ON THE HEELS OF AMUR FALCON IN PICTURESQUE NAGALAND

December 16, 2020

As the winter months set in, the country welcomes vast numbers of migratory birds flocking to its shores from various parts of the world. These migrating birds spark off the beginning of the birding season in India when thousands of people, from India and abroad, head to the sanctuaries to...

Decoding the Industrial Relations Code

October 15, 2020

The Industrial Relations Code Bill was passed last month by both houses of Parliament and received presidential assent on 28 September 2020, thus becoming law, amalgamating, adding, replacing, and updating statutes dating back to, or in some cases preceding, India’s Independence. As is the case with any law, the laws...

Rajaji National Park isn’t just about elephants

September 10, 2020

Not far from Haridwar lies the Rajaji National Park, an example of prime elephant habitat, nestled between the mountains and the Ganges flowing nearby. The Park never receives publicity or media attention the way the better known Corbett and Ranthambore National Parks do, but it too has its own jewels,...

How Covid has transformed banking, financial services

August 25, 2020

The pandemic has decimated thousands of lives and livelihoods in the last few months, impacting society everywhere at a very fundamental level. The business dailies repetitively narrate stories of yet another industry failing and stories of pathos in which hundreds more struggle to feed their family with the closing of...

Delhi’s wild side: Birding around city & its suburbs

August 20, 2020

A few months ago when the Covid-19 pandemic first hit and the lockdowns were enforced, social media was awash with stories of wildlife walking the empty streets vacated by man. The nilgais, the peacocks, and even the occasional leopard were seen within city precincts, to the wonderment of many. What...