How Nancy Tyagi ‘embraced sustainability’ at Cannes with this chic outfit. New pics

How Nancy Tyagi ‘embraced sustainability’ at Cannes with this chic outfit. New pics

Delhi-based fashion influencer Nancy Tyagi shared new pictures of her fourth appearance at Cannes in a new post on Instagram on May 30. This particular outfit, in Nancy’s words, was all about “embracing sustainability” as she stunned in a co-ord set that she created. The white outfit that Nancy wore comprised a chic bralette, skirt … Read more

Coimbatore-based Walkaroo footwear hosts the 11th edition of Coimbatore Marathon

Coimbatore-based Walkaroo footwear hosts the 11th edition of Coimbatore Marathon

Manufacturing unit of Walkaroo footwear at Malumichampatti | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M “Start walking,” says V Noushad, founder and managing director of Coimbatore-based Walkaroo International. The footwear brand joins hands with Coimbatore Cancer Foundation to host the 11th edition of the Coimbatore Marathon. “It is the first step towards a healthy lifestyle. It helps overcome … Read more

The regenerative switch: zero waste dining is changing the face of restaurants

The regenerative switch: zero waste dining is changing the face of restaurants

To the untrained palate, carrot leaf pesto registers the merest of blip. Making it almost indistinguishable from the basil-saturated de rigueur iteration is that same vegetal taste. But to the guys behind RE- in Australia, it signifies a paradigm shift in the way they seek to put out food and drink on offer. And to … Read more

Preserving investments via ESG-driven stocks/funds. Is there a lesson from 2008 financial crisis?

Preserving investments via ESG-driven stocks/funds. Is there a lesson from 2008 financial crisis?

Following the recent implementation of strict regulatory compliances by financial custodians, various corporations have been actively seeking to align their operations with government mandates. To achieve this balance of managing routine operations with national regulations, companies are increasingly taking the ESG roadway. In recent years, there has been tremendous expansion and acceptance of the notion … Read more

Speaking sustainability with Gen-next

Speaking sustainability with Gen-next

The construction industry is noted to be the single largest source of carbon emissions with 40 per cent of the emissions being attributed to construction along with the utilities such as lighting, cooling, heating of the buildings, to mention a few. If this is to reach zero by 2050, important steps towards sustainable methodologies of … Read more

Functional living with Shibusa

Functional living with Shibusa

Architects around the world are coming up with new concepts while designing a house for their clients. With people wanting to move out of city limits post-pandemic, and purchasing larger homes in the suburbs, the Japanese concept of Shibusa — intended to evoke appreciation of life — is beginning to trend. Veeram Shah | Photo … Read more

Mumbai-based architects Shriya Parasrampuria, Prashant Dupare blurring the boundaries between built and unbuilt spaces

Mumbai-based architects Shriya Parasrampuria, Prashant Dupare blurring the boundaries between built and unbuilt spaces

When Mumbai-based architects Shriya Parasrampuria and Prashant Dupare decided to initiate their own practice in 2019, both having graduated in 2007 from JJ School of Architecture, the chief factor that brought them together was their joint passion and vision of blurring the boundaries between built and unbuilt spaces. The young architects, not surprisingly, chose to … Read more

Madras Finds’ The Jolly Ol’ Pop Up is in Chennai this weekend

Madras Finds’ The Jolly Ol’ Pop Up is in Chennai this weekend

Shoppers at the 2021 Christmas pop-up at The Folly, Amethyst | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ever since Nivedita Ganeshram of Madras Finds hosted her first pop-up last year, her Instagram page (@ madrasfinds) has been the go-to platform for Chennai’s homegrown brands. Now, after hoisting a ramen pop-up earlier this year, she is back with … Read more

Zero carbon buildings – the only way forward 

Zero carbon buildings – the only way forward 

Climate change is here and we are already experiencing its impact. In his opening remarks at the ongoing COP27 at Egypt, UN Secretary General António Guterres mentioned, “We need all hands on deck for faster, bolder climate action. A window of opportunity remains open, but only a narrow shaft of light remains. We are getting … Read more