Cleaning floors, wiping kitchen countertops, and cleaning bathrooms are things that most households do. However, there are many places that are touched daily that are hardly ever cleaned. Dust, grease, bacteria, and allergens can accumulate on such surfaces and make hygiene suffer as well as affect the comfort of staying in the house. Devoting a…
Pixxel co-founder Awais Ahmed with his parents. (Image courtesy: The Hindu) Karnataka’s Awais Ahmed is now emerging as one of India’s leading young entrepreneurs. Recently, his startup, Pixxel, secured a NASA contract. tThe company he co-founded, will provide hyperspectral Earth-observation data to the civilian space agency. Interestingly, the 28-year-old CEO grew up in a quiet…
Think leftovers attract cockroaches? These everyday kitchen items may be the real culprits Leftovers seem to be the primary reason why cockroaches invade kitchens when people talk about these pests. However, cockroaches are very resourceful creatures that can find everything they need not only in food scraps but also in other products. In order to…
Lock Upp Season 2 contestant Dheeraj Dhoopar has been making headlines throughout his journey, whether for his gameplay or the bonds he has formed inside the jail. Now, the actor is once again in the spotlight, but this time for an unexpected reason. According to several fan pages closely tracking the Netflix reality show, Dheeraj…
National Vanilla Ice Cream Day National Vanilla Ice Cream Day is celebrated every year on July 23 and marks the most favourite day for ice cream enthusiasts who get an opportunity to indulge in this yummy frozen delight. While flavours like chocolate, strawberry, and many more innovative ones tend to attract a lot of attention,…
Walk into a supermarket in India and you will usually find eggs stacked neatly on open shelves, sitting comfortably at room temperature alongside bread or packaged foods. Visit a grocery store in the United States, Canada, or many parts of Europe, however, and the story is completely different. There, eggs are almost always lined up…
Botanically speaking, those white strings are known as phloem bundles. Every flowering plant has a vascular system, much like the network of veins and arteries in the human body. This system is made up of two main tissues: xylem, which carries water and minerals from the roots, and phloem, which transports sugars, nutrients and other…
Every year, July 23 is observed as National Broadcasting Day in India, marking the start of organised broadcasting in India’s history. This is a significant day because it celebrates the contribution of broadcasting in India towards informing, educating, entertaining, and communicating with millions of people every year. Broadcasting has become part of everyday life for…
An employer’s heartfelt reply after a successful surgery is inspiring the internet. A phone call after a successful heart surgery is usually brief: a doctor shares the update, and a family member expresses relief. But when cardiac surgeon Dr Prashant Mishra called the employer of a patient who had just undergone bypass surgery, the conversation…
A Crowd of People Watching Old Faithful Geyser Erupt in Yellowstone National Park on an Overcast Day (iStock) Some places become famous because of what people build there. Yellowstone became famous because of what nature built beneath its surface.In the summer of 1870, a group of explorers stood in what is now Yellowstone National Park…