IIT profs create super-sticky reusable adhesive

Inspired by the toe pads of tree frogs and crickets, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, have developed a super-sticky reusable adhesive.Conventional tape cracks when it is......

Two festivals and a funeral: rites of Spring

Spring arrives suddenly in India; one fine day the flowers are in full bloom, and the mercury is shooting up. The delicious chill of the early morning is but a memory, and the days are blindingly......

Tsunami alters tribal food habits

The tsunami has robbed them of their paddy fields, but gifted them a more balanced food palate complete with vegetables and fruits, something the meat eating tribals in Andaman and Nicobar were......

The King of Tonga

T P Sreenivasan, among India's most distinguished diplomats, continues his column based on his encounters with some of the world's most famous people. I learnt about the kingdom of Tonga and its......