Generative Image (Photo via Canva) Aluminium foil is the go-to kitchen pal to cover freshly cooked food to keep it hot and intact. But that’s not all it’s used for.Surprisingly, the humble-looking aluminium foil has many surprising applications, and one among these is keeping the bananas fresh!If you’ve ever bought a bunch of bananas with…
Opening the fridge to find water droplets clinging to the shelves, or worse, a small puddle sitting under the vegetable drawer, is one of those small household annoyances that quietly gets worse the longer it’s ignored. It’s worth knowing upfront that a little condensation isn’t automatically a problem; some moisture on the back wall or…
William Wordsworth (Photo via Canva) William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet and the forerunner of modern poetry with a deep love for nature, childhood, and ordinary human experience. He served as Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death and is best known for works like “I wandered lonely as a cloud” and “Daffodils’Wordsworth…
Neem Karoli Baba (Photo: @Dharmsena_1/ X) Neem Karoli Baba, popularly known as Maharajji, was a revered Hindu guru and a devotee of Lord Hanuman. He helped many renowned figures around the world discern a clear and effective life path, including Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Ram Dass, a Harvard psychologist and psychedelic researcher who later…
Arunachal Pradesh’s textiles diverge from the common Northeast Indian style. The Apatani, a community residing mainly in the Ziro Valley, is known for its unique weaving skills that use designs of geometric patterns and stripes with a striking combination of colours. Apatani textiles draw heavily on straight lines, horizontal bands, and geometric designs with blue-green,…
Raids conducted on shops stocking bananas in the Alevoor, Kemthur, and Duglipadavu villages of Udupi A huge quantity of bananas has been seized in Karnataka after food safety officials reportedly found fruit that had been artificially ripened using chemicals.The raid took place in Udupi district, where officials carried out surprise inspections at shops and godowns…
Representative Image- Canva We have often wondered whether the toilet paper should hang over the roll, facing out, or under, placed against the wall?Even though it sounds trivial, maybe even a little silly, the question often crosses our minds. If you ask around, you’ll find people who feel surprisingly confused about it.So, is there really…
Small space, big impact: Easy ways to make your room feel larger A small room does not necessarily have to feel cramped. With a few thoughtful changes to the furniture, lighting, colours and overall layout, even a compact space can appear more open and comfortable. You don’t have to spend a fortune on expensive projects…
Want better airflow at home? Try these simple tricks Proper ventilation makes rooms cooler, less muggy and overall more pleasant, although this process can be quite challenging at times. Although most people prefer to use exhaust fans or air conditioning systems to cool and dehumidify the air, there are several tricks that can improve air…
Corporate life feels like a battlefield on some days, with deadlines closing in, decisions to make, and no clear idea of whether you’re on the right track. And this dilemma can be compared in spirit to what Arjuna faced on the plains of Kurukshetra thousands of years ago. Torn between duty and doubt, he turned…
