Life
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Waste heat from London sewers eyed to warm UK parliament
The £1.0-billion ($1.3-billion) low-carbon heating infrastructure project—initiated by Westminster Council and the government's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)—aims to harness waste heat from a small area and distribute it locally
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Bimal Das Gupta didn't know anything in the world except his art: Paresh Maity
The contemporary artist recalls his years with the master abstractionist, the recognition that eluded him in the past few decades, and the essence and evolution of his own work
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Companies that read more perform better, researchers say
A study published in the Royal Society Open Science journal argues that a company's success is associated with the amount of information its employees read on a daily basis
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Private jet carbon emissions soar 46%: study
Carbon dioxide emissions from private aviation peaked over the European summer and around major global events like the World Cup, Cannes Film Festival and UN climate summits, the study found
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Fading literature: Delhi's famed Urdu Bazaar on last legs
The narrow streets of Urdu Bazaar, in the shadow of the 400-year-old Jama Masjid mosque, were once the core of the city's Urdu literary community, a centre of printing, publishing and writing
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Diptyque makes India debut: Shah Rukh Khan's favourite perfume enters market with New Delhi store launch
For Diptyque, opening in India is not just about entering a new market, but about connecting with a culture that has a profound relationship with fragrance, says the French maison's new CEO Laurence Semichon
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PlayStation 5 Pro goes on sale. Will gamers pay a hefty price to play?
The upgraded version of Sony's flagship gaming console is retailing for $699.99 in the United States—$250 more than the previous PlayStation 5 model
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Rohit Bal was 'wildly Indian, a showman, the first to take menswear seriously'
Tina Tahiliani Parikh remembers the late designer as a wild and generous man, a pioneer in being India-proud, in defining a new era of regal Indian sophistication. Couturier Sabyasachi Mukherjee says his towering talent made him feel amateur, and encouraged designers to look at India with shock and awe
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The sandwich is still the world's favourite lunchtime dish
The KickResume website examined the culinary habits of workers in 28 countries around the world
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The growing scourge of plastic pollution: in numbers
The majority of the world's plastic trash is caused by poor waste management, with other lesser sources including littering, the abrasion of car tyres, and microplastics
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Walking with the Veddas in Sri Lanka
The Veddas, Sri Lanka's first indigenous tribe and the last to survive on the island, are nearing extinction, but in Gal Oya, you can still experience their way of life