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Environment, Features, Human Interest, National, Society, Wildlife February 14, 2019

Adopt an animal at Tripura Zoo

By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Feb 14 (IANS) Ever dreamt of adopting a lion, a crocodile or a Himalayan black bear or any wild animal? If yes, here’s your opportunity to do so in Tripura -…

Celebrations begin at Diggi Palace for JLF inauguration.

Art, Books, Culture, Fashion, Features, IANS Life, Lifestyle, National February 13, 2019

Kolkata takes on Jaipur in literary face-off

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) For five days every January the Pink City of Jaipur becomes the centre of attraction as literary stalwarts from India and abroad assemble in huge numbers –…

Art, Books, Culture, Features, IANS Life, National February 12, 2019

One hour a day can change your life: Robin Sharma

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Private lessons that leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma has been imparting to billionaires and celebrities have now found their way into his new book “The…

Art, Books, Culture, Features, IANS Life, National, Religion February 10, 2019

Ganga synonymous with threshold of afterlife, says new book

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) As millions of devotees continue to gather in the Kumbh nagri to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati…

Fashion, Features, IANS Life, Lifestyle, National February 8, 2019

Sample West Coast cuisine in heart of Delhi

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Be it Nandu Puttu (crab), Attirachi Kurumelagu (lamb pepper masala) or Pomfret Kalwan (Goan pomfret curry), there is much that eateries along NH-66, the 1,622 km long…

In an innovative green initiative, this waste-bar at popular Baga beach in Goa exchanges beer bottle caps, used cigarette butts and plastic straws for a beer.

Environment, Fashion, Features, Human Interest, IANS Special Series, Lifestyle, National, Society, Wildlife February 3, 2019

To clean Goa beaches, this ‘waste-bar’ exchanges cigarette butts, used straws for beer

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) You could be fined Rs 2,000 for drinking beer on a Goa beach, but thanks to an innovative green initiative, 10 beer bottle caps or 20 used cigarette…

While the day meals are collected and supplied, the volunteers of the organisation cook fresh food for the poverty stricken as they do not want to serve dishes stored for a long time.

Features, Human Interest, National, Society January 27, 2019

This Bengal teacher collects, cooks food to feed the impoverished

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) While the habit of wasting food at festivities, parties or even at household dinners has become an increasingly callous trend in urban living, a computer science teacher…

Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari.

Business, Features, Health, Human Interest, National, Society, Study, Technology January 20, 2019

Microsoft lays AI sensors for smart farming, cutting-edge healthcare in India

By Nishant Arora Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) China, the world’s biggest agricultural producer, is leading the race when it comes to empowering farmers with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven technologies. The aim is clear: To help the…

Jaipur: Maharani Gayatri Devi School has helped girls cross several hurdles and step out into the mainstream world with confidence.

Education, Features, IANS Special Series, National January 13, 2019

A school that challenged the claustrophobic orthodoxy of ‘purdah’

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Jan 13 (IANS) Located in the heart of the capital of Rajasthan, this all-girls school, started by an erstwhile queen, began a silent revolution in 1943 when the region was steeped…

Art, Books, Culture, Fashion, Features, Lifestyle, Movies, National January 13, 2019

How five days a year transformed Jaipur’s cultural landscape over the past decade

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Jan 13 (IANS) With winter in full bloom, Rajasthan’s historic capital city is all set to embrace the festive feel as the much anticipated Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) draws near. Having…

The Vaduvoor lake attracts up to 40,000 birds in peak migratory season between November and February. Photo by Vasudevan Sridharan.

Commentary, Environment, Features, National, Opinion, Wildlife January 11, 2019

Vaduvoor: A tiny village luring and feeding global birds

By Vasudevan Sridharan Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS/Mongabay) “When some visitors ask, ‘How do the birds know this lake is full?’, I simply tell them that I telephone the migratory birds and inform them,” said Ramesh…

Environment, Features, National, Wildlife January 10, 2019

Swimming camels, mangrove islands of Kutch face mounting challenges

By Azera Parveen Rahman Bhuj (Gujarat), Jan 10 (IANS) In the land of contrasts that Kutch is, winter is the lean feeding season for its unique breed of Kharai camels. These camels, unlike the kind…

The Great Hornbill. Photo by Aparajita Datta/Wikimedia Commons.

Environment, Features, National, Wildlife January 9, 2019

‘Woodland buffers help maintain bird communities in forest edges’

By Vrushal Pendharkar Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS/Mongabay) Woodlands in agricultural fields surrounding a protected area maintain functionality of a wintering bird community, according to a recent study. Agriculture is usually considered to be harmful to…