out the lead cabin crew member, showed her his airport entry pass and she explained that they did not have the cockpit crew. There was no one to fly the aircraft. She said that she and her cabin crew members had very little clue on what to expect as nobody was answering their calls and they had received no concrete information.
Education in India: Why NEP has so far failed to move the needle

1 month ago | hindustantimes.com | Anjuli Bhargava

Absorb the following statements fully : 75% of Class 3 students cannot read text that should be readable by a grade below (Grade 2 level). Just below 50% of Class 5 students cannot read a Grade 2 level text. A little over 20% of Class 8 students cannot read a Grade 2 level text. This is the state of affairs after 78 years of India’s Independence and five years after the New Education policy, 2020 came into effect for its government school educated students.
Civil Aviation: The Third Wave of Privatisation

1 month ago | hindustantimes.com | Anjuli Bhargava

But as the general elections in 2024 came closer, the plan was put on hold and it is only in February this year that news of the process being revived began to trickle in, announcing the government’s intention of handing over the airports and monetising these assets by the end of FY 2026. As India enters its third wave of privatising its airport assets, there are many gaps that stakeholders have identified that need a closer look.
Public transport to connect our airports

1 month ago | hindustantimes.com | Anjuli Bhargava

Readers might be interested in an interesting piece that appeared in The Economist (tinyurl.com/yckh2txc) on India’s airports and their functionality or the lack of it. But I would like to emphasise one of the most overlooked aspects, a feature in which they lag behind almost all their global peers — seamless connectivity to and from the facility through public transport.
Air India’s flight into training turbulence

1 month ago | hindustantimes.com | Anjuli Bhargava

In the last few weeks, Air India (AI) added a few more black marks to its not so stellar report card. The Tata-owned airline was in the news after a flight bound for Delhi had to return to Chicago airport after eight out of its 12 lavatories were found clogged and unusable, an embarrassing state of affairs by any yardstick and one that reeks of some kind of sabotage.
Eyeing the Exits

2 months ago | hindustantimes.com | Anjuli Bhargava

A Turn for the Worse As things limped back to normalcy, some of the financial stress lifted in 2022 and 2023. Yet in some ways, the work-life balance especially for a low-fare airline pilot worsened. Across airlines, commanders and crew said that their duty timings became longer as they waited around at airports and lounges for the next leg of the journey -- a double whammy as they did not earn for non-flying time, yet ended up spending many more hours on duty.