Quirkk India, a Varanasi-based fashion label, stands out with its quirky handpainted images

Quirkk India, a Varanasi-based fashion label, stands out with its quirky handpainted images

Art-inspired handpainted image on a Quirkk India ensemble | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mudit and Surbhi Kanoria’s fashion brand, Quirkk India, may be less than a year old, but it is already making waves with its eye-catching designs. Specialising in shirts, tunics, and trousers featuring a vibrant mix of hand-painted and printed imagery, the Varanasi-based … Read more

Pearl farming is slowly catching the light in Bihar

Pearl farming is slowly catching the light in Bihar

With 76% of its population engaged in agriculture, principally in growing food crops (paddy, wheat, maize and pulses), with a small percentage of farmers are engaged in raising cash crops, including sugarcane, potato, tobacco, oilseeds, onion, chillies, and jute, farming is the main source of employment and wealth in Bihar. In the past few years, … Read more

BHU develops new ‘rishyagandha’ variety using nano-biotech – ET HealthWorld

BHU develops new ‘rishyagandha’ variety using nano-biotech – ET HealthWorld

Varanasi: A team of scientists from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) claimed to have successfully grown high-quality medicinal plant ‘Rishyagandha‘ in their lab by utilizing a nano-biotechnological approach. The research was under the superior guidance of the Department of Botany and Molecular Human Genetics. “In Ayurveda, Rishyagandha is acknowledged as an important medicinal plant, which … Read more

After RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale’s meetings, national party leaders to head to UP

After RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale’s meetings, national party leaders to head to UP

After RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosable held several meetings with Sangh Parivar members last week during his three-day tour of Lucknow, national BJP leaders such as national organisation secretary BL Santhosh and UP in-charge Radha Mohan Singh are set to visit the state. Many high-level meetings are slated wherein the BJP and RSS will finalise … Read more