Consumer Notes
Prevention of scams
When scams occur, the major casualty is the small investor. To protect him and the institutions, regulatory rules need to be spelled out with more precision and less ambiguity.
Corporate
Shape the Self
To achieve what you always dreamt about is really very simple. Here's how you can identify what you lack and how you can set it right.
Health
Slim ... and sick
Sangeeta Menon couldn't understand what was going on. When she was in her 20s, she had prided herself with an almost perfect figure. But once she crossed 35, things started going wrong. From a petite 51 kg, her weight began inching upwards. Now 38, the d
istressed mother of two, who tilts the weighing scales of 63 kg, has joined a get-slim-quick centre.
A way out of fat
Instead of wasting precious time and money on slimming food supplements, experts tell you how to stay slim and feel good by merely watching your food intake and altering it to some extent. A few tips culled from professional advice on what's the right fo
od for the waistline:
Miscellaneous
Mining for talent
At a time when Indi Pop music forms the popular face of mainstream music in the country, Chennai has its own creative take on the situation.
Discovering change
Discovery Channel has just unveiled a new programme strategy, `My Time on Discovery,' with programming blocks designed to appeal to all categories of viewers.
The mind's eye
She crosses hurdles, continents and milestones as smoothly as she mixes music, matches visuals and manages her fast-evolving company. As Director of Bharatbala Productions, Kanika Myer is calling the shots to creatively craft a soaring script of success.
From a two-person outfit to a 30-staff company, with offices in Mumbai, Chennai and Los Angeles, from dog-eared diaries to a cutting edge digital domain, from directing commercials to producing India's first IMAX film -- The Taj Mahal, her stars have on
ly got bigger, better and bound for the technicolour heaven.
Floored!
If you have decided to go in for your first carpet, you need to keep a few things in mind. What you buy will be dictated equally by the purpose you want your carpet to serve, and, the kind of money you have. A woollen carpet is sturdy, long-lasting and a
menable to rough use -- of the sort boisterous kids and pets can subject it to. A silk carpet, on the other hand, is purely decorative, delicate and demands careful handling.
Technology
Seeds of dispute
Now that Bt cotton has got a pat on the back from the UN's 2001 Human Development Report `Making New Technologies Work For Human Development' much to the despair of activists, it makes it that much more difficult for all the facts surrounding genetically
engineered (GE) crops or foods to be openly discussed. NGOs the world over have castigated the latest human development report which they feel makes unsubstantiated promises of the bio-tech industry.
Travel & Places
Caring for the big babies
In Colombo, at the sea-side suburb of Dehiwala, the neat beach affords a splendid view of the curving sandline fringed with leaning palms. The weekend is a time for fun and frolic, and the beach promised just that. One local resident pointed southwards t
o the Dehiwala Zoo, a model one in Asia, that would be worth a visit. When the talk went to nature conservation and animal protection, his eyes lit up and he mentioned the Elephant Care Centre of Pinnawala.
Resort to revitalisation
After Bintan Island in Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Angsana Oasis Spa and Resorts decided to pitch its fork in India at Doddaballapur, 25 km from Bangalore.
Exotic jewel of the hills
While Manipur simmers with unrest, memories of a once serene State come flashing to mind. As the aircraft takes off leaving behind the hustle and bustle of Dum Dum, the Manipuri air-hostess greets us with a polite `namaste'. Flying across Bangladesh in t
his Calcutta-Imphal flight, an uncertain delight engulfs me for North-East has always held a special fascination for me.
