No fancy tech, no big investors: He started with Rs 30,000 and now earns Rs 3 lakh a month making paper bagsAn entrepreneur transformed a ₹30,000 family loan into a thriving paper bag manufacturing business. By sourcing waste paper and consistentl...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
How to wash your shoes in washing machine in four simple, easy steps: Check step-by-step guide for a fresh look without damageYou can wash your shoes in a washing machine in four, simple steps at home in about 45 minutes to an hour. Before washing, check if your sh...
25 Feb, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
IPO Corner: 4 companies are all set for a D-Street debutAhmedabad-based Mamata Machinery exports extrusion equipment while Shivalik Engineering Industries' IPO includes fresh issue shares and an ...
02 Jul, 2024, 07.40 AM IST
Gujarat-based packaging equipment firm Mamata Machinery files IPO papers with SebiPackaging equipment manufacturer Mamata Machinery Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to float an initial ...
30 Jun, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
How to start a paper bag packaging business? Funding to machine cost, here is a comprehensive guideThere are three kinds of paper bags that can be made using different processes. The V bottom bag, also known as a paper lifafa has the chea...
29 Mar, 2023, 04.46 PM IST
IRM Energy and Lohia Corp get Sebi nod to raise funds via IPOIRM Energy’s IPO is a complete fresh issue of up to 10,100,000 equity shares with a face value of Rs 10 per equity share. Meanwhile, Lohia ...
28 Feb, 2023, 03.03 PM IST
From supermarkets in the US to fashion houses in France, an Indian industry sees strong revivalAs much of the world seeks biodegradable alternatives to synthetic materials like plastics, Indian jute is making its way around the planet...
11 Oct, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
What is the right way to clean and store a face mask?Health experts recommend wearing a mask made from cotton fabric, such as T-shirts, or scarves and bandannas.
21 May, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
How Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute made a turnaroundThe intervention is stark. 3.6 MT of plastic waste is estimated to be generated in India every year and a lot of the unrecycled material en...
06 Sep, 2019, 11.22 PM IST
India goes green: Khadi stores get new paper bags, made with recycled single-use plastic wasteThe first-of-a-kind product is made with 20% recycled single-use plastic waste.
31 Aug, 2019, 01.35 PM IST
Artificial Intelligence to revolutionise baggage management: SITAThese systems could also generate insight into the patterns of baggage movements that would enable airlines to deliver bags more effectivel...
05 Mar, 2018, 05.39 PM IST
Confused about revised GST rates? Here's a quick guideTax rates have been finalised for 1,211 items with a majority of items being kept under 18 per cent rates.
19 Jan, 2018, 11.40 AM IST
Butt really? Karma Tips wants to save the planet - one cigarette at a timeWhile anti-smoking watchdogs target tobacco, the founders of Karma Tips say that 98% of the carcinogen in a cigarette is actually found in ...
26 Dec, 2017, 01.51 PM IST
Assembly polls: Little man in the little polling booth continues to fox pollstersThe results of recently concluded assembly elections have surprised all --journalists, experts as well as poll battle hardened politicians.
20 Mar, 2017, 12.34 PM IST
EC orders Mizoram poll dept to use VVPAT in 10 constituenciesMNF had expressed doubts over reliability of EVMs and suggested to the Election Commission that the EVMs might have been manipulated in the...
30 Oct, 2013, 12.07 PM IST
L&T to sell plastics machinery business to Toshiba Machine"The move is in line with the L&T's strategic road-map to exit non-core businesses and rationalize its portfolio," the company said.
28 Aug, 2012, 05.46 AM IST
- Getting the drift
Consumers are confused, retailers are angry and even the babus appointed to implement the law are perplexed over the Maharashtra government...
22 Sep, 2005, 02.49 AM IST