Morning Digest | Digital tools set to save Kashmiri script from disuse; DGCA directs airlines to inspect emergency exits in Boeing 737-8 Max planes, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 7, 2024

Digital tools set to save Kashmiri script from disuse

For centuries, the Kashmiri language has survived only through oral traditions; by 2013, those who could write the script fell to just 5%. This year, two technological giants, Microsoft and Google, will infuse a new lease of life into the language, whose rich literature continues to remain accessible to only a small section of people.

Congress gears up for Lok Sabha polls with new war room and publicity committee 

Stepping up its preparations for the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on January 6 constituted a publicity committee with party treasurer Ajay Maken as convenor and a five member “central war room”. The average age of the five members ‘central war room’ is 39-years signalling a generational shift in the decision-making process of the party.

DGCA directs airlines to inspect emergency exits in Boeing 737-8 Max planes

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered Indian airlines to conduct an inspection of emergency exits of all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft after a mid-flight incident involving Alaska Airlines in the U.S., where it lost a section of its cabin panel, forcing an emergency landing on Friday.

Health Ministry notifies revised Pharma manufacturing rules under schedule M to ensure quality control