Green Growth – the magic bullet from South Korea?
In 2008 South Korea adopted a “green growth” model that countries around the world are now trying to emulate with the help of organisations like the Global Green Growth Institute. …
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UK’s Lebara Group enters the hospitality sector
After making their mark in the telecommunications sector, Lebara Group is all set to enter the hospitality industry. AGI finds out UK-based telecommunications giant Lebara Group have made a foray …
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Turkish delight for London’s discerning fashion audience: Bora Aksu’s opening collection at LFW
London Fashion week opened with a colourful bang on Friday with designer Bora Aksu giving us a slice of Turkey’s rich culture and diversity much to Dhanya Nair’s delight Sunshine …
Read MoreThe Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Ace author Jhumpa Lahiri’s new book the Lowland is magical and disturbing in equal measure finds out Dhanya Nair It really must be very difficult to be Jhumpa Lahiri. Even …
Read MorePoetry requires upheavals (and women)
From Slyvia Path to Kamala Das, from Maya Angelou to Katherine Austen, history is rife with examples of women using poetry for a larger cause. Today, in Afghanistan women are …
Read MoreDelhi Gang Rape: Four accused found guilty
The gang-rape of a student in a moving bus last December in Delhi shocked the entire nation and became a catalyst to talk about widespread gender violence in India. Today, …
Read MoreJapan to launch internet ‘fasting camps’ for kids
With many Japanese children addicted to the internet, the ministry of education attempts to curb this addiction by introducing internet ‘fasting camps’. Finbarr Toesland reports. The Japanese ministry of education …
Read MoreAnd the mountains echoed: Khaled Hosseini
Oscar Wilde famously said, “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” Khaled Hosseini’s latest And the Mountains …
Read MoreJapan creates a sperm bank for endangered animals
Japanese scientists create a sperm bank for endangered animals that one day could be used ‘to colonise other planets’. Finbarr Toesland reports. Scientists at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine …
Read MoreLondon Mela
It’s been ten years since London’s first ever London Mela took place in 2003. An established highlight in the capital’s cultural calendar, the London Mela is an artistically led celebration …
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