Bandra-Worli Sea Link (Mumbai)
The Vanishing Tigers of Panna
Panna National Reserve was created in 1981 (from the former Gangau Wildlife Sanctuary created in 1975). It was upgraded to a Project Tiger Reserve in 1994 – the 22nd in the country. The Reserve forests and some protected forests in… Read more ›
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
Fined for violating Human Rights
Travel India Whale Sharks
Whale Sharks “Whale Sharks are the largest fish in the sea, and yet, we know the least about them,” Jeff Swanagan, Executive Director and President, declared shortly after the opening of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, U.S. Seeing a Whale Shark… Read more ›
Travel India Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India on our bureaucracy Even God cannot save this country……… Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, August 5, 2008 The Supreme Court was hearing a case relating to unauthorised occupation of Government accommodation.
Travel India Social Inequality
Social Inequality The extent of social inequality in India – even after 6 decades of independence, is to say the least, unbelievably appalling. Our politicians, whose primary job is to reduce, if not remove, social inequality, clearly believe in the… Read more ›
Travel India Abortion and the Law
Abortion & Law There are different legal provisions relating to abortion in different countries. The Position in India In India, abortion is not allowed after 12 weeks of pregnancy. This has led to a piquant situation.
Travel India Jogeshwari Caves
Jogeshwari Caves in Mumbai Jogeshwari Caves, dating back to 520 to 550 AD, are some of the earliest Hindu cave temple sculptures located off the Western Express Highway in Jogeshwari (East) in northern Mumbai (Bombay). They are a 45-minute journey… Read more ›
Travel India Medical Tourism Cataract
Medical Tourism Ophthalmological Treatment in India – Cataract India is the ideal location for all types of cataract surgeries…….from cheap sutureless Small Incision Cataract Surgeries to sophisticated micro Phaco surgeries with the most advanced implanted lenses. Cataract surgeries take about… Read more ›
Travel India Medical Tourism – Ophthalmological Treatment
Ophthalmological Treatment in India Why should patients from the West come to countries like India for medical treatment? The answer is two fold:
Travel India Kanheri Caves
When we think of caves, we visualize locations in inaccessible places hidden amidst deep forests. Some caves were carved out in inaccessible places because of fear of prosecution by kings and rulers of different faiths, or due to the… Read more ›