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Speculation over Tata Group acquiring Air India

Speculation over Tata Group acquiring Air India

June 29, 2017

One of India's biggest conglomerates, Tata Group's acquisition of India's flagship carrier Air India is now a nationwide speculation; however, the odds of reclaiming a debt-laden company on top of Tata's existing dire ventures looks more fictional than enterprising.

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Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey

Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey

June 20, 2017

Uttarakhand is focussing on start-ups and entrepreneurship so that the youth can start activities in and around their hometown, which will also slow down migration, Pandey explains. The north Indian state of Uttarakhand might be young in number but certainly not far behind in a national mission. Establishing world-class training and skilling infrastructures in the […]

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Children’s Films in India

Children’s Films in India

May 8, 2017

The world’s second largest population belongs to India, with an estimated 30 pc of the 1.33 billion people under the age of 15. Also, India produces the most number of films in the world. Yet, there is hardly any notable tailor-made content being produced for children. Why don’t the numbers add up?

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Death sentence of ‘Nirbhaya’ rapists-murderers upheld

Death sentence of ‘Nirbhaya’ rapists-murderers upheld

May 5, 2017

The gang-rape and murder case in 2012 that shook national consciousness and shifted global gaze on the safety of women in India saw a verdict from the Supreme Court of the country.

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Chennai Airport – DISHA

Chennai Airport – DISHA

May 3, 2017

In its quest to make Chennai International Airport one of the largest airports being operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), better in terms of customer services, the airport management has taken a slew of measures. An ambitious plan is on the anvil.

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Cargo Hub

Cargo Hub

May 3, 2017

The aviation industry is lending impetus to a rapidly growing Indian economy. And, to further this upward curve, the industry is emphasising on logistics and cargo movement, within the country and beyond. With ambitious plans in the pipeline, India has reasons to be optimistic.

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Green Initiatives

Green Initiatives

May 3, 2017

Sustainable development of airports has been a work in progress, but with no sign of slowing down AAI looks to the past, present and future to continue its green initiatives in airports around the nation.

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Eco-tourism’s gaining momentum in India

Eco-tourism’s gaining momentum in India

May 2, 2017

The Indian eco-tourism sector has shown a considerable amount of growth in the past 2 years with an increased number of states taking to green tourism in a bid to market their natural heritage. The developing sector is attracting a wide range of tourists responding positively to the ‘nature’s gimmick’.

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India slips to 136 on Press Freedom Index

India slips to 136 on Press Freedom Index

May 1, 2017

Reporters Without Borders has noted India’s diminishing press freedom, in addition to a Human Rights Watch’s report pointing out government inaction on violence, revealing the threats to freedom that Indian citizens currently face.

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Persistent conflicts on the Red Corridors reveal India’s tribal crisis

Persistent conflicts on the Red Corridors reveal India’s tribal crisis

April 28, 2017

India has labelled the Maoists as rebels long back and the Naxalites have remained prompt in their answers; the recent one was reported in a tribal (adivasi) heartland, where 25 paramilitary soldiers were killed in Sukma, a remote district in Chhattisgarh.

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