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Skunk or raccoon damage? The hole shape tells you who dug up your lawn overnightYour lawn might look damaged overnight. Small holes or torn sod suggest wildlife. Skunks dig tiny cone-shaped holes for bugs. Raccoons tear...
Sanjeev Kapoor’s three-step easy guide: How to wash and blanch spinach perfectly every time in 5 minutesSpinach, a nutritious green leafy vegetable, must be properly washed and blanched before cooking. Celebrity Chefs Pankaj Bhadouria and Sanj...
How to wash mushrooms in just four steps at home without losing their flavour and texture: Use these easy hacks before cooking edible fungusMushrooms, a type of edible fungus, must be washed properly before cooking as they can carry dirt, debris or pesticide residue. You can was...
How to remove pesticides from your grapes naturally: Easy scientific steps to clean them the right wayGrapes often carry pesticide residue and dirt. A simple cleaning routine can make them safer. Start with a rinse. Then, soak grapes in a ba...
How to remove worms and insects from cabbage safely in less than 2 minutes: Five simple kitchen hacks to carefully clean the leafy nutritious vegetableCabbage, a nutritious and leafy vegetable packed with nutrients and minerals, often has worms, insects and dirt. It becomes important to cl...
Popular fruits may raise Cancer risk, study warns about hidden pesticidesA new study warns that consuming specific fruits and vegetables may increase pesticide levels in the body, having possible health challenge...
Tired of constipation? Check this viral 'Internal Body Wash' to cleanse your colonDigestive health is vital for overall well-being, with the colon playing a key role in waste removal, immunity, and energy. Diet greatly in...
Giant lake sits on a $540 billion Lithium jackpot, but scientists warn of ‘environmental disaster’: Here is whyCalifornia's Salton Sea holds vast lithium reserves worth $540 billion, essential for electric vehicle batteries. However, extracting this ...
Hidden dangers of protein, spices, and sugar: How to carefully read product labels to pick the healthy foodIn our modern rush, processed foods offer convenience, but they come with hidden risks. As India's food and beverage industry progresses, e...
Do you consume protein supplements for health gains? Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl has a serious warning for youA recent study exposes alarming findings about protein supplements, uncovering mislabeling, toxin contamination, and potential health risks...
Unhappy meal: In quest for food security, India is losing focus on qualityThe Green Revolution helped the country graduate from an importer to an exporter of many crops. But experts warn that nutrition security is...
Tracing the many benefits (and busting a few myths) of toddy-tapping of coconut palmsTapping coconut trees for their sap, also known as toddy-tapping, is often seen as damaging to coconut yields. However, some farmers sugges...
India, world’s top rice exporter, confronts everything from conflict to climateBesides the uncertainty on monsoons and the El Nino threat this year, it is pesticide issues and payment hassles with Iran that is acting u...
Less light, more darkness, firefly action!As we approach Diwali, the festival of lights, perhaps we should spare a thought for light pollution, responsible not just for the disappea...
View: Experimental economics not perfect but has potentialRCT, a new field, can make useful predictions and can help discover not "what works", but "why things work".
Swaminathans: Illustrious dad, daughter come together for a healthier IndiaThe 94-yr-old agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan is working with his daughter Soumya Swaminathan on projects which aim to grow crops th...
Did Pulwama suicide bomber hide explosives in stone quarry?There are about 30-odd quarries in south Kashmir, including in Pulwama, Anantnag and Shopian. These quarries often use illegally procured e...
CPEC could destroy Pakistan economy and societyIt is not merely a corridor that Pakistan is hoping will transform its economy but rather a project that may wreck its finances and societa...
Punjab farmer who met Rahul Gandhi after crop loss kills himself over Rs 9 lakh debtAt least 24 farmer suicides have taken place in Punjab's Sangrur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Bathinda and Mansa districts in the past four months.
Nitish Kumar hints at conspiracy in mid-day meal tragedySIT probing the mid-day meal tragedy arrested the principal of the school Meena Devi amid Nitish Kumar hinting at a possible conspiracy.