From using lavender in traditional Dogri embroidery to making essential oils, beauty products and food syrups infused with this flowering plant, Bhaderwah, once known for its maize fields, is embracing lavender to bring about an economic transformation to their small town.
Lavender cultivation employs around 5,000 farmers and young entrepreneurs in geographically remote areas of Kashmir.
India's craft chocolate makers are changing the market by using local cacao, creating bold new flavours, making chocolate both a luxury and a story.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma tells you how you can use natural methods to improve your health.
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'It is safe to consume cooked non-vegetarian food.'
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Your sunscreen should contain mineral sun blocks like zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and iron oxide, says cosmetologist Dr Rinky Kapoor.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
After diversifying from agarbathies to its allied branches like fragrances, personal care products and natural and essential oils, the Mysore-based N R Group is now targeting customers through retail outlets in the country and abroad. Ripple Fragrances Pvt Ltd now sells room freshners like Lia Chandanam and Lia Lavender through 20,000-odd retail outlets and car freshners in 6,000 outlets. Ripple has also launched its concept 'Brand Signature Fragrance' under the IRIS brand.
Our body needs hydration both inside out. But our water intake tends to reduce during the winter season, thus resulting in lifeless skin, says Vandana Luthra.
"For a few weeks eat lots of salad with carrots, radish, cucumber and tomatoes in it."
A gamechanger for offices and factories, Shycocan, claims to be able to clear an area of 1000 square feet from coronavirus.
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Ginger and tulsi flavoured tea is passe. Exotic ingredients are now finding their way into the kettle.
'I asked a group of uniformed high school kids: Who was the one Kashmiri they admired?' 'I shouldn't have been surprised by the answer,' says Sunil Sethi.
The 39-year-old, the fifth child of an illiterate labourer couple and only the second of their eight to be educated, now helms various ventures that bring in a turnover of between Rs 75 crore and Rs 90 crore.
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