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Inside the village defying India’s 40-year-old ban on snake charming to keep the dying tradition alive

Gurvinder Singh Snake charming is a centuries-old tradition among the Bedia people of India. Charmers say they provide an essential service to locals by handling .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 30th, 2019

Snake charming was banned in India nearly 40 years ago, but photos show one village defying the law to practice the tradition

Gurvinder Singh Snak.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 25th, 2019

As rural India develops taste for chocolate, a dominant Mondelez extends its reach

Two years ago, Satish P., a bakery owner in the small village of Harohalli near Bengaluru, had his doubts about stocking Mondelez's Cadbury Silk bars......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 28th, 2019

GAIL to bring Gazprom LNG to India next month at reduced prices

This comes a few weeks after India's first LNG cargo from the US landed at Dabhol regassification terminal in Maharashtra.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 20th, 2018

What happens if you ban plastic?

Maharashtra in India has imposed a wide-ranging ban on plastic. How does that affect producers?.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 18th, 2018

To participate in stake sale process, IFC may underwrite Air India debt

Rs 333-bn debt on Air India's books has upset many potential bidders.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 15th, 2018

The story of 35,000 Maharashtra farmers and their historic walk of 170 km

Why do you think a farmer chooses to kill himself instead of voicing his anger in protest? It is because he has lost all hope, says Ajit Navle, state general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS).....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 12th, 2018

India, Saudi Arabia to Build $44 Billion Refinery in Western India

India and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to set up a crude-oil refinery with a capacity to process 1.2 million barrels a day in the western Indian state of Maharashtra......»»

Category: topSource: wsjApr 11th, 2018

Why Maharashtra farmers walked 170 km and how their strike played out

Why do you think a farmer chooses to kill himself instead of voicing his anger in protest? It is because he has lost all hope, says Ajit Navle, state general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 11th, 2018

Maharashtra: Most industrialised state is also home to most polluted rivers

With 49 of India's 302 polluted sites, the state recorded the highest number of river stretches where industrial effluents were dumped between 2008 and 2012.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 29th, 2018

Electricity in all villages: Modi cheers, but 30 mn homes remain powerless

PM Modi recently announced village electrification in India was completed. When Modi govt took office in 2014, it identified 18,452 villages to electrify under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 30th, 2018

Electrified all villages, claims Modi; Rahul says yet another lie: Updates

PM Modi recently announced village electrification in India was completed. When Modi govt took office in 2014, it identified 18,452 villages to electrify under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 30th, 2018

The Future of Fake News in India: 1,000 WhatsApp Messages a Day

For Gurupad Kolli, a 40-year-old lawyer who lives in a remote Indian village, the torrent of WhatsApp messages surging to his phone a few weeks ago meant one thing: election day was near......»»

Category: topSource: wsjMay 15th, 2018

Azure Power wins 130 MW solar power project in Maharashtra, India

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallMay 17th, 2018

What makes UltraTech"s acquisition of Century Textiles a clever move

Century's capacities in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, and its West Bengal grinding unit will help UltraTech emerge the leader in central and east India in a short time.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 21st, 2018

Cyclone Mekunu to make landfall; bring heavy rains in Maharashtra; updates

After inflicting heavy damage in Yemen, Cyclone Mekunu is expected to make landfall in Oman on Saturday. Here's how the cyclone will affect India.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 25th, 2018

Faulty EVMs: Keep your bedsheets handy for next elections; here is why

As constituencies across pan India by-polls; EVMs malfunction in UP, Maharashtra play a spoil sport.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardMay 29th, 2018

Q&A with Stephanie Cooper-Lewter, executive director of Leading on Opportunity Council

Stephanie Cooper-Lewter Hometown: Kanpur, India Favorite book: I have so many books. I love. “Daring Greatly” by Brené Brown and “Secret Daughter” by Shilpi Somaya Gowda come to mind. Dream for Charlotte: Unity Words to live by: “We ca.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 22nd, 2018

H&M nixes plans for new Brookwood Village location

A much-anticipated retail project is no longer moving forward in Birmingham. H&M has canceled plans to open a new two-story location next to Books-A-Million at Brookwood Village, reports AL.com. The 23,000-square-foot store at the shopping center .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 17th, 2018

Greenwood Village K-9 finds missing 85-year-old ‘clinging to a tree’

Greenwood Village K-9 finds missing 85-year-old ‘clinging to a tree’.....»»

Category: topSource: yahoo14 hr. 20 min. ago