K V Priya, Author at Media India Group

K V Priya

Attacking Poverty

June 1, 2017

India dabbles in various types of social safety net programmes: conditional cash transfers, unconditional cash transfers, school feeding programmes, unconditional in-kind transfers, public works, and fee waivers. Yet, it accounts for the largest number of poor people in the world...

Magical illusion of a developed India

May 25, 2017

As farmers’ suicide continue unabated, jobless growth, fear of losing existing jobs and excessive Hindutva vigilante continue the Modi government is once again in celebratory mood to create a new vision of India everyone believes.

Book review – Borderlands: Travels Across India’s boundaries

May 15, 2017

Thanks to better connectivity, cheaper air fare and higher disposable incomes, more and more Indians are travelling abroad as well as visiting domestic tourist circuits. However, travelling does not necessarily mean going on a holiday or flying to various exotic locales. It could...

Skill Development

May 3, 2017

As the fastest growing aviation market, India embarks on an ambitious plan to spot, skill and shape its emerging workforce to keep up the momentum.

Amber Dubey, Partner & Head of Aviation, KPMG

May 3, 2017

Availability of world-class skilled professionals has been a crying need of the Indian aviation industry for a very long time. Realising this, all the stakeholders have supported skill development at a war footing, says Amber Dubey, partner and India head of aerospace and defence...

Going Green

May 3, 2017

The concept of green airports is not just a hyped new fad. It is a must-have. Realising this, the stakeholders have made sustainability their focal point, even as India is engaged in building new airports and reinvigorating old ones.

Aiming to imbibe Indian ethos in education

March 28, 2017

After Bharatiya Janata Party’s political success, its ideological mentor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is now focussing on promoting Indianness in education.

V J Kurian, Managing Director

March 28, 2017

Cochin International Airport (CIAL) is the first airport in the world to be completely powered by solar energy. V J Kurian, Managing Director, CIAL, talks to AIBM about the challenges this unique initiative brought. What fired your imagination to build a solar-powered airport? Co...

Further restrictions on cash transactions in India

March 24, 2017

The Government of India has made it mandatory for every tax payer to quote Unique Identification Number, and has banned cash transaction above INR 200,000 in order to curb black money and reduce cash transactions.

Ayodhya Ram Temple issue back in Headlines

March 22, 2017

India's apex court has suggested out-of-court settlement in the Ram Temple issue. Can India find a solution to this dispute that has been raising its ugly head at regular intervals, ahead of every election, and polarising communities and causing communal riots?

Yogi Adityanath’s selection to helm Uttar Pradesh raises eyebrows

March 21, 2017

Widespread popularity of the ultranationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the capture of states one after another by the saffron outfit have taken every political commentator by surprise, leaving them scratching their heads.