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.
Tackling air pollution can save millions of lives, says WHO report
December 7, 2018
A WHO report released at the Katowice conference on December 5 says India could gain massive health benefits by tackling climate change.
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COP24: Climate talks begin in Katowice
December 6, 2018
At the COP24 summit India has claimed to achieve its climate targets ahead of schedule and has questioned the spending from developed countries of not being enough to mitigate climate change.
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India takes second place in renewable energy
December 5, 2018
India is leading the race in renewable energy but is still expected to become the largest coking coal importer by 2022. Will the country be able to meet its ambitious targets in clean energy while a big chunk of funds go towards coal-based plants?
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Interview: Robert Jans – Director, Ekolog India
December 1, 2018
Ekolog, a Polish solid waste and sewage management and renewable energy equipment firm has undertaken key projects in India. Robert Jans, Ekolog’s India director, talks to Biz@India about their technological innovations in the waste management industry and other projects in the...
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Is Facebook censoring political content in India?
November 17, 2018
According to reports Facebook accounts of 10 journalists were temporarily suspended in the month of September.
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Hot Springs
October 30, 2018
The best way to enjoy a thermal spring is hopping between the near-boiling water in the hot spring and in the chilling waters, mainly a river or a lake. These are natural water springs formed due to geothermally heated water rising to the earth’s surface through cracks in the r...
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Jainism
October 30, 2018
Jainism is based on respect for all living beings and living life in a minimalistic way, just as the modern-day greens try to emulate. With sustainable development becoming a key word again across the globe, Jainism can play the role of a lighthouse through its well-established p...
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