One of my first memories is the pung ent smell of rubbing alcohol. Every evening, my mother sprayed the kitchen sink and counters with isopropyl alcohol to disinfect them. And no wonder: she had cared...
It’s turning out to be a year of new products from Samsung in India. After introducing its popular laptop portfolio in India a few weeks ago, the South Korean company has entered a new segment, ...
Covid is not over and one cannot let their guard down, teachers are telling students continuously as schools reopen for in-person classes in the new session.
There is a tendency among students, espec...
The first spell of holidays after India’s Covid restrictions have largely been lifted is ahead and air fares have gone through the roof.
Fares to Dehradun, Srinagar, Bhubaneswar, Pak...
A group of girls and women from urban slums, many of whom still depend on unhygienic alternatives during menstruation, were educated about menstrual hygiene and healthy habits.
Over 200 women from no...
The author is a specialist dental, oral and maxillofacial surgeon and is the clinical director of Aesthetica-Advanced Dental and Implant Center, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata. He can be contacted at d...
Finally, where do you see yourself in five years’ time?
I’m an experimenter by nature. Studying in multiple schools, living in various cities and then working in a few organisations have ...
A number of tech companies are exploring the electric toothbrush space, trying to make them cheaper, good looking and, according to them, more effective. Yet, it has remained for them just “anot...
Clean regularly: Dust electrostatically ‘sticks’ to hard floors and the longer it sits on the floor, the more effort is required to ‘peel’ (or dislodge) it off the surface. Cle...