Ranvir Nayar
Managing Director & Founder at Media India Group
Climate activists urge COP30 Presidency to set bold fossil fuel phaseout targets
June 24, 2025
In a charged press conference today, leading voices from the global climate justice movement responded to the COP30 Presidency’s plenary session at the ongoing United Nations climate talks in German city of Bonn. The event, organised by a coalition of civil society and Indigeno...
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COP30 President’s proposed climate agenda reforms not enough: NGOs
June 21, 2025
President of 30th Conference of Parties or COP30, André Corrêa do Lago, released his fourth letter to governments on Friday, outlining proposed reforms to the United Nations climate summit’s action agenda. The move, intended to accelerate implementation of the Global Stocktak...
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Budget offers investment opportunities for French companies in India: Sanjeev Singla
March 30, 2025
The presentation of Union Budget is a key policy tool that foreign investors need to keep an eye out for and the Budget for the year 2025-26 opens up a number of potential investment opportunities for foreign companies, especially those in France, Ambassador of India to France Sa...
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Kerala Tourism holds roadshow in Paris to boost French arrivals
March 16, 2025
Even five years after the pandemic, the number of French tourists visiting Kerala languishes less than half way to the pre-pandemic arrivals and with an ambitious target of increasing the number of tourists from France by more than 100 pc, Kerala Tourism recently held a successfu...
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Manmohan Singh: Founding father of New India
December 27, 2024
Humble, wise, shy, soft-spoken, firm and clear-headed. These are but a few adjectives that would be apt for Manmohan Singh, India’s most well-educated and well-qualified but also the most under-rated Prime Minister whose impact on the country has not only shown its results but ...
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Spiritual tourism takes centre-stage in India
December 23, 2024
For centuries, Indian spirituality has evoked a lot of interest from all over the world and even at home in India, heading for a spiritual tour or pilgrimage has been the cherished ideal for most Indians, irrespective of their faith. And hence many parts of the country have depen...
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Climate activists criticise lack of funding agreement at COP16 on biodiversity
November 5, 2024
Despite the urgency of the climate crisis, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded without securing vital agreements for financing and monitoring the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF). According to...
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GOPIO Guadeloupe hosts Semi-Marathon to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi
October 8, 2024
From tiny tots to octogenerians, hundreds of residents of Guadeloupe, a French territory in the Caribbean, turned out enthusiastically on Sunday to participate in a unique event that commemorated the memory of Father of the Indian Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, through sports. Organised...
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Indo-French venture revolutionises anti-drone technology
August 10, 2024
Paras Defence and Aerospace, a prominent player in the Indian defence sector, has been at the forefront of innovation and technological advancements in various domains, including aerospace and defence electronics. The company is known for its cutting-edge solutions, serving both ...
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Will Modi3.0 finally wake up to unemployment crisis in new budget?
July 22, 2024
Budgets in India have long been closely monitored as they set the tone for the government’s priorities and policies for the year ahead and this year it will be no different when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes the floor of the Lok Sabha on July 23 to introduce the bud...
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UNESCO names 11 new biospheres in 11 countries
July 6, 2024
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved the designation of 11 new biosphere reserves in 11 countries, including Belgium and Gambia for the first time and two transboundary biosphere reserves. In a press statement, the Paris-bas...
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MKU sets sights on advanced optronics for future growth
July 4, 2024
What is your objective of participation Eurosatory 2024? MKU is a global defence and homeland security company. We cater to two product solution verticals, optronics and armour. Our approach for both the verticals has always been very user centric. So all the products that we h...
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