An upright police officer fighting wrongdoing is something we have seen umpteen times before, but Khakee: The Bengal Chapter holds our interest, thanks to a layered and complex story with a dozen of well-detailed characters, observes Mayur Sanap.
Vertical gardens are a cornerstone of the state's development plan and can be a game-changer in its quest for greater sustainability, says Barun Roy.
Most of the ill-planned Asian cities need a more creative plan aimed at weaning people away from using personal cars for commuting.
This year is supposed to be a year of change, and change there will be of political leadership and alliances.
Japan will start building the world's first long-distance magnetic levitation railway that can hit a top speed of over 500 km an hour.
Mutual suspicion and prejudice hang over India and its neighbours, says Barun Roy.
The greatest disservice to the poet's memory would be to leave his beloved institution Visva Bharati to rot
It will take a lot more than just tinkering with the city - it's a whole new urban challenge.
West Bengal had a democratic election, but the build-up to it can hardly be called so, says Barun Roy
More and more Asian govts are focusing on public transport that's both mass-scale and rapid, and, generally, subsurface for better connectivity.
If India wishes to lead the environmental battle for the developing world, it must come out in the open with a clear outline of goals.
The environment minister doesn't focus on India needing more roads to ensure the Nano brings mobility to millions.
In this era of numerous invisible fences, globalism is the new villain and patriotism the new virtue.
India's neglect of villages shows up in many other ways.
Americans wear garments made all over the English-knowing world.
Are Indian citizens mindful of their responsibility?
Life wasn't easy for Li Ka-shing, who fled China in 1940.
ADB has often expressed its interest in promoting sub-regional integration in South Asia and perhaps could be involved as a facilitator.
Any additional effort to assuage the growing worldwide hunger for infrastructure funding is more than welcome, says Barun Roy.
With a population of more than 60 million, the delta region accounts for nearly 30 per cent of China's exports.
The NHAI says non-availability of funds from private developers and financial institutions is also responsible for major delays.
We need a comprehensive redevelopment plan that seeks to redesign our overgrown cities in terms of connectivity, mobility and liveability.
For people like me, all these fast-moving gadgets are not only costly and confusing but emotionally barren as well notes Barun Roy.
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