Which game are you playing today?Through gamification we are creating a society where you take, grab, hoard and raid, rather than a society where you're rewarded for being ...
08 Jul, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Alone and exploited, migrant children work brutal jobs across the U.S.These workers are part of a new economy of exploitation: Migrant children, who have been coming into the United States without their parent...
26 Feb, 2023, 07.30 AM IST
Govt should bring law to fix same marriage age for women of all religions: BJP MP Sushil ModiModi said physical relationship with girl under age of 18 is considered crime and the POCSO Act provided protection to girls under 18 years...
20 Dec, 2022, 12.26 AM IST
The world's 2-billion-ton trash problem just got more alarmingThe dumping of rich countries’ unwanted waste has fuelled a media storm the world over.
12 Jul, 2019, 10.42 AM IST
Poke Me: The Supreme Court should have taken a more streetwise look before ordering a 'highway prohibition'For those of us who’ve lived in Dehradun for decades, the Supreme Court order banning sale of liquor on highways, is the cruellest joke you...
06 Apr, 2017, 10.19 PM IST
Not just plastic bags, ban even the PET bottlesCourts have issued a range of orders directing civic agencies to insist that everyone must segregate waste at source. So, we can live witho...
14 Mar, 2016, 11.37 AM IST
Kerala's Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum: A must-visit for students of ancient Indian medicinal scienceTo discover details of the toxic effects of food items or combinations on the body, a good place to visit would be Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Mu...
28 Jun, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
The good, the ban & the ugly: What Maggi says about rural dietsIt would be too much to hope that this Maggi scandal becomes something akin to the one loose string that unravels the entire curtain of dec...
07 Jun, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
- Farmers transforming traditional agriculture with modern technology and desi jugaad
A little bit of modern technology, a lot of ‘jugaad’ , and farmers are making up for a clueless government.
03 May, 2012, 11.19 AM IST
Indian innovations: Converting new ideas into successful businessesFrom a jacket that controls temperature to a rural branchless banking system, here is a sample of innovations likely to change lives.
27 Mar, 2011, 12.09 AM IST
- Toxic milk powder scandal hits China, again
Chinese authorities seized 64 tonnes of milk powder and products laced with the same deadly toxic additive that sparked an uproar in 2008, ...
10 Jul, 2010, 02.12 AM IST
Our commitment to India is absolutely rock solid: Raj Jain, MD, Wal-Mart IndiaShaili Chopra of ET Now chats up with Raj Jain, MD, Wal-Mart India about the company's plans in India and a general overview of the retail ...
06 Mar, 2010, 02.42 PM IST
- Tainted milk sickens 6,000 babies in China
China said on Wednesday more than 6,000 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated with a toxic chemical.
17 Sep, 2008, 09.00 PM IST
- What they didn’t teach at bee school?
The move towards standardised FMCG status may be good for the honey business.
31 Mar, 2007, 01.26 AM IST