Indian states

Drought Management in India

Drought Management in India

May 12, 2016

On May 11, the Supreme Court of India directed the government and some Indian states to forgo the current drought management system in the country and build a plan that is transparent and based on rules, to address a dramatic situation in many rural areas. As many Indian states w...

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Upgrading the agricultural sector

Upgrading the agricultural sector

April 15, 2016

On April 14, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an electronic trading platform, the National Agriculture Marker (e-NAM) for the farmers in India to sell their produce. On the 125th anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Indian jurist, economist, politician and social...

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Organic Food

Organic Food

February 15, 2016

Although it has the potential and traditional know-how, low awareness and exhaustive certification processes mean that Indian organic food industry contributes even less than one pc of the USD 90 billion world market. When Sunil Gupta, at 29, left his career at a European GIS (Ge...

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SATTE, tourism trade show

SATTE, tourism trade show

February 1, 2016

South Asia Travel and Tourism Exchange (SATTE) 2016, the leading B2B event in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, managed to attract a huge crowd in its 23rd year. South Asia Travel and Tourism Exchange, the three day business networking trade show in New Delhi that was scheduled for Janu...

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