By Ajith Pillai. When a government or corporate entity opts for opacity and secrecy rather than transparency, it often indicates that it has much to conceal. The $15 billion Adani-Google hyper-scale project in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, exemplifies this. From the beginning, there has been a noticeable reluctance to share information with the citizens of this Tier 2 port city, who will be the most affected by the mega project. By all accounts, it was a covertly concei

By Ajith Pillai in Chennai. So why are global tech billionaires zeroing in on Visakhapatnam?

In Vizag, citizens are struggling with clogged noses, sore throats and burning, itchy eyes. Asthma attacks, chronic bronchitis and a host of pollution-induced ailments are surging at an alarming rate.