Students from Langley help girls in Indian brothels

On February 12, 2016, David Punnamannil and a team of fellow Trinity Western University students from British Columbia, Canada, launched ‘Lighthouse Voyage’, a non-profit organisation committed to rescue trafficked women and girls from the Indian brothels.   David Punnam...

Organic Food

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...

E-commerce in Retail

After making waves in the merchandise segment, e-commerce has now shifted to grocery, including fresh vegetables and perishables. The potential exists but comes with its own set of challenges, which many of the players are blind to. Home delivery is definitely not a new term in I...

Haji Salahuddin, Zainul Abedin, Jalaluddin Akbar, Zaeemuddin Ahmed

  “Consistent Quality & Taste” Serving non-vegetarian food since 1913, Karim’s boasts to be Delhi’s best restaurant, when it comes to Mughlai cuisine. The reason being the consistency in taste and quality maintained over the years that have created a brand value,...

Pradipta Kumar Sahoo

Fruitful Segments in Focus   Safal, the fruits and vegetables brand from Mother Dairy, is expanding through a focus on pulp and concentrate and frozen products. Introduction of new products in the Middle East region is also one of the agendas, says Sahoo.   How has the ...

Dr A Jayathilak

Focus on Quality   Despite being a major exporter of spices globally, India continues to grapple with quality on account of issues such as contamination, hygiene and pesticide residues, says Dr A Jayathilak.   What are the initiatives taken by the Spices Board to streng...

Leena Nair

Targets USD 10 billion by 2020   Despite obstacles such as aquaculture diseases and numerous trade barriers, export of marine products from India has witnessed a steady rise in the past decade. Though exports to Gulf countries were minuscule, Leena Nair sees immense scope an...

World Tourism Forum 2016

Former President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has criticised the recent moves by some European Union leaders to suspend the Schengen agreement, which allows for visa free travel within 26 European nations. Barroso cautioned the European leaders against building ...

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission

Mangalyaan, India’s first interplanetary mission satellite, which is orbiting Mars since 2014, will get a French lander. The Mars Orbiter Mission, also called ‘Mangalyaan’, is a space detector orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on November 5, 2013 by the...

Trends of the Past and What Awaits

World Tourism Forum 2016

World Tourism Forum 2016 will be held from February 4-6 in Istanbul in Turkey. Africa will be the flavor of the forum as leaders of the tourism industry from all around the world gather. World Tourism Forum was established with an aim to deliver value to the tourism industry by p...

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