Trump Tantrum: 'Present Moment Difficult For India'

'Geopolitically and diplomatically it's a very difficult situation for India.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Not since the days of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger has India been berated......

SCARY! 59,000 farmer suicides linked to climate change

'The number of deaths attributable to warming is likely to rise in the future.' IMAGE: Suraj Govind, 9, the son of a farmer who committed suicide in Maharashtra, at a protest organised by farmers'......

India 2nd biggest driver of global energy consumption in 2019

The increase in energy consumption was driven by renewables and natural gas, which together contributed three quarters of the expansion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India was second......

Rise and fall in oil production and consumption

It was a "turbulent year" for global oil markets according to BP's Statistical Review of World Energy. Libya's civil war and the Arab spring played a part in crimping supplies and prices rose by 40......

India is now world's fastest-growing major polluter

It is in coal consumption that India most diverges from the rest of the world For the first time ever, the year 2014 saw India’s carbon dioxide emissions growth accounting for the largest......

Will the tumultuous events in Saudi affect Indian oil?

India expects to remain unscathed this time, mainly because it is in a sweet spot as the world’s third largest oil consumer, after the US and China, says Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. The broad......

Qatar investigates death at World Cup site as labour rights under scrutiny

IMAGE: A football is seen at the construction site of Al Wakrah stadium, that is expected to host soccer matches during the 2022 World Cup. Photograph: Naseem Zeitoon/Reuters. The organisers of......

This is a captain whose commitment to his team is absolute

Under Kohli, playing cricket will now be about winning, not avoiding defeat. India will not just be liked or admired -- it will be respected and feared.A country whose stars were labeled 'talented'......