Mahatma Gandhi was always advocating us to eat hand pound rice and hand ground wheat rather than eating polished rice. Yet we continue using machine-polished cereals because they can be stored longer. But machine-polishing removes the bran (surrounding the seed) containing the pericarp and the ‘aleurone layer’ which have small ... Read More »
The AW16 edit from H&M Home exudes contemporary elegance, with its classic designs, calming, washed-out shades, knitted textiles and charming prints inspired by Nordic folklore. We spoke to head of design Evelina Kravaev to find out how simple changes can refresh and update our homes What are your best ... Read More »
An integrated optical system capable of detecting and monitoring algal (or phytoplankton) blooms both spatially and temporally in coastal and open ocean waters has been developed by a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. Very soon, the Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services ... Read More »
Climate change is never going to announce itself by name. But this is what we should expect it to look like. That is what many scientists, analysts and activists are saying after heavy rains in southern Louisiana in U.S. have killed at least 10 people and forced tens of thousands ... Read More »
The stop The Boonville Hotel, 103 Water St., Boonville, N.Y. Map data ©2016 Google Terms of Use Report a map error Map Satellite What makes it special The Boonville Hotel was built in 1853 as part of the Comstock Opera House. The current building is what remained after a huge ... Read More »
Union Water Resources Ministry has proposed to set up a statutory authority to take action against those industrial units which pollute the Ganga River and its tributaries. Currently, only the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) can take action against such industrial units. Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti also said ... Read More »
London – Wandering around the splendid Marriott Grand in Bucharest these past three days, Joe Hart has had plenty of time to contemplate his future. Clearly no longer No 1 at Manchester City, Hart’s demotion under new coach Pep Guardiola has been as surprising as it is sudden. Concerns among ... Read More »
A consortium of seven farmer organisations, RPKA, today demanded that the Centre rollback draft guidelines which prescribe new norms for licensing and royalty/trait value fixation of BT cotton seeds. The Agriculture Ministry had issued a notification to this effect in May but it was withdrawn and turned into draft guidelines, ... Read More »
Thunder Rode, a therapeutic horsemanship program for individuals with special needs, will host a benefit dance and silent auction Saturday, Aug. 27, from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. at Nob Hill, north of Decorah, featuring the Swamp Cats from Manchester. Tyler (TJ) Vobr, Waukon, is a guest singer who will ... Read More »
The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled new fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles, which it said would both reduce carbon emissions and save drivers billions of dollars at the pump. The standards, unveiled as President Barack Obama enters the last five months of his final term, apply to heavy duty ... Read More »
BOUGHT for just over $700,000 more than two decades ago, this Sydney Harbour-view mansion is now set to sell for more than $10 million. Paul Disalvo and his wife Lucy bought their Vaucluse home in 1992 for about $725,000, a figure that in the ’90s was considered a hefty sum. ... Read More »
The number of Internet users in India is likely to more than double to 730 million by 2020, according to a new report. As per the report ‘The Future of Internet in India’, compiled by Nasscom and Akamai Technologies, there were about 330 million Internet users in the country as ... Read More »
