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South Korea allows mango exports from India

South Korea allows mango exports from India

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

Mangoes from India are popular in the Middle East, the Far East, the United States and European countries.

New smartphone that can send scents!

New smartphone that can send scents!

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

The scents can be sent via email, tweet, or text, researchers said.

Why vaping is just as bad as smoking

Why vaping is just as bad as smoking

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

E-cigarette users, according to a study, were 56 per cent more likely to have a heart attack.

NDRF base equipped to respond to bio, nuke attacks comes up

NDRF base equipped to respond to bio, nuke attacks comes up

Rediff.com11 Jun 2017

A third team to combat chemical or radiological leakage or attack incidents has also been based at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Vizag gas leak: 'Fear hangs over the city'

Vizag gas leak: 'Fear hangs over the city'

Rediff.com9 May 2020

'All the animals -- buffaloes and dogs -- in the proximity of the factory are dead.' 'The situation is so serious that almost one lakh people from nearby localities have moved to safer places fearing the after-effects of the gas leak.' 'There is lot of panic.'

Mars gullies sculpted by dry ice, not water

Mars gullies sculpted by dry ice, not water

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

The study conducted by French scientists shows that, during late winter and spring, underneath the seasonal CO2 ice layer heated by the Sun, intense gas fluxes can destabilise the regolith material and induce gas-lubricated debris flows which look like water-sculpted gullies on Earth.

Health ministry likely to ban ITC's e-cigarettes

Health ministry likely to ban ITC's e-cigarettes

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

In his clearest message yet on the controversy over the safety of ENDS, health minister Harsh Vardhan ruled out their acceptability in the light of research findings by experts which have held that they are no less unsafe than the 'real thing', said a government statement.

'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'Temperature and wind can be predicted more easily than rainfall.' 'Rainfall, as common experience suggests, is very spotty.' 'The last bit of physics required that tells us whether it is going to rain or not is very hard.' Professor Roddam Narasimha, the eminent scientist, explains the monsoon, climate change and global warming, in a fascinating conversation with Shivanand Kanavi.

Frozen Martian glaciers could cover red planet with 1 metre of ice

Frozen Martian glaciers could cover red planet with 1 metre of ice

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water equivalent to over 150 billion cubic metres -- enough to cover the entire surface of the red planet with more than one metre of ice, scientists say.

Natural remedies for a sinus infection

Natural remedies for a sinus infection

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Suffering from sinusitis? Here's what to do.

'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'

'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'It affects our economy, it is very important in many ways.' 'So we have to be the foremost experts in the world on the monsoon.' 'But the best minds in India have not devoted their time to the study of monsoon and they have followed the fashions of the West.'

'There has been a big rush in youngsters wanting to get into ISRO'

'There has been a big rush in youngsters wanting to get into ISRO'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

'The unique achievements have been made by engineers from small towns who have had a non elite upbringing and who have grown with the programme,' says R Aravamudan, one of the pioneers of the Indian space programme.

Thirst for power? Coal plants risk water shortage

Thirst for power? Coal plants risk water shortage

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Around 7 billion units of coal power valued at Rs 2,400 crore lost due to drought.

'Cities are not safe for girls'

'Cities are not safe for girls'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2017

Pankhuri Awasthy discusses her new show Kya Kasoor Hai Amla Ka.

Top 8: Awesome innovations by Indian teens

Top 8: Awesome innovations by Indian teens

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

These teens have interesting solutions to every day problems.

Udta Punjab: Conservative's miscalculation, liberal's fantasy

Udta Punjab: Conservative's miscalculation, liberal's fantasy

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

'Is there a connection between the way we pitched the entire issue of Udta Punjab's censorship and the apologetic, full-of-very-specific-answers tone of the movie?' 'Maybe it's just me, but as an Indian liberal, I am more scared of us liberals than I am of the average Indian conservative bloke,' says Sreehari Nair.

Review: Mirzapur is *not* a Gangster Drama...

Review: Mirzapur is *not* a Gangster Drama...

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

...But a comedy about Class Wars. Sreehari Nair tells us why.

2 weeks later, how serious is the Kakrapar nuclear leak?

2 weeks later, how serious is the Kakrapar nuclear leak?

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

Sustained campaign forces NPCIL to issue statement on Kakrapar fuel leak. But there is still not clarity on what went wrong.

More than 100 hours later, Kakrapar nuclear leak not fixed

More than 100 hours later, Kakrapar nuclear leak not fixed

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

'The leak is likely to continue for some time before it becomes stable, but this is something that NPCIL, who is the plant operator, will have to do. For this, we have to plan very carefully.'

Defaults, lay-offs take sheen off Surat's diamond sector

Defaults, lay-offs take sheen off Surat's diamond sector

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Diamond exporters are considering stopping the import of rough diamonds.

A Gentleman Review: Bak Bak, Bang Bang

A Gentleman Review: Bak Bak, Bang Bang

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

'The way the daredevil feats are set up, they don't have the maniacal feeling of actual gun battles, or good jazz, or a whacked-out dance performance -- they just don't provide you that giddy tingle you go looking for in such films,' feels Sreehari Nair.

October: When fools dare

October: When fools dare

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

A big part of October's charm is in its taking of a cinematic tragedy and presenting to us how we may experience it in real life, says Sreehari Nair.

Secret behind Philips' success? It's 'Made in India'

Secret behind Philips' success? It's 'Made in India'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Global management recognised India's potential.

Why is Maharashtra trying to curb liquor sales?

Why is Maharashtra trying to curb liquor sales?

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

Will the state forgo its lucrative excise collections in a bid to curb sales of liquor in the festive season, asks Mahesh Vijapurkar.

Month after Kakrapar N-plant leak, questions arise on AERB's role

Month after Kakrapar N-plant leak, questions arise on AERB's role

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

'When the cause of the leak is identified, is the AERB going to order a shutdown of all the other pressurised heavy water reactors in the country to fix the underlying problem?'

Can the judiciary also reflect please?

Can the judiciary also reflect please?

Rediff.com26 Nov 2015

The nullifying of the NJAC Act has put the spotlight on the Judiciary. Concepts like transparency, being open to change, leading from front, management of perceptions that were reserved for the Executive earlier are now relevant for the Judiciary as well, says Sanjeev Nayyar.

Why Aamir Khan has begun smoking again

Why Aamir Khan has begun smoking again

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

Intensive training and meticulous planning have gone into the making of Dangal.

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.

How Mumbai's oldest Ittar market is keeping its business alive

How Mumbai's oldest Ittar market is keeping its business alive

Rediff.com11 May 2015

The art of making Ittar (scent) is perhaps as old as civilisation.

The words that changed my life

The words that changed my life

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

A month ago, Jasmeet Gandhi set out to cycle 1,000 kilometres to raise money for children afflicted with eye cancer. At the end of the journey from Mumbai to Bengaluru, during which he raised Rs 23 lakhs, he received a gift that changed his life.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Here's your weekly dose of weird, true and funny news from around the world.

All you need to know about Dengue fever

All you need to know about Dengue fever

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

Here's an FAQ on what you MUST know about Dengue fever.

How Alia Bhatt nailed Udta Punjab

How Alia Bhatt nailed Udta Punjab

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

'The starting point of the Udta Punjab casting was that we didn't think stars would do a film like this, so we'd take non-stars. As the names kept rolling in and we had Kareena Kapoor and Shahid and Alia Bhatt, I was like yaar yeh ho kya raha hai?'

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