Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world.
Designer Namrata Lodha has been winning hearts with her sustainable hats.
Devotees bid a grand farewell to their beloved Lord Ganesh as the immersion of idols began across Maharashtra on Thursday, marking the end of the 10-day-long mega festival.
Ahead of the Kumbh Mela from January-March 2019 at Prayag, the tanneries have been asked to shut down to stop discharge of effluents into the Ganga.
Share your joys, celebrations and your most cherished Ganpati moment with us.
She spills the beans with Rediff.com's Anita Aikara
Not everything the devotees consigned to the sea on Monday at the end of the 11-day Ganpati festival is retained, a lot of it is in fact comes washing up in the tide. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com speaks to the volunteers involved in the clean-up.
At a time when the immersion of Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris, chemical paints and other polluting materials has become a huge environmental challenge as well as a politically sensitive issue, especially in Hyderabad, an artist has taken up the task of sending an eco-friendly message through his creativity.
The streets of Mumbai spilled with enthusiastic devotes as they welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes.
Two young entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu are making pencils eco-friendly.
The mood was full of gaiety and devotion, with chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' reverberating across Maharashtra.
The state governments expressed their resolve to end the menace as India played global host to 2018 World Environment Day celebrations with the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution".
Spread over three acres, the project will house the new office of the Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd, under the Odisha government's energy department.
Behind every celebration there are million tears and countless labour that makes the celebration possible, says environmentalist G Sundarrajan
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh's debut collection launch witnessed the who's who of sports and entertainment industry extending their support to cancer patients.
Haaziq Kazi, disturbed by the damage we have done to marine life, has designed a solution to save the oceans.
Fashion week is not just about what is on the ramp. Take a look at these beautiful people we spotted off the ramp.
A Q-Max LNG vessel, the largest LNG carrier in its class, with a capacity of about 261,000 cubic meters, was received at Petronet LNG Ltd's Dahej import terminal in Gujarat on Tuesday.
By being a mindful, eco-conscious consumer of food you can make a difference. On World Environment Day, we tell you how you can do that.
India, the bank's second biggest shareholder after China, is looking to borrow from the AIIB.
Describing IITians as a 'great force', the Prime Minister said IITs must encourage their alumni to interact with students so that their experience can be leveraged and sought their systemic mapping and grouping for optimum utilisation of their experience.
Veena Balakrishnan and Vighnesh Vancheeshwar tell us how they planned it.
Ace photographer Pravin Talan through a series of evocative photographs pays tribute to what he calls as one of the finest police forces in the world.
Privatise the railway stations and modernise them, urged Modi.
'What motivated us was that a lot of people, especially youngsters, had a negative image about India.'
Govt has done away with the need to secure crucial permits.
Encouraging domestic financial savings through focused measures would help mobilise long term resources for funding infrastructure and economic development.
'There are 25 million farmers in India with at least 2 to 3 cows each.' 'If all them use biogas to cook, millions of LPG units and firewood can be saved.'
US-based designer Rosena Sammi is retailing jewellery and designer accessories made by sex workers in West Bengal and Bihar.
Robert Romawia Royte of the Mizo National Front has declared assets of Rs 55 crore, owns a popular football club and has a fleet of luxury cars.
Prashant Lingam and Aruna Kappagantula are changing the way houses are being built in India.
India has 53 achievers on the list, second only to China which has 76 honorees.
Check out Group Buying Ideas for This Wedding Season. Budget constraints usually make us opt for a not-so-useful and inexpensive present for the newlyweds. Let's look at a few collective buying ideas that will fittingly demonstrate your good wishes this wedding season.
Tailored luxury experiences with the most minute of details charted out for discerning travellers is the way forward, says Nikita Puri.
Many chief executives said they were talking to people at the top level in their organisations to find how their companies can help the flood victims.
Ramie was used in ancient Egypt and China long before cotton was introduced to the Far East.
Meet the people who labor into the night to create idols of the God of Auspicious Beginnings.
GST will yield 'better value for money' for car buyers, increasing automobile industry demand, says Sandip Neogi.
It all started the day when Anurag Asati was asked to get a kabadiwala home to collect some newspapers.
Srikanth Bolla, CEO of Bollant Industries, has set his sights on changing lives
