The six billion plastic straws sold with every small tetra pack of juice, milk, lassi, coffee and other drinks can be replaced by paper straws to protect the environment but it will have to be done in phases. That was the message of the presentation made by FMCG companies using small tetra packs last week by their body, the Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons. The association told the Environment Ministry that companies need 18 months from the ministry's deadline of July 1 - when the ban on the use of single plastics for straws, plates and spoons comes into effect - to make the transition.
Make these love potions at home with just a handful of ingredients.
Move over pakodas! It's time to make way for these monsoon snacks.
Instead of serving the mince and bread separately, Shumaila Chauhan gives the dish a makeover and serves the kheema inside the pav.
These soups are filling, healthy and different.
Black pepper and jeera-accented pumpkin halwa will contribute special flavour to your Diwali feast.
This spiced, sweet bun is a famous Easter delight.
Two traditional treats to ring in the Christmas festivities.
Why settle for chaas, when you can have chaas panna cotta this Holi?
Rice goes down far lighter and smoother in summer when turned into a cooling Thayir Sadam.
When it's hot outside, chill with these sweet mango concoctions.
'He was truly an athulya abhinaya pratibha (exceptionally talented actor),' director Fazil tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com, as he mourns his friend's loss.
Sangita Agrawal shares a simple drink to beat the October heat.
These creamy, golden lentil balls in coconut gravy will elevate your mood instantly.
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) hiked prices across its portfolio of products by 3-13 per cent in multiple tranches in February, with the sharpest increase of 13 per cent seen in the 100 gm Lux soap pack, the price of which increased to Rs 35 from Rs 31 earlier. The price of the 125 gms soap pack of Lifebuoy was hiked from Rs 31 to Rs 33, a rise of 6.5 per cent. In January, the company had hiked the price of the same stock-keeping unit from Rs 29 to Rs 31.
'This silence is an eloquent testimony to the fact that such private armed mobs enjoy the luxury of official patronage'
Owaisi's five seats in Bihar's Muslim-majority Seemanchal region ought to ring alarm bells, observes Virendra Kapoor.
These recipes will make your self-isolation period fun.
A delicious dish to win your loved one's heart this Valentine's Day.
Leave alone taking forward the seat-sharing talks with the existing and probable allies, the Mahagathbandhan remains an amorphous entity weeks before the first phase of polling on October 28, a situation that will make the rival NDA camp, which in any case looks sitting pretty, all the more happier.
Here's a quick recipe for your mid-week cravings!
Ride-hailing platform Uber on Wednesday said it is recruiting close to 250 engineers for its teams in Bengaluru and Hyderabad as it continues to expand the scope of operations for its engineering and product work in the country. The current round of hiring will strengthen the company's rider and driver growth, delivery, eats, digital payments, risk and compliance, marketplace, customer obsession, infrastructure, adtech, data, safety and finance technology teams, a statement said. These roles are currently split between the company's Hyderabad and Bengaluru tech centres, it added.
Can you refuse this delicious-looking dessert?
Can you refuse a plate of this diamond-shaped crunchy snack?
Four recipes that fit perfectly with the Christmas spirit.
Three delightful recipes to make your Republic Day celebrations special.
Treat your mommy to breakfast in bed or a yummy nashta of Kairi Makai Dhokla and a tall glass of Mango Lassi or Mango Thandai.
According to experts, Bishnoi had been sulking since the Congress ignored him for the post of its Haryana unit chief during a revamp earlier this year.
This Dusshera treat your loved ones to wonderful Indian treats flavoured with chocolate or strawberry.
Who needs aphrodisiacs when you have these delightful recipes!
In a good news for the hassled home buyers of Amrapali Group, the Supreme Court on Friday was informed that 11,858 flats will be delivered in 2 to 3 months of which 5, 428 units will be handed over the possession in October. A bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi was informed by court receiver senior advocate R Venkataramani that in the upcoming festive season next month 5,428 flats which have been completed by the NBCC will be given to the home buyers with electricity and water connection. "We are facing some issues in providing electricity and water connections to the other 6,430 completed flats and once the connections are provided and they receive completion certificates, these units will be handed over to the home buyers in the next two to three months", he said.
Chef Sushant Parab, Executive Sous Chef, Sahara Star shares his special recipe.
The RJD said that it is boycotting the swearing-in ceremony of Kumar as the mandate is against the National Democratic Alliance.
Start your day on an upbeat note with two good-for-you recipes.
Tech is also being used to stem resignations, which have recorded a rise amid COVID-19.
Enchanting mango-chicken morsels.
The milk procurement prices have been continuously on the rise for the last 3-4 months due to increase in feed and fodder cost by 15-20 per cent and labour cost etc.
"We want to make it clear that we have no relations (with LJP), and we do not like this politics of spreading confusion," BJP leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Chef Vijesh Modi from The Deltin, Daman shares his special monsoon recipes. You can share yours too!
