DGCA drafts rules to allow pilot take short nap on long flight

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 19:58

Many countries already have rules to allow 'controlled rest' to pilots while on their cockpit seats. This is among measures which are part of what the International Civil Aviation Organisation calls Fatigue Risk Management Systems.

People getting over Facebook

Last Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 22:25

`Facebook fatigue` has reached Australia, as new data revealed that almost 400,000 users have drifted away from the social network since December.

Hazare complains of fatigue, undergoes medical tests

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 13:08

Anna Hazare was admitted to a local hospital for medical checkup after he complained of fatigue and weakness.

Fatigue will not be a real factor, says Dhoni

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 17:28

There schedule may be chock-a-block but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni does not believe fatigue will be a real factor for Indian players who are to play South Africa in a one-off T20 match followed by the seven-week long upcoming IPL.

Team should have got more time to unwind after WC: Kapil

Last Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 19:50

Cricket legend Kapil Dev took a dig at the Cricket Board on Thursday for not giving the triumphant Indian squad more time to unwind after their fabulous World Cup triumph on April 2 and for paying much more money to represent their IPL franchises than the country.

Dhoni says players overworked, wants rotation policy

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 21:59

Dhoni conceded that the players were overworked as he called for a rotation policy to give them rest.

‘Facebook fatigue’ forcing users to dump it

Last Updated: Sunday, August 14, 2011, 13:59

Privacy concerns, “fatigue”, general boredom and the rapid rise of alternatives are to be blamed for a global exodus from Facebook, experts claim.

Over-scheduling of kids’ activities behind ‘family fatigue’ syndrome

Last Updated: Saturday, August 13, 2011, 20:27

Family fatigue is not only exhausting for busy mums but robs kids of the chance to create their own imaginative play.

Indian players suffering from mental fatigue: Upton

Last Updated: Friday, August 5, 2011, 14:40

If a team indulges in playing relentlessly, the players start suffering from "mental fatigue" and that`s exactly what has happened with the Indian players.

American filmmaker finds a way around `Buddhism fatigue`

Last Updated: Thursday, November 25, 2010, 14:20

Done-to-death stereotypes have given rise to `Buddhism fatigue` in the United States, which is a tough challenge in movie making, according to California-based filmmaker Heather Kessinger who has made a film on Buddhist nuns. "In the Shadow of Buddha", focusing on the nuns in Buddhism and shot in the highlands of Tibet, is being screened at the Short Film Centre (SFC) of the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.