News for 'State of Global Air'

Fear of trade war looms as Trump rejects G7 statement soon after approval

Fear of trade war looms as Trump rejects G7 statement soon after approval

Rediff.com10 Jun 2018

Trump abruptly rejected the text of the consensus statement and bitterly insulted Canadian PM Trudeau.

PIX: Italy miss out on World Cup again, Portugal survive

PIX: Italy miss out on World Cup again, Portugal survive

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Quaison fires Sweden to extra-time World Cup playoff win over Czechs

Jaishankar: India open to talk terror with Pak in a 'civilised' manner

Jaishankar: India open to talk terror with Pak in a 'civilised' manner

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

He said that if there are issues that need to be talked about, it is between India and Pakistan.

India, Singapore agree to deepen economic and defence ties

India, Singapore agree to deepen economic and defence ties

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

Modi hailed the close defence cooperation between the two countries and welcomed the completion of the logistics agreement between the two navies.

Good opportunity to make India a tourist hotspot

Good opportunity to make India a tourist hotspot

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

The rise in India's relative attractions lie in the precipitous decline in safety of the more popular destinations, notes Kanika Datta.

India-US Roller Coaster Reaches New High

India-US Roller Coaster Reaches New High

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

'Many said his visit was very risky. But mercifully, Air Force One has taken off from Delhi without Mr Trump stepping on anybody's toes,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

LoC ceasefire looks fragile

LoC ceasefire looks fragile

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

It would be realistic to see India's position on the DGMOs joint statement more as 'engagement, different from dialogue', where our subsequent options could be decided depending on the realities of the situation on the ground, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.

Rupee crash, Covid-19 to make India Inc's overseas debt repayments costlier

Rupee crash, Covid-19 to make India Inc's overseas debt repayments costlier

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

Indian companies will have to repay overseas debt worth $7.5 billion in the June quarter.

'Trump's outburst on Pak may push it closer to China'

'Trump's outburst on Pak may push it closer to China'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2018

Trump had accused Pakistan of providing safe havens to terrorists.

PM announces 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight

PM announces 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

In his second national broadcast in a week on the pandemic raging across much of the world with the number of infections rising in India, Modi made a fervent appeal to the countrymen not to cross the 'lakshman rekha' of their homes in the next three weeks.

Why are so many Indian tycoons heading for the door?

Why are so many Indian tycoons heading for the door?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2018

So what's up? Why are so many promoters heading for the door? It cannot be that all of them lost their appetite for a good fight at the same time.And if Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways and Subhash Chandra of Zee Entertainment do bow out, will it be seen as chickening out when the going got tough or the entrepreneurial instinct of surviving to fight another battle waned, wonders Shailesh Dobhal.

SBI pegs FY20 GDP growth at 5%

SBI pegs FY20 GDP growth at 5%

Rediff.com12 Nov 2019

The SBI report, however, said the economic growth rate will pick up pace in 2020-21 to 6.2 per cent.

What I learnt from fighting COVID-19

What I learnt from fighting COVID-19

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

'The genetic thing is not in your control. The virulence is not known.' 'The only thing is if you can avoid it.' 'Once you get COVID-19, none of it is in your control.'

1st phase of Malabar exercise begins on Tuesday

1st phase of Malabar exercise begins on Tuesday

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

The exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in a nearly six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh that has significantly strained their ties.

US considering Indian request of armed drones for IAF

US considering Indian request of armed drones for IAF

Rediff.com22 Oct 2017

The Trump Administration's consideration in this regard comes months after a successful meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump at the White House on June 26.

Elite athletes at risk of coronavirus spread to lungs

Elite athletes at risk of coronavirus spread to lungs

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The research suggests that due to strenuous exercise, elite athletes are more likely to inhale virus particles and direct them to the lower areas of the lung.

Month of May could be 'make or break' for COVID-19 fight: Experts

Month of May could be 'make or break' for COVID-19 fight: Experts

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Medical experts feel an aggressive containment strategy in red zones and insulation of green zones is a must while giving relaxations.

E-sports, breakdancing win 2022 Asian Games spots

E-sports, breakdancing win 2022 Asian Games spots

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Breakdancing, considered one of the pillars of hip-hop culture, will also make its Asian Games bow in 2022, two years before it features in the Olympics for the first time in Paris.

India sees record 357 COVID-19 deaths, nearly 10,000 cases in 1 day

India sees record 357 COVID-19 deaths, nearly 10,000 cases in 1 day

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

The death toll also saw a record single-day increase of over 350 fatalities to move closer to the 8,500-mark, more than one-third of which have been recorded in 11 days since June 1 -- the day that marked the beginning of a phased exit from most restrictions imposed under a nationwide lockdown with effect from March 25.

Have we forgotten the lessons of Doklam?

Have we forgotten the lessons of Doklam?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2019

'In the case of an India-Pakistan confrontation, the Chinese may undertake more than just posturing, thereby constraining us from deploying adequate forces for decisive results,' warns Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

Is this why Messi wants to leave Barcelona?

Is this why Messi wants to leave Barcelona?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Yet even without a transfer fee, Messi's colossal salary, reported to be the highest in world football, means very few clubs would be able to afford him.

Number of coronavirus cases up to 137; Maharashtra highest with 39

Number of coronavirus cases up to 137; Maharashtra highest with 39

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Kerala has recorded 24 cases including two foreign nationals.

How India can be truly Atma Nirbhar

How India can be truly Atma Nirbhar

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

'India's future: To manufacture so efficiently that we do not need protection,' says Naushad Forbes.

HAL's Dhruv vs Foreign chopper: Who will Rajnath pick?

HAL's Dhruv vs Foreign chopper: Who will Rajnath pick?

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Admiral Puri says it would be wasteful to buy a foreign helicopter, pay for transfer of technology, and develop manufacturing capability in an Indian private sector strategic partner when all this already exists with HAL.

'Xi is not interested in settling border issue'

'Xi is not interested in settling border issue'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

'We may think that in our border quarrel, the Chinese can give up a bit of territory here or there to satisfy us, but that's not how they see it.' 'Arunachal Pradesh is 90,000 square kilometres and twice the size of Taiwan.' 'The Chinese can't be seen to be asserting their rights to Taiwan and on the other hand, cheaply giving up Arunachal Pradesh.'

Why the rise of China's military worries the world

Why the rise of China's military worries the world

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

There is growing alarm at the inexorable rise of China, both of its military prowess and its aggressive bullying of other countries plus its subjugation of whole portions of its own population.

India, Cambodia ink 4 pacts, decide to boost defence ties

India, Cambodia ink 4 pacts, decide to boost defence ties

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

They also inked a pact for cultural exchanges through 2018-2020.

Obama to meet Iraqi PM in April, discuss military strategy against IS

Obama to meet Iraqi PM in April, discuss military strategy against IS

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

United States President Barack Obama will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on April 14 to discuss a range of issues, including the military campaign against the Islamic State.

20 Indian soldiers killed in violent face-off in Galwan Valley

20 Indian soldiers killed in violent face-off in Galwan Valley

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

Indian military sources said no firearms were used in the clashes and that most of the injuries were sustained following stone-pelting and use of rods by the Chinese side.

Migrant crisis greatest man-made tragedy in India since Partition: Guha

Migrant crisis greatest man-made tragedy in India since Partition: Guha

Rediff.com26 May 2020

Cautioning that there will be social and psychological consequences for the rest of the country too, Guha said the migrant tragedy could have been averted or at least minimised if Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given them a week's notice to return home before the lockdown kicked in.

UP plans a new airport near Delhi's IGIA

UP plans a new airport near Delhi's IGIA

Rediff.com21 Apr 2017

UP government renews proposal for one at Jewar, 100 km from Delhi

Delhi Smog: Can a clear solution be found?

Delhi Smog: Can a clear solution be found?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

'You can't consume clean air if you won't pay for it just because it's a 30-day problem,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

Modi to attend Mujib's centenary celebrations in Dhaka

Modi to attend Mujib's centenary celebrations in Dhaka

Rediff.com28 Sep 2019

Modi met Hasina for a bilateral meeting on the margins of the high level segment of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday.

Plastic ban: Airlines switch to eco-friendly cutlery, bottles

Plastic ban: Airlines switch to eco-friendly cutlery, bottles

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

The Maharashtra government has banned the use of single disposable items made from plastic such as spoons, forks, cups, glasses. Plastic bags and wrap used for packaging or storing products too is covered under ban.

We might have made some mistakes: Shah on migrants

We might have made some mistakes: Shah on migrants

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

'We might have lacked somewhere but our commitment was absolute. We might have made mistakes and fallen short to some extent. We might not have done something but what did you do'

Sr doctor dies of coronavirus in China, death toll passes 1800

Sr doctor dies of coronavirus in China, death toll passes 1800

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Monday also saw the new confirmed infections of COVID-19 outside Hubei reduced to a number lower than 100 for the first time, Mi told the media..

Biden names key members of his climate team

Biden names key members of his climate team

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

The nominees are Congresswoman Deb Haaland as Secretary of Interior, Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary, Michael Regan as administrator for Environmental Protection Agency and Brenda Mallory as Chair of the Council of the Council on Environmental Quality.

The White Tiger review

The White Tiger review

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

The White Tiger makes a stinging commentary on New India's half-baked vision, but Ramin Bahrani isn't telling a Slumdog fairy tale here, observes Sukanya Verma.

On Masood Azhar, India to show patience 'as long as it takes'

On Masood Azhar, India to show patience 'as long as it takes'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2019

India believes "terrorism is a major issue for China. They know a number of terror groups are based in Pakistan", sources added.

India to be 3rd biggest aviation market by 2020

India to be 3rd biggest aviation market by 2020

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

In 2015, India's domestic aviation market clocked 81 million flights.