Be your own gourmet chef

Want to try a new recipe but not sure of the steps? Or too tired to chop veggies for dinner? A new venture now makes it easy to cook gourmet …

The drying pens of calligraphy

As digital calligraphy becomes popular, traditional calligraphy artists who write by hand are facing diminishing prospects for their livelihood

Lost memory could be retrieved

New breakthroughs on where memories are stored could lead to treatments for Alzheimer’s disease

Bird flu outbreak in Chandigarh’s Sukhna lake

Avian influenza virus is a highly pathogenic strain, show lab test results

Nearly 125 million people in Europe affected by noise pollution

While Iceland, Malta, Luxembourg and Germany were the quietest of all the other places, Belgium and Bulgaria were most exposed to noise

Norms flouted at Punjab and Himachal eye camps

Doctor who performed surgeries at Punjab camp has been arrested while officials of the NGO are still on the run

‘Sedentary lifestyle led to lighter bones in humans’

Study suggests increased physical activity could be a way to counter weak bones

Smartphones may be reshaping human brain, suggests study

More touchscreen use found to directly translate into greater brain activity

Stop illegal eviction of tribes from Kanha Tiger Reserve, urge activists

While a few environmentalists claim that tribes encourage poaching in forests, others believe they help in conservation

Crafted tales

Startups are connecting artisans to the urban consumer by providing them an online market to showcase their craft