15,000 kg fake honey worth Rs 22 lakh seized in UP. Before you add honey to your meals, try these simple tests to check its purity at homeHoney purity test: FSSAI revealed that the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety Department seized 15,000 kg of suspected adulterated honey worth nearl...
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DIY Fertilizer: The Kitchen Ingredient That Makes Plants Explode With LifeGardeners across the United States are discovering kitchen waste benefits plants. Science shows composting these materials recycles nutrien...
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Augusta: Where flowers bloom and dreams break; 91 men gegin Golf’s trial at the 90th MastersAugusta National presents a formidable challenge this Masters week, testing golfers with its unforgiving nature. Scottie Scheffler, Rory Mc...
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Your Bathroom Might Already Smell Better Than You Think, You’re Just Missing These Quiet FixesForget quick sprays. New methods offer lasting bathroom freshness. Discover DIY potpourri, rice jar diffusers, and activated charcoal to el...
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From endangered plants come whiffs of inspirationFrom recreating lost vintage perfumes to evoking extinct flowers, innovators are using cutting-edge biotech and creative license. This olfa...
09 Mar, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
Corpse Flower: Why thousands are queuing to get a whiff of a mysterious flower that smells like rotten fleshThe rare bloom of a corpse flower at Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden drew hundreds of visitors. The plant, named Putricia, attracted fans wit...
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Going to a flower marketA flower market is a visual and olfactory joy. Vendors display bouquets and bunches in artful compositions. Crimson, azure, and golden yell...
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Scent of luxury: India's jasmine infuses global perfumeJasmine, one of the most expensive oils in the world, has been used for millennia in India to honour the gods and form a key part of world-...
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Western chefs are turning scent composers but Indian cuisine has always recognised its importancePerfumery was one of the key ways in which a rich man’s food differed from dishes cooked for the masses.
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Welcome to the age of Bionic Blooms“That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet,” wrote William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Most people today would...
01 May, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Tanira Sethi and Arjun Dang's 'rosy' wedding was an affair to remember!The décor and theme, designed by Varun Bahl, mainly revolved around roses.
06 Nov, 2017, 11.26 AM IST
This Diwali, fill your home with these welcoming and refreshing aroma picksMake this Diwali smell as good as it looks. From lavender to sea breeze, our crash course in five of the most popular options.
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Enzyme behind sweet scent of roses foundRoses, which provide essential oils for perfumes and cosmetics, have been bred mostly for their visual traits, and their once-strong scents...
04 Jul, 2015, 12.15 PM IST
Weird fragrances: Strange aromas that take perfumes to a whole new levelEau de MacBook Pro is clearly for all diehard Apple fans. The aroma mimics the scent of an Apple device when it is taken out of the box for...
29 Mar, 2015, 05.58 AM IST
- A look at the best vegetarian exotic foods to sample across the world
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Flower powerTo a lot of nature-loving people, Ikebana makes little sense. Granted, they say, the ancient Japanese art of flower arrangement goes way be...
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- Blooming revolution could lead to flowering of a new culture
That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, quoth the bard many centuries ago.
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