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TopicAir travel

Topic: Air travel

DGCA warns airports against easing wildlife control measures despite reduced air traffic

The DGCA mentioned birds and wildlife are expected to expand their environment in the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, increasing the risk of collision with aircrafts.

With flights yet to resume, cheap beach destinations could turn into exotic holidays

The virus has been destabilizing for Southeast Asia, whose rosy economic outlook before Covid was premised in large part on booming international travel.

Congo now hit by Ebola, Bangkok hotels sell luxury quarantine & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

More than 1.65 lakh people have travelled in 2,198 flights after resumption of air travel

16 asymptomatic passengers on seven different flights have tested positive for Covid-19 so far after landing in their respective destinations.

Inter-state movement curbs: Are Indian states being paranoid or practical during Covid?

Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa has said there is no ban on flights and trains to the state, a day after after his govt banned flights from certain states after a spike in Covid cases.

Karnataka suspends arrival of flights, trains from 5 states to contain spread of Covid-19

Karnataka has restricted travel from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, MP and Rajasthan into the state after spike in Covid-19 cases after air travel resumed on 25 May.

Karnataka mandates week-long institutional quarantine for arriving passengers from 7 states

Passengers from states where Covid-19 cases are high including Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu will be subjected to the rule.

Only asymptomatic passengers to be allowed, masks a must: Govt guidelines for domestic travel

Health ministry releases detailed set of guidelines highlighting the dos and don’ts for domestic travel.

‘Storm rips what lockdown didn’t’ — Telegraph on Amphan, Mirror on migrants taking Covid home

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

International air travel slowly returns as countries partner up, set up ‘bubble’ corridors

The biggest challenge to re-opening international travel right now is the lack of consensus on the kind of protections needed to limit the risk of spreading Covid-19.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.