Life
-
World Environment Day: Drowning in plastic
World Environment Day 2023 has #BeatPlasticPollution as its theme of the year. Plastic's ease of use and discard has us under its spell, while it wreaks havoc on the environment and people. Can we hope to wean ourselves from this global habit?
-
World Environment Day: 6 luxurious eco-friendly stays for your next getaway
Enjoy rest and recreation time at places that benefit both you and nature
-
World Environment Day: How to make home cooking minimal waste forward, by top Indian chefs
Here are some tips from chefs on how to incorporate minimal waste cooking at home and how they ensure their kitchens are sustainable and not adding to the already burdened landfills
-
Entertainment industry struggles with 215 billion piracy site visits
That figure from Britain-based MUSO, which claims the most comprehensive data on piracy websites, shows an 18 percent increase between 2021 and 2022, covering 480,000 films and TV shows
-
While environmentalists want to reduce air travel, airlines are offering fixed-price subscriptions
With airfares soaring, airlines are devising a host of strategies to tempt travellers to take to the skies again
-
How pointless meetings can harm well-being at work
Managers and employees alike are complaining that they spend too much time on this deep-rooted part of corporate life and that it has repercussions on their well-being
-
World Meteorological Organization: Everything you need to know
The United Nations' specialised agency for weather and the climate can trace its roots back 150 years to the early days of shipping forecasts
-
What's in wine? Campaigners want ingredients on the bottle
While most of the food and drink sector has been forced to print ingredients and nutritional information on packaging for decades, the alcohol sector has long had a special exemption
-
Animated Spider-Man back with 'arthouse' sequel to Oscar winner
"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," out Friday in the United States, picks up the story of half-Black, half-Latino Miles Morales, again using an eye-popping blend of decades-old 2D comic book drawing techniques with the latest computer-generated visual effects
-
Three-quarters of musicians struggle to make a living from their art
With hundreds of thousands of new songs appearing daily on streaming platforms, it seems harder than ever to break through... or simply to break even for musicians
-
From mattresses to subway seating and cables: The unusual materials making sneakers greener
Trash and other obsolete items are now slowly but surely replacing traditional materials, allowing sneakers to start going green