Life & Style

For Sujata Bhuyan, a homemaker from Odisha’s Sambalpur district, a visit to the Hirakud Reservoir opened the door to an entirely new career. What began as a way to contribute to her family’s income gradually developed into a fish-farming business that now produces 25 to 30 metric tonnes of fish annually and earns her between…

Photo credit: Vata Foundation When a link road threatened around 800 mango trees on a 150-acre residential project in Hyderabad, developer Ashwin Rao faced a difficult choice: allow the trees to be cut or find a way to preserve them. He chose the latter, bought another plot of land and arranged to move the trees….

The chutney with your momos and samosas may not be so red anymore. The chutney with your momos may not be so red anymore. The fiery red chutney with your momos and samosas, that watered your mouth before you even had a bite is now getting a makeover.Uttar Pradesh’s Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA)…

You spot a QR code on a laptop screen, point your phone at it and scan it without thinking twice. Perhaps it promises a discount, opens a payment page or takes you to a website. But here is the catch: a QR code does not tell you where it will take you before you scan…

Optical illusions are mind-bending images that trick the brain and eyes into believing what a person sees first, and it happens that despite the many objects hidden in the image, the human eye catches one of those, sometimes due to the thoughts, focus, and perspective of the person seeing the image.Photo: Bright Side Have you…

German man’s love for dosa and filter coffee in Bengaluru wins the internet, with users joking, ‘Aadhaar card approved by government’ A German man’s love for a popular South Indian meal has caught the attention of social media users, with some joking that he has become a local. His Instagram post offers a glimpse into…

Pic credit: English Heritage When you visit a historic place, your eyes usually go where you expect them to: the paintings at eye level, the carved doors and the glass cases full of relics. Few people ever think to tilt their heads back and take in what hangs overhead. That is a missed opportunity, because…

5 things you should check before accepting a parcel delivery Your phone rings, the delivery agent is downstairs and your parcel has finally arrived. You collect the package and get on with your day without giving it much thought.But what if the parcel is damaged, the payment amount is wrong or the package is not…

Imagine a woman standing in front of two racks of sarees. One carries the unmistakable appeal of a luxury label, its name promising exclusivity before she has even touched the fabric. The other holds a handwoven saree in a slightly uneven shade of indigo, with tiny variations in its weave that reveal the human hands…

5 mistakes people make when throwing away old bills and receipts Your wallet is full of shopping receipts, a drawer is overflowing with old bills and you can barely remember why you saved half of them. The easiest solution seems to be throwing everything away.But hold on. Some receipts may be useless, while others could…