Team L&M On the occasion of Global Handwashing Day (October 15), Unilever, in association with USAID-NISHTHA organised a webinar to discuss the behavioral changes and evidence-based social interventions required to promote healthy hygiene behaviors. Experts at the webinar underlined the relevance of handwashing and reinforced the role of front line healthcare workers in effective prevention […]Read More
Team L&M A team of scientists have used tea and banana waste to prepare non-toxic activated carbon, which is useful for several purposes like industrial pollution control, water purification, food and beverage processing, and odour removal. The newly developed process avoids usage of any toxic agent for synthesizing activated carbon, thus making the product cost-effective […]Read More
Team L&M To help small town performance artistes who have been struggling to survive amidst the pandemic, Sufi Kathak Foundation has launched an Artist Sustainability Program. Under the programme, the foundation proposes to document the Qawwali groups performing in the dargahs or other spaces, and bring these to global audiences via live broadcast or recorded […]Read More
Team L&M A recent study supported by the National Society for Childhood Cancer, Cankids Kidscan, in association with the Indian Pediatric Oncology Group (InPOG), shows 94 per cent event free survival and 95.5 per cent overall survival for early-stage Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) in Children with Cancer in India, comparable to most developed countries. Lymphoma is […]Read More
Team L&M Noted author Amitav Ghosh’s new book The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, released yesterday talks about how colonialism has impacted the world, and still does, through the story of the nutmeg. The author discusses humble nutmeg’s (Nutmeg is called Jaiphal in India) journey from its native Banda islands, the volcanic […]Read More
Team L&M The global chart-topping musician-producer Rohan Solomon has come up with an upbeat autumnal song Set Me Free. The song brings in a beautiful contrast of autumn with the vibe of needed endings and new beginnings on the menu. The song comes with beautiful harmonies, surrounded by a symphony orchestra with violin, viola, cello, […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Delhi In the months leading up to Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel are engaged in hectic deliberations with British Viceroy Louis Mountbatten over the fate of the country. Lady Edwina on the other hand is tensed over the unseasonal blooming of Laburnums – she links it with imminent death. Lahore Sepoy Malik […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Noted abstract artist Prabhakar Kolte who has been creating masterpieces on paper and canvas in acrylics and oils for over five decades now is now holding a solo exhibition of his works in Delhi. The show titled The Mind’s Eye: a seminal exhibition of Prabhakar Kolte, is being held at Treasure Art […]Read More
Taruna Sharma The brainchild of two NIFT graduates, Prerna & Jayant, Kavana was launched in March, 2020, just before the first Lockdown happened. Right from the time when the two business partners were exposed to the world of fashion, they had a firm belief that there was a dire need for a shift in how […]Read More
Team L&M A recent report by ASSOCHAM prepared jointly with Delhi-based think tank, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute states that West Bengal has a high incidence of non-communicable diseases. High-stress levels, poor dietary habits, and delay in seeking medical advice are the three main reasons behind it, the report says. The survey report titled Non-Communicable Diseases […]Read More