Food processing industry takes a toll on country's health
Eating at home isn’t the in thing anymore. Hanging out is hip, especially in the mushrooming fast food joints that blister the skylines of …
Exercise linked to higher pain tolerance: Study
People who regularly exercised had a higher pain tolerance compared with those who hardly exercised
At a glance: How was infant mortality in India’s state in 2018
Infant mortality: The number of deaths of children within the first year of birth per 1,000 live births
‘Christian left’ is reviving in America, appalled by treatment of migrants
American Christianity is more often associated with right-wing politics. But there’s always been progressive Christian activism in the …
The importance of doing nothing
Jenny Odell's recent book 'How to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy' mentions how doing nothing is neither a luxury nor a waste of time,…
The new Patanjali of yoga
Did anyone think that Maharishi Patanjali, the giver of those priceless exercises, would become private property one day?
Detergent and fabric softener with Reetha (soapnuts) and Pudina (mint) with Kirti Negi Bajoria
Making your own personal hygiene products are easier than you think. Kirti Negi Bajoria, a professional who is on a sabbatical makes a lot of …
Maps in the age of GPS: Susan Gole explains
Susan Gole is a renowned cartographer and map collector from Britain. She has extensively studied vintage maps of the world and of India. In the …
Right design for windows for green homes: Episode 2 New Vaastu with Ashok B Lall
A good window design can do wonders to the climate inside a house. The material that is used to make windows also plays an important part in how …
Hard at work but often ignored
Women's contribution to the economy is under-appreciated as they are often paid less or not at all for their work. We chronicle the different …
Death and resurgence of mother tongue
On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, we present to you stories on dying dialects, language revival movements and their …
Stir-fried saratabhaji
When rains fail, people dependent on forests can relish the strong-flavoured sarata bhaji and enjoy the added bonus of health benefits
What the dog saw
Noel Fitzpatrick, the celebrity vet behind the Channel 4 show The Supervet, recounts his often-surprising journey in a memoir that celebrates the …
Easy tips to increase AC efficiency: EP5 New Vastu with Ashok B Lall
Ashok B Lall shares quick fixes on how to reduce the load on air conditioners during peak summer. Some of these are very easy, like shading your …
Developing countries will witness increased demand for food in future: report
Rising per capita income will make consumers go in for diet diversification, especially by increasing consumption of animal protein as compared …
Has the free market economy added to India’s increasing PCOD burden?
About 9.13% of menstruating women in south India and Maharashtra suffer from PCOS, while 22.5 per cent have PCOD, according to UNICEF
Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind from the ancient practice
With its focus on controlling breath, holding postures and meditation, yoga increases how much a person pays attention to the sensations of their …
Lonely in Anthropocene
Humans have to be the point of solution for the planet’s uncontrolled slip into an abyss of ecological disaster
Gandhi at 150: The pilgrim's progress
Environmental protection was not a direct agenda in Gandhian programmes. But most of his ideas can be directly related to environmental protection
Empathy is the secret ingredient that makes cooperation – and civilization – possible
Even initially uncooperative societies in which everyone judged each other based mostly on their own selfish perspectives, eventually discovered …
DTE recommends: What to read, watch, do
Here's all about a photo festival in New Delhi, a book on addiction and a documentary on dams in the US
Linguists found the weirdest languages – and English is one of them
Some computational linguists have, however, used data in the World Atlas of Language Structures to explore which languages might be considered …
World Obesity Day: WHO asks media to end biased portrayal of obesity
On World Obesity Day, the global health body asked media outlets to end use of biased language, imagery and instead portray obesity in a fair,&…
Live life farm style
Want to live in a city and grow your own food in a village nearby? There are companies that can help
Urban gardening: in conversation with Kapil Mandawewala
Urban gardening, the idea of growing your own vegetables, fruits, greens or even indoor air-purifying plants, is the new booming scene in Indian …