International Women’s Day 2022: Gifts to woo the woman of your life

International Women’s Day 2022: Gifts to woo the woman of your life

Women’s Day is just around the corner and if you plan on buying a gift for your lady but haven’t thought of a gift, fret not as we have it covered up for you. International Women’s Day 2022: Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8. Women’s Day is just around the corner and … Read more

International Women’s Day: Special gifting ideas for the important person in your life

International Women’s Day: Special gifting ideas for the important person in your life

If you have an important woman figure in your life that has influenced you or has made you grow professionally and personally, this day is when you appreciate their efforts and achievements. Every year March 08 is celebrated at the International Women’s Day. The occasion is dedicated to women all over the world. The day … Read more

People who long to travel are more likely to get Covid-19 vaccination, finds US-based study

People who long to travel are more likely to get Covid-19 vaccination, finds US-based study

The study also found that desire for travels is also a motivator for people who do not have any immediate vacation or business travel plans. Wanderlust is the most powerful motivator for Covid-19 vaccination, found a Washington based study. With Covid-19 vaccination certificates being made mandatory by most countries for foreign travelers and even domestic … Read more

Wine lovers in India can now relish three unique flavours of Japan’s traditional plum wine Umeshu

Wine lovers in India can now relish three unique flavours of Japan’s traditional plum wine Umeshu

As not many people in India know about the Umeshu, the focus will be on increasing the places to taste, especially fine dining restaurants. Who doesn’t love a good, tasty drink at sundown ? It becomes even more interesting if that drink happens to be a traditional Japanese wine! Known as Umeshu, this Japanese wine is … Read more

A picture & a 1000 words: Artists are increasingly using text in innovative ways to give new form to conventional visual art practices

A picture & a 1000 words: Artists are increasingly using text in innovative ways to give new form to conventional visual art practices

While new practices involve artistic research as part of the process, there are artists who encourage viewers to read beyond its visual qualities. Lalthlanchhuaha aka Bazik Thlana, a multidisciplinary art practitioner based in New Delhi, uses text to explore themes like discrimination and ethnic identity. His artistic expressions in the form of text and symbols … Read more

Cooking, gardening reduce risk of heart disease in senior women, finds study

Cooking, gardening reduce risk of heart disease in senior women, finds study

All the movements count towards disease prevention. Activities such as running or brisk walking become multiple times more important for elderly people as they grow older. But the good news here is that there are so many other activities other than walking that can improve the quality of life by significantly reducing the risk of … Read more

Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID?

Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID?

“Herd immunity is an elusive concept and doesn’t apply to coronavirus,” says Dr. Don Milton at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Omicron: Experts say it’s not likely that the highly transmissible variant — or any other variant — will lead to herd immunity. “Herd immunity is an elusive concept and doesn’t apply … Read more

Transforming ‘Swades’: Bringing positive change in the lives of rural communities in Maharashtra

Transforming ‘Swades’: Bringing positive change in the lives of rural communities in Maharashtra

It is easy to say that rural women, tribals and other backward sections of the society should get educated and do things that fashionable philanthropists love to talk about but what about the basics? In the 2004 movie Swades, Mohan Bhargava played by Shahrukh Khan leaves his NASA job in the US to lead transformation … Read more

COVID-19 impact: How consumer shopping preferences have changed due to pandemic and digital penetration

COVID-19 impact: How consumer shopping preferences have changed due to pandemic and digital penetration

The survey was conducted by D2C enabler GreenHonchos to study the impact of several factors on modern shoppers. Shopping preferences: The adoption of ecommerce platforms has accelerated in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, the increasing sales of smartphones and digital penetration into many parts of India, especially rural areas. Amid this, modern shoppers … Read more