articles by media india group

Cooling the Hot and Crowded World

Cooling the Hot and Crowded World

December 1, 2018

The rapid spread of air conditioning around the world, mainly to counter the scathing summers that are getting even blistering due to global warming, has now become the new norm, and risks pushing the planet into a vicious, downward spiral. The iron man and legendary leader Lee K...

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Interview: Robert Jans – Director, Ekolog India

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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Interview: C K Mishra-Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

Interview: C K Mishra-Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

December 1, 2018

India will begin implementing the Paris Agreement in 2021, says Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change CK Mishra in an interview with Biz@India. Mishra also talks about India’s agenda at COP24. Three years after the Paris agreement, as India prepares ...

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Flying extremely affordable in India, remarks Jayant Sinha

Flying extremely affordable in India, remarks Jayant Sinha

July 17, 2017

Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha stated that the demand in aviation sector in India is driven by “affordability”. He also maintained that the cost of long-distance air travel in the country is equivalent to auto-rickshaw fares. He was speaking at the in...

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Ambitious Infrastructure Development Plans

Ambitious Infrastructure Development Plans

July 17, 2017

Four south Indian states – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu – are the focus of ambitious plans set out by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to develop the infrastructure of their airports so as to keep up with the increasing demand of their services.

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Fashion scene in Kolkata

Fashion scene in Kolkata

May 10, 2017

Kolkata is a city of amiable contrasts and has an old-world charm to it, which can only be experienced by visiting the city. The by and large easy-going population of this metropolis, rightly called the city of joy, also takes a lot of pleasure in setting the benchmark for fashio...

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Differently-abled finding a place in Indian politics

Differently-abled finding a place in Indian politics

April 10, 2017

Though many in India are ignorant about inclusion and rehabilitation of disabled people, the differently-abled are recognising the need to tap their own population. Despite the challenges, not only prominent politicians but also the disabled in rural areas are now actively partic...

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