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Drought

Drought

May 25, 2016

India is in the grip of a severe drought that has left over 330 million people in dire suffering. A look into the practices adopted by governments and people over the years indicates that the crisis that today threatens the existence of many could well have been avoided. Due to i...

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Summers in India

Summers in India

April 17, 2016

With mercury rising with every passing day and global warming adding to the heat each year, here are some Indian drinks that not only keep one from dehydration but also are great for taste buds. The world fears yet another hot summer as the temperature rises every year, thanks to...

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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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Bagru Printers

Bagru Printers

April 6, 2016

Like other traditional art forms of India, block-printers of Bagru, too, have been fleeced by middlemen and traders. Through community initiatives, however, the printers are equipping themselves to work on their own terms. Bright printed fabrics spread at the common village groun...

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Rajasthan Festival 2016

Rajasthan Festival 2016

April 1, 2016

To celebrate 67 years of the state, Rajasthan organised a colourful four-day event from March 27-30, 2016, in the pink city of India, aiming at highlighting Rajasthan’s art, culture, tradition and heritage to attract tourism. Festivities kicked off in Jaipur as numerous people ...

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Energie solaire au Rajasthan

Energie solaire au Rajasthan

February 15, 2016

Le géant français de l’énergie Engie (ex-GDF Suez) a remporté des projets pour le développement d’unités d’énergie solaire en Inde pour un total de 140 MW (mégawatts) installés: deux implantations de 70 MW chacune, dans l’Etat indien du Rajasthan (Nor...

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Solar energy in Rajasthan

Solar energy in Rajasthan

February 10, 2016

French energy giant Engie (ex-GDF Suez) has won 140 MW (Megawatts) solar energy projects: two units of 70MW each, in two sites in the Indian State of Rajasthan (North). The French group has offered, through its subsidiary SolaireDirect, INR 4.35/kWh (kilowatt-hour) for this tende...

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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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Republic Day

Republic Day

January 12, 2016

For the first time in the history of India, a foreign team of soldiers, from France, will march at the Indian Republic Day. On the 67th Republic Day parade in India, along with the Indian soldiers, 130 French soldiers will also march in the national capital, under the eyes of Ind...

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The Artisans of Jodhpur

The Artisans of Jodhpur

December 12, 2015

Folk music, dancing wooden puppets, miniatures and intriguing sculptures. Smell of freshly cured leather drifts through the air awakening all our senses and we discover the thousand and one facets of its craft as we walk through the Jodhpur Fort, in the deserts of western Rajasth...

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Jaipur se met aux couleurs du teej

Jaipur se met aux couleurs du teej

November 19, 2015

Au rythme des saisons ou pour célébrer telle ou telle divinité, les festivals ponctuent la vie des Indiens. Débauches de couleurs et de bonne humeur, ces manifestations ancestrales attirent désormais les touristes, y compris des Occidentaux. A Jaipur, la capitale du Rajastha...

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Udaipur

Udaipur

November 19, 2015

While the popular destination to enjoy the colours of holi is Braj, a small town in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh where it is believed that Lord Krishna grew up; the living palace at Udaipur opens its gates to witness a royal celebration. Colours, Krishna-Radha raas (dance)...

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