Jugaad! I am sitting in cool comfort in an Uber. AC is on but was ineffective.The driver switched on two mini exhaust fans which have really cooled the interiors.Not like normal fan which only gives a breeze. This throws cold air on the passenger in the rear seat! Bravo! Car

Impressed with Tata Motors response. My problem:
The fan would switch on automatically after I parked our electric Tata Nexon and switched on the charger. I thought something was wrong. I called the TM Call centre and the agent Simon got me to speak to someone who gave me the

My article on vaccination in India and the part played by Covishield in The Tribune,today

#ICC #Sexualharrassment
#workplace

The law provides for an Internal Complaints Committee ( ICC) in every work place- cutting across all sectors where women are employed.
Based on my observations of how the ICCs function and looking at the credentials of the Chairman and members of some ICCs, I feel most

That is the law of the jungle and it is no use feeling sorry for the Samba or was it a deer? Powerful as the video is, the plight of the defenceless deer, it's beautiful eyes filled with fear before death releases it from the pain of the tiger sucking its blood.

Nothing to choose from! Green, yellow, purple or red it is just a matter of degree!
Delhi is at this moment 32 °Celsius!!! Don't know when we too will face the brunt! For now it feels good!

Good this advisory on advertising Ayush drugs has (finally !!) issued from the Ministry of Ayush!
But is issuing orders enough? Why hasn't a meeting of all state Ayush drug controllers been called? Why haven't state governments been asked to start action against top drug

Indeed this piece by
kaushik dasgupta in The Indian Express highlights the dangers of hawking medical cures- - particularly in today's climate -in which most people believe what is natural and traditional is bound to be safe . Advertising medical cures can only stop if the

Very glad the Supreme court has taken judicial notice of the flagrant violation of so many laws by companies who sell products with medical and other health boosting claims. The public has become accustomed to seeing hundreds of advertisements claiming to give health benefits

The sudden evening aandhi ( dust storm ) which blew across South Delhi, followed by a sharp shower has brought down the temperature and is compelling me to go for a walk.
After weeks of balcony feeding, I actually have the physical presence of our pet black cat, who pic.x.com/nyjjhzxguc

Journalists aren't alone in this. Many ( not all, ) doctors and lawyers also serve their own interests; often we pay outlandish rates to get their services. Likewise, professional journalists perform an important service by educating and enlightening the reader / viewer. They

Great news! I am so happy for him! Breaking News Live: India's D Gukesh becomes youngest Candidates Chess winner, to challenge for world title
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Without taking names, isn't it obvious that some journalists who profess being balanced are selective in their choice of examples and anything but balanced?
You can call them chameleons or weather- cocks or poplar trees but one has only to start reading certain columnists

What does one do if a leading cosmetic company- Lotus Herbals asks for photos of a damaged product,promptly arranges to pick up the item and even confirms replacement but then just goes SILENT? Neither is the product being replaced and or am I being informed about action taken to

Whatever the Supreme court may finally decide in the Patanjali case, more worrying by far is the repeated disregard of its responsibilities by the licensing and enforcement authorities- the state Drug controllers. This report by BBC has given a bad name to the drug industry and

Remember Vineet Chowdhury's famous cliché which he berated the erstwhile MCI? 'To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds' I think it was!

Exhilarating!

My review of this book on Goa- and it's never defeated in elections and its 5 time- Chief Minister Pratap Singh Rane. Those who see Goa only as a place for fun and frolic would learn a lot about the complexity and uniqueness of Goan history and culture, captured so readably in

This was the face we saw so often on TV during the pandemic. A true scientist- unafraid to speak her mind! Behind that smiling face lives a brilliant mind, deeply knowledgeable but brutally frank!
Her focus has been on viral infections in children, and the testing of rotaviral