In Delhi, during the month of peak summers, when the temperature goes extremely high, the power companies fail to cope up with the increasing demand for electricity and as a result the people are left to sweat in the darkness without fans and air conditioners. In many states of India, you also get to hear…
India, known as the world’s most populous democracy has struggled very hard to establish emergency medical services. The journey for them was not easy. Now in today’s time, we can certainly see a good amount of development in this field. Emergency medical services are only available in the big states and cities, you cannot even…
Street food in India is part of the culture, we have corner shops, vendors on 4 wheel hand carts, to the cycle vendor and even the hand carry vendor available in all parts of the city and country, the better ones are called Dhabas (Mud built shops mostly on Highways, factories and industrial complexes). The…
New Visa Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Home Minister of India and Mr. A. Rehman Malik, Pakistan Interior Minister jointly operationalized the new Visa Agreement between India and Pakistan on 14th December, 2012 at New Delhi.
India is one country with many traditions and practices and so even an Indian sometimes gets confused over these. If you are travelling in India, avoid looking at the person of the opposite sex, because this doing this might get you in a serious problem and before complementing or shaking hands with the person of…
Living in India will subject you to all kinds of police officers; the honest, the greedy and the notoriously incompetent. However, let this not intimidate you. If need be, approaching and contacting a police officer can be done through dialing 100 from your mobile or house number. Major crimes must be reported to the nearest…
Till a few years back in India, paying the utility bills was one hectic task, you had to stand in long queues and could spend more than an hour for your job to be done. Now with the advancement in technology, things have changed considerably, paying all your utility bills like electricity bill, gas bill,…
Unlike most parts of Europe and America, the Indian public transport is mainly based on buses followed by taxi and auto-rickshaw. The downtown areas are supported with railway services whereas rapid transit and trams are also being developed. Unfortunately, these facilities are not within easy access and one has to live in major cities to…
Due to the increased number of vehicles on the roads, the traffic hazards in India have grown considerably. If you are driving in Delhi, you ought to be careful from the overgrown grasses, shrubs, and trees which occupy more than half of the pavement, road signs, it gets difficult to see the pedestrians and animals…
If you are travelling to India for the very first time, you need to be careful from touts. In India, you will find touts everywhere, in fact if someone is trying to be very friendly and helpful, then in most of the situations you should assume that the person is a tout and you should…