Ranking fastest growing aviation markets

India fell to the second position in the category of fastest growing aviation markets in the world. A fall in the domestic passenger demand is one factor responsible.

Beer Festivals in Germany

Germany’s popular cultural and lifestyle drink, beer, can be certainly considered something worth travelling for. Although there are other countries known and recognised for their beer, Germany tops the list when it comes to grand celebrations and revelry surrounding this alcoh...

When in Macao

Macao is undoubtedly a renowned hub for gambling and glamour, however, the city has a lot more to offer the discerning traveller. With a slew of cultural events and shows, Macao is turning up its entertainment quotient to mesmerise tourists.

Cities with a Colour Character

The earth is drowning in water-crisis, because we ‘eat’ water

Particularly, percent distribution of sea water and fresh water on the Earth has not changed for at least four billion years when life on earth was formed. Amount of water too has not changed on this earth for billions of years. It is said that if at all anyone knows the full his...

Five things to do in Shinjuku

Spending a day in the neighbourhood of Shinjuku in Tokyo feels like you are in a small city within a city. There are so many diverse places to visit and things to do that this place can both elevate one's holiday spirit with its happening cafes or bring peace to one's mind at its...

Why businesses are switching to Instagram marketing

As the trend to narrate professional stories via visual mediums is increasing, more than five billion businesses worldwide are promoting their brands on Instagram.

Indian tourism ministry goes digital

A new tourism website is being launched and it could revolutionise the way people travel to and within India.

Monsoons and India

Getting an ideal quantity of rain, or even an average one, seems more and more like a dream as the monsoons play truant in India, pushing the country between a drought and a flood.

India suffocates beneath its own waste

Currently generating nearly 62 million tonnes of solid waste jointly in a year, with inappropriate separation and control systems, Indian cities are drowning in their own waste, highlighting the garbage segregation and management problems in the country.

World Water Week 2017

As the world observes 2017 World Water Week from August 27-September 1, over 180 million people lack basic drinking water in countries affected by conflict and unrest. And for India, where per capita availability of fresh water declined by more than 50 pc in the past 50 years, pr...

Bollywood explores Indian social taboos

While earlier, films highlighting social issues were limited to the screenings at film festivals, Bollywood filmmakers have lately been talking about social taboos in India and other subjects like defecation, menstruation, and sex.