NGT seeks CPCB report on whether pouring milk into rivers during rituals causes pollutionThe National Green Tribunal is investigating if pouring milk into rivers constitutes water pollution. A petition highlighted a religious ev...
20 May, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
The Laundry Habit That’s Secretly Damaging Your ClothesYour clothes wear out more from washing than from wearing. Hot water and long cycles damage fabrics and release microfibers. Hard water als...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
How to keep bananas fresh for weeks without turning blackBananas ripen quickly due to ethylene gas. Simple tricks can slow this process. Wrapping stems in foil or plastic helps. Keep bananas away ...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Why Aluminum Foil Is Suddenly Appearing on Door Handles and How This Simple Trick Delivers A Surprisingly Big EffectA simple household trick is gaining popularity across the United States. Wrapping door handles in aluminum foil effectively reduces painful...
17 Apr, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Positive result in home rapid tests to be considered as finalThe RAT test result should be uploaded on the ICMR's portal as per its latest guidelines issued on Monday. Symptomatic individuals who test...
11 Jan, 2022, 07.01 AM IST
ICMR says self rapid antigen test will be considered confirmatoryThe RAT test result should be uploaded on ICMR's portal. The self RAT test kits are now available over-the-counter and through online pharm...
10 Jan, 2022, 08.39 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan discharged from hospitalDoctors have advised Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was in the hospital for 11 days, to be under home quarantine ...
05 Aug, 2020, 05.52 PM IST
COVID-19: Health Ministry issues revised home isolation guidelinesPatients under home isolation will stand discharged after 10 days of onset of symptoms and no fever for three days, the guidelines stated.
03 Jul, 2020, 11.30 AM IST
COVID-19: Uttarakhand minister's family readmitted hours after being dischargedWhile discharging them, the hospital administration had said it was in accordance with the Centre's guidelines which permit home quarantine...
02 Jun, 2020, 12.32 PM IST
Karnataka sticks to Centre’s order; night curfew now from 9 pm-5 amThe state government issued guidelines on Sunday to allow activities outside containment zones in three phases on lines of the Central orde...
01 Jun, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Karnataka sticks to centre’s order; night curfew now from 9 pm-5 amThe state government issued guidelines on Sunday to allow activities outside containment zones in three phases on lines of the Central orde...
01 Jun, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
Karnataka sees 3 more Covid deaths, toll hits 47A 69-year-old woman from Yadagiri became the 45th Covid-19 fatality in Karnataka. She had returned from Maharashtra and was brought dead to...
28 May, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Government 'diluting' COVID-19 testing guidelines: CongressAccording to Union health ministry's revised discharge guidelines for people infected with coronavirus, very mild, mild and pre-symptomatic...
13 May, 2020, 05.13 PM IST
Only severe COVID-19 patients to be tested before discharge: Health MinistryModerate cases of COVID-19 and pre-symptomatic, mild and very mild cases need not undergo tests before being discharged after resolution of...
09 May, 2020, 04.12 PM IST
With ease of doing business in mind, government makes amendments to defence offset guidelinesThere was a persistent demand from the industry (both domestic and foreign) for allowing Services as a valid avenue for discharge of offset...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.35 PM IST
- Dual flush system may be made compulsory to save water
Seeking to save millions of liters of water per day across the country, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) – country’s national standardi...
07 May, 2015, 08.10 PM IST