Varsha Singh
Passionate about social issues, especially children and women’s rights, rising inequity and human rights, Varsha Singh, a Post-Graduate in English (Hons) from Calcutta University and Mass Communications from St Xavier’s Calcutta, gravitated naturally to journalism in 2013. Varsha has made her passions the subject matter of her work and she has been writing regularly about these issues, besides business, tourism, culture and politics. Of late, Varsha has been pursuing another passion, multimedia journalism making videos reports on social issues and current affairs, looking at them with a different lens. Outside of her work, Varsha is equally passionate about cinema, music, travel and tea. Indeed, she is the inhouse film and music encyclopedia and a full-time chai-o-holic.
Strengthening community-run eco-tourism in Odisha
April 21, 2019
Spread on both the banks of Mahanadi, Satkosia Sands Resort provides a great view overlooking the majestic Satkosia gorge.
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Turbulent times for Indian aviation
April 6, 2019
The Indian aviation sector seems to be on a turbulent ride with airlines such as Jet Airways, Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet’s, struggle in dealing with financial and operational performances.
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Where is India in its target to phase out single use plastics?
April 6, 2019
According to the latest report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), only 14 of India’s 35 regional pollution boards filed information on plastic waste generation in 2017-18. How is India going to reach its target of eliminating single use of plastics if the states do ...
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Touring the great Indian election festival
March 30, 2019
You must have heard of an industry tour, a slum tour but how about an election tour? The Indian travel and tour operators are giving international travellers an opportunity to come and be a part of the largest democratic electorate in the world.
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Job crisis for rural women in India
March 29, 2019
Rural women in India are facing the brunt of job crisis in India with around 20.8 million fewer women looking for jobs, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2017-2018 report by NSSO.
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New UGC guidelines cuts funding for Women Studies’ Centres
March 20, 2019
The new UGC guidelines will lead to disruption of teaching and research functions across the centres in universities.
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Script your offbeat experiences in Karnataka
March 19, 2019
Blessed with immense natural beauty, the historical and exemplary state of Karnataka offers a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of the city life.
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The era of digitisation or digital fraud?
March 15, 2019
It is estimated that ad frauds will grow at 23 pc in 2019 due to the “sophisticated techniques being employed by fraudsters attracting higher payouts”.
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Swraj Paul wins lifetime business award in UK
March 13, 2019
Swraj Paul one of the richest Indians in the UK has been awarded the ‘Lifetime Contribution-Midlands Business Awards 2019’ for his lifetime contribution in the Midlands region.
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Women’s Day 2019: Women of honour
March 8, 2019
From being drivers of progress to scaling new heights, women are now at the forefront.
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India’s fight against terrorism
March 8, 2019
From resolving the Kashmir issue to ramping up intelligence activities, there is a lot that India needs to do in order to win its war against terrorism.
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Amadeus drags Air India to court
March 7, 2019
Air India`s decision to shift exclusively to a single global distribution system (GDS) platform has faced criticism from travel agents who have protested against the decision and said that this move is going to be a setback to its recovery.
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