YouTube blocking WION: High time for Indian tech minds to beat tech giants
WION, the global news channel from India, was recently blocked by YouTube, in yet another example of Western tech giants’ monopoly over information systems. For several months, WION has been...
India increases its solar exports 66% YoY, says Mercom
India’s solar PV manufacturing sector increased its imports by 66% year-on-year between April and August this year, finds new analysis of official government figures by Mercom Capital Group. Over...
March for Life in India links abortion, environment
Marches for Life have become a staple of Catholic political activism around the world, but in late October in Mumbai, India, the exercise got a fairly original twist – linking the Church’s...
India Launches Phone App to Monitor New Delhi’s Pollution
India’s capital, laboring under the label of being the world’s most polluted city, is trying something new to help clean up its air. A smartphone application that allows residents to...Indian washermen keep tradition alive despite daily grind
Standing knee deep in a cement tank of milky water, Dinesh Kumar dunks clothes before vigorously scrubbing them with a brush at an outdoor laundry in the Indian capital. After quitting high school,...
Shocking Level of Pollution in India, China: Astronaut Scott Kelly
Astronaut Scott Kelly, who has the distinction of having spent a year in the space, has said that the level of pollution in China and India is shocking. “Seeing places like China and India,...
India ratifies historic Paris climate change pact
India, the world’s third biggest carbon emitter, ratified the Paris agreement on climate change on Sunday on the birthday of the country’s famously ascetic independence leader Mahatma...
A Lesser Known Region Of Rajasthan Sparks A Debate On Conservation Tourism
A book launch in Delhi transpired into a constructive discussion on wildlife conservation, where among other participants, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje called for a public private...
