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Don't ruin your vacation with gaffes & goof-ups! Tourists share where they went wrong while holidayingIn an effort to help future travelers learn from others' mistakes, The New York Times asked readers to share examples of instances in which...
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Cross-border gift gets Navjot Singh Sidhu the birdThe cricketer-turned-politician’s Pakistani partridge ruffles feathers of some wildlife activists.
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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...
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This summer's wondrous fruits: From cempedak to santolWhile the exotica bug has truly bitten the fruit world, celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar says nutritional benefits lie with native, lo...
13 May, 2018, 05.59 AM IST
India suspends fruits from China after they fail pesticide testsIn the 11 months to February, India imported apples and pears worth $132 million from China, up 200% from the corresponding period a year a...
17 May, 2017, 01.17 AM IST
Nine bizarre stress-busting techniques practised across the worldVampire facelift, leech therapy, bird poo and placenta facial massages are so passe! Therapeutic biting is the latest hot treatment in Holl...
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Suits & sayings: Wackiest whispers & murmurs in corporate corridors and policy parloursET’s weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers & murmurs in corporate corridors and policy parlours.
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A third of cacti facing extinction: StudyThe finding places the cactus among the most threatened plant groups on Earth, ahead of mammals and birds and just behind corals.
06 Oct, 2015, 08.17 AM IST
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02 Oct, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
A not-so-fantastical plan to save California from drought with cacti"Grassroots Cactivism" is the name of the concept by Ali Chen, which taps the prickly pear as a renewable centerpiece of a water purifying ...
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From emu farms to guar crops: Why the desert is fertile for Ponzi schemesThe more arid the land, the more it is prone to Ponzi schemes, from cactus bugs to emu farms to guar crops. The history of busted dryland d...
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Tribals living in the forests must not be compelled to leave their abode, AJT John Singh, well-known conservationist associated with World ...
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The Grand Canyon is a three-hour road journey from Las Vegas. The word ‘Grand’ doesn’t come close to describing the sheer magnitude of this...
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