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Rs 80 strawberries and cream kulfis: Delhi’s 120-year-old shop is serving Wimbledon’s iconic dessert with a desi twist. How an 11-year-old boy’s dream became a beloved brandWimbledon's iconic strawberries and cream tradition gets a Delhi twist! Kuremal, a 120-year-old kulfi brand, has launched a limited-edition...- Europe can’t just air-condition its way out of the heatwave meltdownEurope's infrastructure, built for cold, is struggling with record heatwaves. From buckling train tracks and melting roads to hospitals can...
- Cleaner city design can cool Barcelona by up to 1.75°C, but new white roofs and parks still cannot offset the more than 6°C warming scientists project by 2100, leaving heat risk high in the neighborhoods that need help mostAmerican cities are facing a deadly surge in heat-related deaths, with fatalities more than doubling since 1999. A new study reveals that w...
- Forget ACs: This Delhi couple's home stays cool even in 45°C heat. Here's how they did it naturallyIn Delhi's sweltering heat, one couple's 40-year-old home stays cool without heavy AC reliance. Their residence utilizes traditional archit...
- Megacity heatwaves are now a fatal nightmareCities are becoming dangerous places at night due to rising temperatures. Lack of cool nights strains the body, increasing risks of serious...
- Not AC, not cold drinks: When temperatures cross 45°C in Rajasthan, people in desert areas rely on this centuries-old dish to stay naturally coolRajasthani Rabdi Recipe: Rajasthan’s desert communities are once again turning to traditional Rabdi to cope with the extreme summer heat. T...
- The Invisible Stovetop Is Here – How This 2026 Kitchen Innovation Could Change Home Cooking ForeverAmerican kitchens are set for a major change in 2026 with the arrival of invisible stovetops. This technology hides cooking elements beneat...
- How Food Was Stored Before Modern Kitchens Changed EverythingLong before modern refrigerators, ancient humans mastered food preservation. They used sun, salt, cold, and microbes to store food for surv...
- Why painting your home white could help you survive heatwave
- Sustainability should be a foundational element, integrated from the project’s inception: Haresh MirpuriMirpuri balances sustainability with aesthetics, functionality, and cost-effectiveness, advocating for responsible luxury through brands li...
- Hot after hours: Why Delhi won’t chill at night anymoreDelhi residents are experiencing scorching nights due to the urban heat island effect, with April recording unusually high minimum temperat...
- Delhi college principal smears ‘gobbar’ on classroom walls to beat the heat, students say, “asked for fans, not cow dung”Lakshmibai College's principal applied cow dung to a classroom's walls, citing traditional cooling methods, sparking mixed reactions. While...
- Dhokra Shilpkala: How Chhattisgarh's Ocher Studio is helping to preserve India's 4,000-year-old craftDhokra Shilpkala, a 4,000-year-old metal casting tradition from India, blends intricate craftsmanship with cultural heritage. Originating f...
- Cooling business is super hot: Here's India's $1.6 trillion heat-wave opportunityBy 2037, the demand for cooling — for products such as air-conditioners, refrigerators and cold chains — is likely to be eight times more t...
- Why architects are resurrecting traditional building techniques to beat the heatIn Nigeria, for example, people have long used biomimicry to copy the style of local flora and fauna as they design their homes.
- View: Time to reimagine architecture for our overheated citiesThe city in summer becomes a heat sink — where the prevailing atmospheric temperature becomes grossly magnified by modern construction mate...
- Green buildings movement should become people's movement, says Vice President NaiduVirtually inaugurating the 12th GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment Summit) from Hyderabad, the vice president said India...
- Cooler, greener, cheaper: Egyptian architects seek antidotes to rising heatFaced with rising temperatures, Egyptian architects are working to come up with green buildings that can keep people safe and cooler, and c...
- Cola category gaining 5% annually: Christina RuggieroChristina Ruggiero also added that “lack of data” is the reason behind the misconception that this total category is declining in the sixth...
- How blazing sun can cool your buildingAt Solar Energy Centre in Gurgaon, solar ACs have replaced conventional devices. Some other buildings have switched to alternative cooling ...
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