In a bid to popularise indigenous products among India’s youth and generate new employment opportunities in remote areas, the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is taking new measures to promote khadi wear in India in the form of denims for both men and women. One such initiative by KVIC – an apex organization under […]
It has taken about a decade for Indians to cross over to the Tibetan plateau (Tibetan Autonomous Region) from Nathu La since the historic beginning of border trade on July 6, 2006. Politically, it is a milestone for the Sikkim’s SDF government. Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was around to witness under prime minister Atal Bihari […]
In an otherwise crowded world of architects, two names that immediately stand out are Le Corbusier and Charles Correa. Corbusier’s legacy was an entire city – Chandigarh. Correa, who passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday evening aged 84, had that and more. Correa’s demise has left a void that will be impossible to fill feel […]
Rain symbolises doom for this tiny speck of Uttrakhand that saw nature’s worst fury in the form of floods caused by a cloudburst two years ago, leaving thousands of people dead and causing widespread devastation. Despite efforts made by the government, NGOs and other social organisations to restore normalcy in the region, people continue to […]
It’s a land steeped in Indian folklore, a land where Lord Krishna and his ‘gopis’ (consorts) are believed to have once romped in gay abandon. Now, the tourism ministry is set to spend over Rs.120 crore ($20 million) on the infrastructural development of the Mathura-Vrindavan pilgrimage circuit, a move that will transform the profile of […]
The remote village of Binjore along the India-Pakistan border in Sri Gangangar district of Rajasthan, nearly 600 km from state capital Jaipur, came to life for a week as some 15,000-20,000 people from across the country and a few from overseas participated in an annual fair to mark the “martyrdom” of the legendary lovers Laila-Majnu […]
Have you ever seen maps that take you through lush forests harbouring endangered animals, birds and people enveloped by nature’s bounties, all depicted through enticingly funny caricatures? Well, thanks to wildlife cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty’s prowess with the pen and some digital tools, these ‘illustrated biodiversity maps will soon be made available at certain popular Indian […]
S teaming hot Maggi is no longer a familiar sight at dhabas that dot the winding roads in these Himachal hills, with eatery owners ruing the “noticeable decline” in their business following the ban on the popular noodle. Pawan Thakur, a makeshift ‘dhaba’ owner at Batal, the famous stopover for the motorists located at the […]
Two samples of milk produced by Mother Dairy have been found to be substandard, and one of them contained detergent, a food watchdog official said on Tuesday. A Mother Dairy official denied the charges, saying the company conducts “stringent quality tests”, and the substandard milk was wrongly attributed to it. Ram Naresh Yadav, chief of […]
Indian-American cardiologist Suresh Gadasalli was shot dead last week at the Healthy Heart Centre in Odessa, Texas by a patient and business associate who then killed himself, according to police. Witnesses said 60-year-old Ayyasamy Thangam shot the 53-year-old Gadasalli multiple times on Thursday afternoon, according to an Odessa Police Department news release. Thangam then closed […]