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Air pollution in South Asia

Air pollution in South Asia

February 21, 2019

In various global studies, South Asia, home to nearly two billion people, continues to top air pollution-related deaths, with little signs of improvement.

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After Hollywood, #MeToo movement kickstarts in Bollywood

After Hollywood, #MeToo movement kickstarts in Bollywood

September 28, 2018

While most of Bollywood's big names have stayed silent on the issues of harassment and abuse, actress Tanushree Dutta is one of the few who speaks against powerful men in the industry, such as Nana Patekar. While she gets the support from general public, Bollywood, except a few, ...

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Kashmir conundrum

Kashmir conundrum

June 21, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir plunged into political uncertainty with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulling back its alliance with the People's Democratic Party (PDP). The question is when will normalcy return to the state with uncertainty looming large?

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India’s Stance on Refugees

India’s Stance on Refugees

May 31, 2018

India hosts the largest population of refugees in all of South Asia. At the end of 2016, there were 207,070 persons of concern in India, out of whom 197,851 were refugees and 9,219 were asylum seekers. As per the Global Trends report on Forced Displacement in 2016, published by t...

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Pakistan’s military wants peace and dialogue with India

Pakistan’s military wants peace and dialogue with India

May 16, 2018

Pakistan’s COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa thinks that the way to peace and prosperity in his country is through military cooperation with India. The two countries along with China will take part in joint military drills in Russia, in September this year. In an attempt towards f...

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Challenges facing new defence minister of India

Challenges facing new defence minister of India

September 8, 2017

India’s new defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman’s 20-month tenure will be fraught with challenges, before the 2019 General Elections.

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Liberalising aviation services by 2020?

Liberalising aviation services by 2020?

July 20, 2017

The Indian government might contemplate open sky agreements for countries, which fall within a radius of 5,000 kilometres, by 2020.

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GMR Hyderabad International Airport commences mango exports to South Korea

GMR Hyderabad International Airport commences mango exports to South Korea

June 19, 2017

Envisioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to increase income of Indian farmers, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) which operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad announced it has started exporting mangoes to South Korea. RGIA also plans t...

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Manmohan Bahadur

Manmohan Bahadur

June 14, 2017

The men and morale of Indian Air Force (IAF) is unparalleled, the only thing India needs is to be a little more prepared in terms of manufacturing more air power, says Bahadur. Air vice marshal (retd) Manmohan Bahadur, presently distinguished fellow associated with the Centre for...

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Turkey President Erdogan in India for crucial bilateral exchanges

Turkey President Erdogan in India for crucial bilateral exchanges

May 1, 2017

Turkey President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to India brings imperative bilateral stance in business and security issues on the table that both countries are prioritising at the moment.

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World Immunisation Week: UNICEF vaccinates almost half the world’s children

World Immunisation Week: UNICEF vaccinates almost half the world’s children

April 29, 2017

As the world observes International Immunisation Week from April 24-30, 2017, with the theme #VaccinesWork, a data released by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals that UNICEF is the largest buyer of vaccines for children in the world, yet millions of children in India...

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India declines to vote in the UN Nuclear Weapon Ban conference

India declines to vote in the UN Nuclear Weapon Ban conference

March 28, 2017

India once again refuses to vote at the United Nations talks on banning of nuclear weapons as major global powers such as France, Great Britain, Russia and the United States votes no.

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