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environmental pollution
A plastic-free future begins with smarter ways of grocery shopping
Environmental campaigners like Greenpeace have been demanding British supermarkets reduce their plastic footprint
Indian fertiliser sector’s record on water pollution is a cause for concern: CSE
The government will look into excessive groundwater use and nitrogen pollution caused by fertiliser plants and will find a way to address the issues, ...
Other
L&T bags ‘significant’ orders from Damodar Valley ...
The Environment Ministry has made installation of FGD systems mandatory to curtail sulfur dioxide ...
Green tribunal wants polluting industries shut down in 3 ...
Green tribunal wants polluting industries shut down in 3 ...
Contending that economic development cannot take place at the cost of public health, the NGT has directed the ...
Toxic lake in Russia’s Siberia becomes selfie sensation
Toxic lake in Russia’s Siberia becomes selfie sensation
Residents of a city in Siberia don’t need to fly off to tropical locales for picturesque selfies taken by ...
My Five: SR Jindal
1 I wake up at 4.30 am and drink two glasses of water. This is followed by pranayama and meditation. At 6.30 ...
Capsules
Rapid diagnosisUSFDA marketing nod for Ebola testThe US Food and Drug Administration has allowed marketing of ...
Keeping an eye on vision impairment and its cost
More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they ...
India’s patentability criteria: Do it our way, not the highway
Patent prosecution highways dilute India’s pro-public health patent laws and could adversely affect access to ...
Buying a new car? Watch out, your dealer may charge you a steep premium
Our checks suggest that in many cases, buying motor insurance policies online are 40-45% cheaper
The juggernaut rolls on
Amid the ongoing consumption slowdown, HUL Hindustan Unilever has managed to hold its head above the water, ...
The EPF is changing
The Centre is proposing to amend the EPF Act. How will these changes affect a salaried employee? Is Employees’ ...
Gold price looks shaky after late sell-off
The yellow metal could weaken over the short term as price breaches a key support
Remade in India
Good old bartering and repairing are back in fashion, with the millennial zeroing in on the pre-owned and the ...
Quiz: Mind games
On this day in 1773, the first asylum for the insane opened in the US. This quiz will literally drive you ...
Antique pleasures
One of my quirks is that I don’t re-read books. Even favourite books. There’s barely enough time to read ...
Ancient skills and vanishing livelihoods of Tamil Nadu
Why should the young continue the hereditary occupations of their families, when their traditional wisdom is ...
When labelling gets smart, savvy and sustainable
Intelligent tags are not just making shopping frictionless but are changing our lives
Nuggets
Hype around the hoop!Could this be basketball’s take-off moment in India? With no less than two heads of state ...
Marketer, Leader, Teacher, Titan
Some lessons from Bhaskar Bhat, who powered iconic brands
Sustainability is the new style statement
As global action against climate change mounts, more brands step up on eco-consciousness
No longer the right climate for tea
Climate change has unleashed havoc on the tea plantations in the Nilgiris. Frost, drought, pests — growers ...
Coffee in crisis
Kodagu farmers remember the hillside crashing down on their plantations following heavy rains
Rubber hit, too
James Jacob, Director, Rubber Research Institute of India, points out that natural rubber growing regions in ...
Done in by discounts?
Undercutting by online aggregators has made business unviable, be it food delivery, hotel booking or cab ...