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Climate Change Meet, Paris

January 6, 2016

Global leaders, businesses and several others have gone to town over the ‘unprecedented’ achievements during the global negotiations in Paris to curb global warming. Yet, not much besides big headlines seems to have been achieved The road to hell is paved with good intentions...

Alternate car circulation

January 6, 2016

Amidst the commencement of the odd-even rule, effective from January 1 till January 15, something in the air certainly changed as Delhiites whole heartedly accepted the government’s initiative to reduce pollution in the city. The city saw its people taking measures and putting ...

Terror in Pathankot

January 5, 2016

While people hoped to treasure pleasing memories with the start of 2016, the year begun with some events that aren’t worth cherishing. 2nd January 2016, Some heavily armed gunmen directed an attack at the Indian Air Force Station in the city of Pathankot (Punjab), near Paki...

From Delhi to Chandigarh

January 1, 2016

Neither a wanderer’s delight nor a tourist attraction, the roadside eateries are respite for travellers. The busy Delhi-Chandigarh highway in north India, dotted with such places, offers authentic food with earthy hospitality. A plate of wonders piled high with fat, freshly coo...

Shahpur Jat

December 30, 2015

This village in South Delhi has earned the name of a fashion hub over the years. The contrast between the village-like surroundings and the upscale designer studios is eye-catching but also hides the harsh realities of the fashion business. It is interesting to note that where on...

Air Pollution

December 28, 2015

Measures to check the menace of air pollution in Delhi by the executive and the judiciary has received both bouquets and brickbats. The truth is that air pollution is a clear and present danger and the time to act is now. Decimating the 15-year-old Congress party and neutralising...

Merry Christmas from Media India Group

December 24, 2015

As a Christmas gift, MIG takes you to Select City Walk mall in Saket, South Delhi, for some colourful celebrations. And then to the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Connaught Place, a Catholic place in Central Delhi. Happy Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Feliz Navidad!

Indian Wedding Industry

December 15, 2015

Lavish wedding ceremonies are back, with inflated budgets, as social pressure remains huge on the family to organise a once in a lifetime celebration that reflects not only love but also your social status. New, creative tools are at hand to help. Garima Talwar, 25, from Punjab, ...

Mother Dairy

December 15, 2015

Mother Dairy is well known in India for its milk corners, its ice creams and a whole range of products for hungry consumers. But the Delhi based company sells also a lot of raw products like seeds and fruits.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

December 15, 2015

Mumbai and Ahmedabad are both fast growing cities of India in terms of economy and infrastructure. Mumbai is already a business hub and Ahmedabad is becoming a business hub with the infrastructural developments that took place in the last few years like smart cities; however gett...

Manali

December 15, 2015

The rustic charm of the hill destination of Manali can be experienced during the winters when the wooden houses, roads and the contoured slopes of the mountains are covered in snow. “Would you get married and settle down here? ” asked an old lady from a village near Manali, a...

Italian Art in Delhi

December 15, 2015

India is at the centre of the maps displayed at the art exhibition ‘Terra Incognita’, in the Italian Cultural Centre in Delhi, till January 10 2016. Italian artist Pietro Ruffo goes across the history of the country through different times, using old or more modern maps and t...