In a sport where precision matters the most, it was Harvinder Singh’s research in economics that gave him the competitive edge, said the para-athlete after winning India’s first ever Paralympics medal in archery on Friday. Instead of bowing to the pressure of three shoot-offs in five matches, the 31-year-old’s analytical mind saw each tie-break an […]

At present, Systra is working for Ahmedabad Metro Phase I as part of a GEC contract for GMRCL. Credit: Joel Barwick on Unsplash. European engineering and consulting group Systra has been selected on behalf of its client, Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRCL), for the execution of Surat Metro Rail Project Phase I in India. […]

Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel will flag off the maiden run of two Vistadome coaches attached to Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express Special on Sunday July 11 even as all the seats on these coaches are fully booked for the day. Besides Mr. Poojari and Mr. Kateel, Mangaluru […]

  Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, May 20 2019 April 11 was voting day in Noida. It was Phase 1 of the festival of democracy, the biggest elections in the world. I was excited, curious and a little apprehensive. The Election Commission of India (ECI) had promised an inclusive election. The theme for this massive operation was […]

  Anuprayaas, a Bengaluru-based social enterprise is on a mission to change this. The organisation is not only working towards creating inclusive neighbourhoods but also sensitising people about different disabilities. In a first of sorts, it has collaborated with the Indian Railways to give the country its first ever blind-friendly railway station in Mysuru. “Equal access to public places is a right, not […]