Muqbil Ahmar | Blog

Ace India's shuttler PV Sindhu  was almost within striking distance of a historic  BWF World Championships 2017 ; however, she lost out to  Japanese Nozomi Okuhara  in the three-game final of the tournament. Big Data Analytics perhaps had a role to play.  Athletes  all over the world are leveraging technology to estimate competitors and devise strategies to overcome them.  Sportspersons , worldwide, have been leveraging a wide array of analytics. And it has been helping them in all departments. Several new-age  digital transformation technologies  such as  Big Data ,  Artificial Intelligence ,  Machine Learning ,  Internet of Things (IoT) ,  Analytics  are making a substantial impact on industries and human activities across the world ranging from  healthcare  to  oil and gas  to  education,  even the world of sports. Modern disruptive innovations are b...

Meet  Anny Divya , from Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), the 30-year-old  Indian woman pilot  who has become  the world's youngest woman to command a Boeing 777 aircraft . Breaking all  stereotypes and societal norms , Anny made history with  Air India , the carrier which created a record after it flew across the globe, led by an all-female crew on the occasion of  International Women’s Day . These are stories which remind us nobody should give up on their dreams. If there is a will, then there is a way to achieve the seemingly most un-achievable of aspirations and women should come forward in the  labor sector . No matter how rocky the road is, a human being can always aspire and overcome the odds: nothing is impossible. The story of Anny Divya is no different. Born in Pathankot, she always wanted to become a pilot since childhood. Blazing the trail for women empowerment Anny attended flying school at the tender age of 19 and in 2006, she...

In the worst case of flooding after  2005, in which more than 1000 were killed in Mumbai , rains have again battered the  Maximum City , bringing it to a grinding halt. Life is thrown out of gear as low-lying areas continue to be  waterlogged  and the train services, which are the lifeline of the city, are paralyzed.  Flights are diverted, subways inundated, and schools after incessant rains for more than 12 hours. The rain is forecast to continue for 48 more hours . Here are some of the lessons that can be drawn out of the disaster. Modernize the drainage system : Bolster the existing system and carry out fresh projects on an urgent basis. The 100-year-old drainage system is crunching under the weight of the burgeoning population. The infrastructure needs a revamp badly but nothing is being done about it. Issue prompt warnings : The public usually gets caught unawares. Provide them the window to act in a proactive and timely manner. Given the opportunity...