Simply Put: Hobson’s choice

Easy tips to increase AC efficiency: EP5 New Vastu with Ashok B Lall

Ashok B Lall shares quick fixes on how to reduce the load on air conditioners during peak summer. Some of these are very easy, like shading your …

Developing countries will witness increased demand for food in future: report

Rising per capita income will make consumers go in for diet diversification, especially by increasing consumption of animal protein as compared …

Has the free market economy added to India’s increasing PCOD burden?

About 9.13% of menstruating women in south India and Maharashtra suffer from PCOS, while 22.5 per cent have PCOD, according to UNICEF

Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body and mind from the ancient practice

With its focus on controlling breath, holding postures and meditation, yoga increases how much a person pays attention to the sensations of their …

Simply put: Scientific temperament

Lonely in Anthropocene

Humans have to be the point of solution for the planet’s uncontrolled slip into an abyss of ecological disaster

Gandhi at 150: The pilgrim's progress

Environmental protection was not a direct agenda in Gandhian programmes. But most of his ideas can be directly related to environmental protection

Empathy is the secret ingredient that makes cooperation – and civilization – possible

Even initially uncooperative societies in which everyone judged each other based mostly on their own selfish perspectives, eventually discovered …

Simply Put: Bright side of Coronavirus

Five rules from psychology to help keep your new year’s resolutions

How habits form and how you can beat them

Simply put: Vision impairment

Heat stress singes India most; ILO pegs cost at 34 mn jobs in 2030

Report projects 2% working hours to be lost worldwide every year by 2030

The moral treadmill

Is an individual solely responsible for his/her wellness?

DTE recommends: What to read, watch, do

Here's all about a photo festival in New Delhi, a book on addiction and a documentary on dams in the US

Linguists found the weirdest languages – and English is one of them

Some computational linguists have, however, used data in the World Atlas of Language Structures to explore which languages might be considered …

World Obesity Day: WHO asks media to end biased portrayal of obesity

On World Obesity Day, the global health body asked media outlets to end use of biased language, imagery and instead portray obesity in a fair,&…

Live life farm style

Want to live in a city and grow your own food in a village nearby? There are companies that can help

Urban gardening: in conversation with Kapil Mandawewala

Urban gardening, the idea of growing your own vegetables, fruits, greens or even indoor air-purifying plants, is the new booming scene in Indian …

Healthy lifestyle can overcome genetic risk of heart disease: study

Subjects who followed a low-fat diet reported higher levels of good cholesterol despite carrying a gene shown to increase risk of diabetes, shows …

Simply put: Global Hunger Index 2019

Simply put: Pathalgadi & Media

Ancient DNA is revealing the origins of livestock herding in Africa

Pastoralism’s roots could hold clues to help solve modern challenges

Consuming consciously is not being miserly

Conscious consumption and 'cheapness' needs to be disassociated

Taste the Himalayas

The leaves of faran have a distinct fragrance and are of high medicinal value