A metropolis is a large densely populated urban area that has a significant economic, political and cultural function to its inhabiting country or region. A city’s population has to exceed 1 million inhabitants to even be considered a metropolis in today’s context. Another term has been coined to describe cities [...]

The reason why The Coca Cola Company is a capitalist’s most profitable dream come true is based on four essential corporate motives. The first is obviously financial; and, according to Wikipedia, the award winning documentary film The Corporation, had this to say about the sinister machinations of a Global Corporation [...]

When it comes to food wastage, India has a unique problem. There problem doesn’t like in overconsumption, but rather, the inability for food to last long enough to be prepared—the government estimates that 30 to 40 percent of food spoils. And while refrigeration seems like the obvious answer to problem, [...]

Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in tourism. More and more of us who have caught the travel bug are becoming concerned about the effects we are having on the destinations we choose, as well as the world around us. Some of us are opting for more green [...]

A new study says an explosion of car use in booming Asian cities is now the world’s fastest growing cause of death. A major study of global diseases was conducted by a consortium of universities in partnership with the UN. The findings, published in The Lancet, found that more than [...]

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is predicting that coal will likely rival oil as the world’s biggest source of energy in the next five years. And the agency warns this could trigger potentially disastrous consequences for our climate. The Guardian reports that one of the biggest factors behind the rise [...]

Mahindra & Mahindra recently created an electric vehicle division in order to attract consumers in a growing market niche. This Indian automaker not only wants to meet the needs of foreign consumers but change perceptions of EVs at home. Mahindra’s EV division announced that the first units of the E20 [...]

India‘s capital city Delhi has placed a ban on plastic bags, which will be effective as of next week, with the hopes that it can help the environment. The ban will prohibit the manufacture and sale of all plastic bags and plastic sheets. B.M.S Reddy, an engineer working with Delhi’s [...]

The Indian auto industry has been rising up the charts among emerging economies over the past decade. Automakers like Mahindra and Tata Motors produce about 11 million units per year in a region with rapid increases in vehicle adoption. Industrial giants export about 1.5 million vehicles each year with plenty [...]

McDonald’s, famous for all its flavorful reconstituted meat offerings, has announced it will be opening its first-ever, totally vegetarian fast-food joint in India next year. In a stunning move to answer the age-old question: what came first, the market or demand?, McDonald’s proves that the way to a shareholder’s heart [...]