The easy cleaning trick making dusty baseboards easier to manageA popular social media cleaning hack involves using dryer sheets on baseboards to reduce dust adherence by neutralizing static electricity....
08 May, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
Textile exporters hit by double whammy as LPG price hike squeezes margins and global buyers demand discountsWith commercial LPG prices on the rise, Indian textile exporters in Tiruppur and Noida are feeling the financial pinch. As they struggle to...
06 May, 2026, 01.09 AM IST
How to Cover Gray Hair Naturally Without Damaging Your StrandsGray hair solutions vary, but research shows many "natural" claims oversimplify damage. While temporary and semi-permanent colors are gentl...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Factories firing on all cylinders as LPG supply easesFactory disruptions are easing as commercial LPG supplies improve and migrant workers return, with companies offering support. The govt inc...
30 Mar, 2026, 06.04 AM IST
PepsiCo's new challenge: Making its chips and sodas colorful without artificial dyesPepsiCo is undertaking a multi-year effort to replace artificial dyes with natural alternatives in products like Gatorade and Cheetos, driv...
02 Oct, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
Scientists find red onion dye can shield solar cells from UV damage, outperforming conventional plastic filtersA recent study highlights a promising sustainable alternative to petroleum-based films for solar cell UV protection. Researchers discovered...
31 Aug, 2025, 01.45 PM IST
US ice cream makers to scoop out synthetic dyes under RFK Jr. pushUnder pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., major US ice cream makers, represented by the IDFA, have committed to phasing o...
15 Jul, 2025, 07.19 AM IST
Trump administration’s MAHA initiative making your kitchen healthierThe Make America Healthy Again initiative is changing the food industry. Harmful artificial dyes and chemicals are the targets. Major food ...
24 Jun, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
Walmart announces strategic pilots with India-based startupsWalmart has initiated pilot programs with three Indian startups: KBCols Sciences, GreenPod Labs, and Cropin to enhance its US supply chain ...
23 Jan, 2025, 10.47 AM IST
Walmart announces pilots with Indian Startups to help enhance supply chain resilienceThe pilot programs will test solutions that augment the availability of better and more fresh products for Walmart’s consumers in the U.S. ...
20 Jan, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
IISc researchers develop enzyme mimetic that degrades toxic effluents in industrial wastewater under sunlightScientists at the Indian Institute of Science have developed a new type of enzyme mimetic called NanoPtA that can effectively degrade toxic...
03 Oct, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
Entrepreneurs are vying to fix one of fashion’s fossil-fuelled secretsDyeing clothes is very carbon intensive where a lot of hot water is used. Most countries which use this process of dyeing uses cheap coal a...
21 Aug, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
IIT Hyderabad develops low-cost, eco-friendly solar cells using 'kumkum dye'The dye-sensitised solar cell (DSSC) is based on New Fuchsin (NF) dye with aqueous electrolyte and platinum-free counter electrodes, accord...
29 Jul, 2019, 12.45 PM IST
Are craft distillers adding bugs to your Negroni?The Negroni is an iconic Italian apéritif: equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari, served on the rocks and garnished with an orange p...
11 Jun, 2018, 06.14 PM IST
Four wellness products you can make at homeTake the DIY route and make your own organic products. Here are a few natural home remedies to free yourself from the shackles of toxicity.
05 Aug, 2015, 03.52 PM IST
Novel rewritable paper that doesn't need inkResearchers have developed a novel rewritable paper that can be written on and erased 20 times with no significant loss in contrast or reso...
03 Dec, 2014, 05.00 PM IST
Scientists develop new method to diagnose malariaThe new method, which uses magnetic fields to detect the parasite's waste products in the blood of infected patients, is fast, reliable and...
01 Sep, 2014, 01.30 PM IST