If you live in a dense and populous city such as Bangalore, space comes at an absolute premium. Chances are that you might not have access to an expansive backyard for all your gardening needs. This is where terrace gardening comes into play. In a world where healthy eating habits, organic food, and environmental awareness are rapidly becoming more widespread, [...]
Crimes against Women- Why is the road to justice so long or never never... The NCRB figures are grim ..it shows on average over 100 rapes are reported per day across our country, that’s 35000 plus reported cases per year and unreported may be several hundred thousand of domestic violence, sexual harassment of all kinds, and many more rape incidents. [...]
ಹಿಂದೆ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ ಪ್ಯಾರಾಫಿನ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸೀಮೆ ಎಣ್ಣೆ ದೀಪಗಳು ನಮಗೀಗ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಂತೆ ಅನಿಸಬಹುದು. ಆದರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಹಿರಿತಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅದು ತುಂಬಾ ಚಿರಪರಿಚಿತ ವಸ್ತು, ನಮಗೆ ಅದು ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಗಳ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಪರೂಪವಾದ ವಸ್ತುವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿವೆ.
We have come a long way from the days of the now antiquated paraffin or kerosene lamps. Though our grandparents might be very familiar with these lighting relics, their existence has now been relegated to only occupying a small space in our storage or as a curio on display.
The world is brimming with ambitious political leaders, but sadly very few matchups to the traits of good leadership. In fact, many political leaders appear to be severely lacking in some of the most essential qualities of a good leader, such as integrity and accountability. It's no coincidence that the word "politician" has many negative connotations. But experience tells us [...]
For many decades, paper bags have become an integral component of commerce. Upon the transfer of goods from producers to merchants and shopkeepers, traditionally, fabric and jute bags were used to store products in large quantities.
After the turn of schools in Bangalore, it is now time for the focus to shift on to taxi services (Uber to be specific). For the record, a child protection policy for schools is in the works and likely to roll out soon in Karnataka. Anyways, coming to the recent incident of rape in Delhi, when the news broke out, [...]
Sixty per cent of Chennai civic body’s transport budget will be dedicated to non-motorised transport. Nayantara Narayanan, Chennai is rethinking it priorities. Its municipal corporation, the oldest in India, is creating a network of footpaths, cycle tracks and greenways to encourage residents to walk or cycle and to ease the passage of human-powered transport like cycle rickshaws and pushcarts. The [...]
“The media is the message and the messenger, and increasingly a powerful one.” – Patricia Mitchell, Former President & CEO, PBS The mass media has normalized looking at women’s bodies as objects and we consumers seem not to care. Two weekends ago I was at the NH7 Weekender in New Delhi, moving to the tunes of DJ Nucleya and grooving [...]
Ravi Kumar S, a dynamic, young man had an interest to indulge in causes of social relevance. This made him give up a plush corporate job at Standard Chartered and make a career jump He was very recent conferred with the Bangalore Youth Icon Award for his relentless efforts in the area of solid waste management (SWM)that was very unlikely [...]
