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Parna hydroponic farm

Coimbatore’s hydroponic farm delivers fresh greens within three hours of harvest

K Jeshi Sustainable farming and fresh, zero-carbon food are the philosophy behind the city’s first urban hydroponic farm, located inside an industrial building campus. To know more, MetroPlus makes a visit

A GreenCity session in progress at Global Public School, Kochi

Early lessons in waste management and sustainable living in Kerala schools

Shilpa Nair Anand A programme that teaches waste management and sustainability in school devised by a Finland-based start-up

Photo: Getty Images/ iStock

From page to pan: Meenakshi Ammal’s cookbook ‘Samaithu Paar’ is an enduring classic

Chandrika R. Krishnan The grand old lady still provides fresh and indispensable cookery tips, generations later

The 2021 skincare and beauty update

Team Weekend From Ayurvedic ingredients to bee venom, what’s new in the Indian skincare and beauty market this year

AKU’s Chalapeno burger

The burger with a good mouth and hand feel at AKU’S Delhi

Rahul Verma In Delhi, AKU’S: The Brrgrr Co. delivers burgers that come together well at different levels: the softness of the patty, the umami of the cheese, the sweetness of brown onions, and the juicy patty

Clay roof tile on the wall as art and broken bathroom tile flooring.

Homes and gardens

Build it green with clay roof tiles

Nandhini Sundar Architect Manoj Patel says they cut down heat ingress, and can be used as stylish facade for exteriors and interiors. By Nandhini Sundar

Jo Malone and products from the Zara Emotions line

How Jo Malone created over 40 fragrances in 2020

Rosella Stephen The London-based perfumer says her Zara collab and being homebound taught her to work harder, push herself

Homes and gardens

In the #houseplantclub

Chryselle D’Silva Dias Becoming ‘plant parents’, a millennial trend that’s been around for a few years, came to a head in 2020. Now, influencers, stylists, and master classes are helping keep the momentum

Multimedia

A nugget made from lab-grown chicken meat is seen during a media presentation in Singapore, the first country to allow the sale of meat created without slaughtering any animals, on December 22, 2020

Watch | Lab-grown meat finally hits the menu in Singapore

Talking temple foods with Shoba Narayan and Rakesh Raghunathan

Watch | Climbing new heights in Copenhagen

Watch | Honey adulteration in India

Fashion

Jo Malone and products from the Zara Emotions line

The 2021 skincare and beauty update

From Ayurvedic ingredients to bee venom, what’s new in the Indian skincare and beauty market this year

How Jo Malone created over 40 fragrances in 2020

Rosella Stephen

The London-based perfumer says her Zara collab and being homebound taught her to work harder, push herself

A slow fashion label celebrates the embroidery of the Toda tribe of The Nilgiris

PRIYADERSHINI S

Now Ethnic motifs and embroidery of the Toda tribe of The Nilgiris on a pret line

Models sport outfits from Hurrah Hindustan collection of Dandelion

Lounge wear Fashion

These Indophiles like it quirky

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

Snapshots from Satya Paul’s life and work

Satya Paul: The sari shaper

Sujata Assomull Be it with the contemporary drape or neckties, this legendary designer created a brand that wasn’t afraid to experiment

Food

Photo: Getty Images/ iStock

Noshtalgia From page to pan: Meenakshi Ammal’s cookbook ‘Samaithu Paar’ is an enduring classic

Chandrika R. Krishnan The grand old lady still provides fresh and indispensable cookery tips, generations later

AKU’s Chalapeno burger

food spot The burger with a good mouth and hand feel at AKU’S Delhi

Rahul Verma In Delhi, AKU’S: The Brrgrr Co. delivers burgers that come together well at different levels: the softness of the patty, the umami of the cheese, the sweetness of brown onions, and the juicy patty

Motoring

Travel

What’s your plan this festive weekend?

Looking for Pongal getaways? How about farmstays?

Priyadarshini Paitandy

The ‘friluftsliv’ way of embracing the outdoors like the Norwegians

Planning that much-needed holiday? Here are the top travel predictions for 2021

Priyadarshini Paitandy

In Visakhapatnam’s Lambasingi village, strawberry picking emerges as a crowd-pulling winter attraction

Nivedita Ganguly

Fresh air and the forest experience in Thodupuzha

Shilpa Nair Anand

Fitness

Are 2021’s New Year gym memberships going online?

Sunalini Mathew To some extent, say experts in the tech-led fitness and diet space, as they talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown gave digital products a boost that’s likely to stay

Sleepless nights? Time for a reboot

8 weeks to better sleep

Sunalini Mathew The biggest takeaway from 2020: the importance of a good night’s rest. As more of us turn night owls, battling stress, isolation and work, here’s some help to reboot your routine.

Homes and gardens

Clay roof tile on the wall as art and broken bathroom tile flooring.

Homes and gardens

Build it green with clay roof tiles

Nandhini Sundar Architect Manoj Patel says they cut down heat ingress, and can be used as stylish facade for exteriors and interiors. By Nandhini Sundar

Homes and gardens

In the #houseplantclub

Chryselle D’Silva Dias Becoming ‘plant parents’, a millennial trend that’s been around for a few years, came to a head in 2020. Now, influencers, stylists, and master classes are helping keep the momentum

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How podcasts are taking off in India big time

The people behind the COVID 19 vaccine reaching you

Bored of online classes? Study-with-me vlogs might be the answer

Coimbatore’s hydroponic farm delivers fresh greens within three hours of harvest

Early lessons in waste management and sustainable living in Kerala schools

Noshtalgia Food

From page to pan: Meenakshi Ammal’s cookbook ‘Samaithu Paar’ is an enduring classic

The kitchen’s calling: Rahul Verma reviews ‘Desi Delicacies: Food Writing from Muslim South Asia’

A mouth-watering collection of stories and essays, each chapter ending with a recipe

The burger with a good mouth and hand feel at AKU’S Delhi

In Delhi, AKU’S: The Brrgrr Co. delivers burgers that come together well at different levels: the softness of the patty, the umami of the cheese, the sweetness of brown onions, and the juicy patty

The 2021 skincare and beauty update

From Ayurvedic ingredients to bee venom, what’s new in the Indian skincare and beauty market this year

How Jo Malone created over 40 fragrances in 2020

The London-based perfumer says her Zara collab and being homebound taught her to work harder, push herself

Build it green with clay roof tiles

Architect Manoj Patel says they cut down heat ingress, and can be used as stylish facade for exteriors and interiors. By Nandhini Sundar

In the #houseplantclub

Becoming ‘plant parents’, a millennial trend that’s been around for a few years, came to a head in 2020. Now, influencers, stylists, and master classes are helping keep the momentum

Looking for Pongal getaways? How about farmstays?

Switch off your computer and join the exodus. This year, farmstays offering treks, homegrown meals and friendly cows are a popular antidote to lockdown blues

A kitchen experiment to find the best alternative to raw rice for sweet pongal

Is it ‘thinai’? Black rice? Perhaps ‘thooyamalli’, a heritage rice variety?

In Chennai cafes, January opens with retro menus. And butter

After a harrowing year, in 2021, restaurant openings look forward with optimism, featuring menus that pay tribute to the past

Watch | Lab-grown meat finally hits the menu in Singapore

A video on lab-grown chicken meat that recently made a historic debut at a restaurant in Singapore

General Motors unveils Cadillac flying car and shuttle concepts at CES

The single-passenger Cadillac - technically, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone - will be able to travel from urban rooftop to urban rooftop at speeds up to 55 miles per hour.

Talking temple foods with Shoba Narayan and Rakesh Raghunathan

Shoba Narayan and Rakesh Raghunathan on the myriad ways in which temple foods are interlinked with life

Finding faith in sacred meals

Shoba Narayan and Rakesh Raghunathan on the myriad ways in which temple foods are interlinked with life

BMW M5 Competition: A more serious, more demanding performance car

The upgrades include stiffer engine mounts, revised front suspension with greater negative wheel camber, sturdier anti-roll bars

Answering your vehicle-related queries

Moving on from the Innova CrystaRahul Vikas, Bengaluru: I am looking to upgrade from my 2017 Toyota Innova Crysta and have shortlisted the BMW X5 and

2021: The motorbikes and scooters to go on sale this year

Here is a list of what motorists can look forward to in the next few months...

Botanist Vijay R Thiruvady brings out a book on Lalbagh

It not only documents the history of the green space, but also talks about the park and the city

When walls speak a thousand words at the Centre for Performing Arts in Varkala

The new Centre for Performing Arts at Varkala, Kerala, sports large murals depicting various performing arts specific to the State, done by muralist Suresh Muthukulam under the guidance of auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Wind sculptures spin with grace at Hyderabad’s Sanjeevaiah Park

Designed by experiential science centre DoScience, artistic wind sculptures at Hyderabad’s Sanjeevaiah Park showcase an engineering marvel

Malayalam gets a plethora of streaming platforms in OTT space

Original content such as feature films, web series, stand-up comedy and the like are on offer

A slow fashion label celebrates the embroidery of the Toda tribe of The Nilgiris

Now Ethnic motifs and embroidery of the Toda tribe of The Nilgiris on a pret line

Indian sleepwear dons a new look

Samyukta Nair and Param Sahib’s loungewear line, Hurrah Hindustan, has motifs inspired by Indian history

Here’s the 411 of moving your business into the e-commerce space

Shop talk for 2021 is moving online. Himanshu Wardhan of Etsy shares what first-time business owners looking to pair up with an e-commerce platform need to know

Raw is the real deal when it comes to India’s honeys

Following the honey adulteration controversy, demand is high for exclusive, unpasteurised honey varieties sourced from forests across the country

Get inspired by the people who are ‘going offline’ after a wholly virtual 2020

Feeling screen fatigue? You are not alone. After close to a year of doing everything virtually, many are taking any chance they get to reclaim an offline connection

Are 2021’s New Year gym memberships going online?

To some extent, say experts in the tech-led fitness and diet space, as they talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown gave digital products a boost that’s likely to stay

Cold weather food, delivered at home in Delhi

Singla Sweets and Baa Bistro in Delhi, home deliver sarson ka saag and makkey ki roti

The ‘friluftsliv’ way of embracing the outdoors like the Norwegians

After a year of being indoors, it is perhaps time to understand this Nordic concept of spending time in Nature, immaterial of the weather

Krish Ashok’s non-cookbook for kitchen nerds looks at the science behind cooking

‘Masala Lab: The Science of Indian Cooking’ delves into the physics, chemistry and cultural context you need to know, if you would rather not take recipes literally

Words of wisdom: These books spark hopefulness and encouragement

Books that inspire and give hope

How frozen ripe jackfruit is slowly making its way into the market

Efforts are being made by growers to sell it locally or supply it to big companies

Microsoft’s new enhancements to Teams meetings

Using the ‘virtual breakout rooms’ feature, meeting organisers will be able to split meeting participants into sub-groups to enable discussions.

Hyundai recalls 471K more SUVs, tells owners to park outside

Tucsons equipped with Hyundai's Smart Cruise Control feature are not being recalled.

Bengaluru continues to be one of the leading drivers of office space leasing in India

FDI influxAmidst the current unprecedented economic situation, Bengaluru continues to be one of the leading drivers of leasing in India, according to

Bengaluru retains resilience

The city recorded 34% of overall volume of office space leased out in second half of 2020 across the eight major markets. By M.A. Siraj

How to build a fence of financial security

If you have taken a huge home loan, here are some lessons from the year gone by. By Balaji Rao

High fashion comes home

As more designers turn their focus to interiors, offering everything from prototype houses to sumptuous décor, here are some names to track

Diana Kellogg and ovals in the sand

How a girls’ school in Jaisalmer has brought together an architect from New York, local stoneworkers, and the opportunity for a new economic avenue

Satya Paul: The sari shaper

Be it with the contemporary drape or neckties, this legendary designer created a brand that wasn’t afraid to experiment

The missing Margazhi moments

What a disappointment to have the live experience snatched out of my eager ken

Mercedes supersized display aims to outdo Tesla's hallmark touchscreen

Tesla has dominated global electric vehicle sales and traditional carmakers like Daimler have been pushing to develop vehicles to compete for market share.

How 2021 has brought the focus back on heritage conservation

Here’s an overview of some significant developments in the heritage sector across different regions in India

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Republic TV owner Arnab Goswami. File

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Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala. File

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

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A still from Tandav

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Parna hydroponic farm

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One of the cold storage boxed for keeping coronavirus vaccine in South Delhi Municipal Corporation at Srinivaspuri in New Delhi

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Covishield vaccine immunisation for COVID-19 at the Government General Hospital in Chennai on January 17, 2020.

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