Technological innovations and enhanced connectivity coupled with a growing middle class spell the growth of online tourism industry. Expedia Millennial Survey 2017 informs that great deals and customisation are enthralling the millennials. More than 56% register with online travel agencies to enjoy ...
The concept of tourism has changed over the years. In traditional Bengali literature one would often come across the term “Hawa Bodol” (change in the wind). It was a popular practice for well-to-do Bengali families to travel to regions like Giridi, Galudi, Ghatshila, and Madhupur that now lie in...
Sudesh Poddar, President, Hotel and Restaurant Association of Eastern India, and Hony. Treasurer, the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Association of India, spoke to BE’s Kishore Kumar Biswas about the major trends in India’s hospitality and tourism sector. Q. Please mention some of the...
Place: Transit Camp on the Ninth Sky. Year: 2050Men at the transit camp on the Ninth Sky are agitated; the Mangalyaan that is to take them back to the Earth is late. It would come from Sriharikota with a fresh group of travellers to Mars and take those back to Earth who have come back from Mars and ...
Dear Reader,We, Indians-Bharatwasi- children of Bharat Mata, celebrated independence on August 15, feeling unchained from the fetters of slavery with commitment to serve Bharat Mata by contributing to economy, agriculture and inclusive, sustainable growth, with sense of brotherhood, discipline and u...
The Supreme Court’s 547 page-long judgement on privacy is not just a legal landmark; it’s a learned document, well-referenced, on how information technology today, if not properly controlled, can be a palpable threat to human life and freedom. The judgement on one hand has reversed its earlier p...
In India, approximately 15 lakh people are thought to be living with cancer and out of every one lakh population, an estimated 150 new people will develop cancer. The incidence is expected to rise by 7% to 8% annually. The major risk factors for cancer in India are tobacco, alcohol, and obesity. Unf...
Arpan Sardar was studying in class IX when he was detected with leukaemia (blood cancer). Hailing from a poor family in a remote village, he received it like a death sentence. After being turned down by two hospitals, he recieved help at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute (SGCCRI), T...
For the past few weeks or so a lot of my colleagues and me have been in demand for the reasons of understanding the business of implanted knee than its success and utility. Obviously in a growing section of the pseudo-modern population fed on the industry and political hysteria on health care issues...
Scindia Girl’s School in Gwalior abutted a thick forest area. I studied there for two years. The only term in my entire school life that I got a low grade was when I discovered a tiny mandir in the forest and someone told me that, instead of doing my homework, if I prayed and went round the mandir...