Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Eating less or skipping a meal, earlier associated with teenagers, has become a fad with younger children, especially girls of class 5, 6 and 7. Just the other day, a friend of mine, Mridula, told me that her daughter has become very picky eater, and she is in class 5! “I have […]Read More
Team L&M The children of Dhobni village in Maoist-hit Rajanandgaon district in Chhattisgarh have once again shown that they are the best harbingers of any change that wish to see in society. They have made their village free of open defecation by acting as conscious and cautious citizens personally requesting every single person whom they […]Read More
Team L&M Singapore-headquartered waste management solutions provider, Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte Ltd (Blue Planet) has announced strategic acquisition of a UK-based green building product manufacturing company, Virtus Concrete Solutions Ltd. (“Virtus Concrete”). Virtus Concrete’s key offering are sustainable concrete blocks called Blockwalls, manufactured from 87 per cent recycled materials comprising mainly low-value inert waste […]Read More
For the first time ever, Teamwork Arts, producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival, brings to Canada a celebration of literature and the power of dialogue between September 27 and 29, 2019. To celebrate the launch of JLF Toronto, a ‘Curtain Raiser’ announcing the upcoming programme, was jointly hosted by the High Commission of Canada in […]Read More
Team L&M Iodine is a vital micronutrient needed regularly in small quantity for optimal mental and physical development in human beings. Deficiency of iodine can result in a range of disabilities and disorders such as goitre, hypothyroidism, cretinism, abortion, still-birth, mental retardation and psychomotor defects. Children born in iodine deficient areas may have up to 13.5 […]Read More
Team L&M The National Capital Region of Delhi has the highest annual carbon footprint in the country. The Capital city’s annual CO2 emission is 69.4 million tonnes. As per the Central Pollution Control Board data (2018) areas surrounding the Tuglaqabad Biodiversity Park like Shadipur, Gurugram, Mundka, Wazirpur, Anand Vihar, Okhla, Bawana and Mathura Road were […]Read More
Today, a great deal of importance is being paid to natural antioxidants. They not only have health benefits but help delay the visible signs of ageing on skin and hair. They are called antioxidants because they prevent and retard the degeneration caused by oxidation damage. One way of taking antioxidants is by having green tea. […]Read More
One question everyone asks me Dance, dancers and dance classes are all increasing every day in India. There is a dance at every corner of the street teaching some form or the other. Is it good? Are they teaching what is right? Is the quality of shiksha given the way it should be? Today, most […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Rahul Inamdar is a painter who is intent upon evoking a feeling, not a form. The artist surrenders to intuition. The colours emerge onto the canvas from the inner recesses of his mind, playing out in vibrant reds, sombre greys and seductive shades of burnt sienna and forest green. A lot of preparation takes place to achieve […]Read More
Dr Tapan Ghose The relationship between heart and body circulation is analogous to the central pumping station of water supply and distribution system. Whenever multiple blocks develop in the distribution system, the central pumping station (heart) is affected. Normal size of the heart is close to one’s closed fist. The normal thickness of the walls […]Read More