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If pads are made available in schools through vending machines, it becomes easy for girls to access it. It also helps break the stigma around menstruation. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Mural with a message: Guwahati celebrates Menstrual Hygiene Day

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, Guwahati installed a mural to break the taboo around the subject.

29 May 2019 3:08 PM IST

The researchers speculate that the hard-wired monkey calls, and the meaning attached to them, are similar to noises that infant humans make. (Photo: AFP)

Monkeys offer clues on origin of language

Experiments on vervet monkeys offer clues on origin of language despite diverging evolutionary paths.

29 May 2019 12:33 PM IST

Blues ranging in intensity from sky to pool to navy were used in textiles and rugs throughout the house. (Photo: AP)

Nautical home d©cor now in vogue

Right at home: Nautical decor with modern panache.

29 May 2019 11:55 AM IST

Bee lawns are compatible with family activities unless you run into aggressive colonies of ground-dwelling yellow jackets. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Bee lawn can save bees

Save the bees (and time and money) by creating a bee lawn.

29 May 2019 10:26 AM IST

Our study helps fill this key knowledge gap with data being generated for countries that had never been monitored before. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Antibiotics contamination a global threat

Antibiotics contaminations in rivers have crossed 'safe' level: Study.

29 May 2019 10:05 AM IST

This season go wild with the colour palette and paint your walls as you please.

Spice 'em walls up

Spruce up your walls for the harsh Indian summers.

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

Since millennials are always on the move, so separate their work and athleisure wear, from their formal clothing in order to make the wardrobe effective and time saving.

Closet confessions

There are numerous ways to amp your closet area but keeping it classic and chic is the way to go.

29 May 2019 12:59 AM IST

American singer, songwriter and record producer popularly known as Lauv was recently in the city on his own Asia tour.

About Lauv

The American singer who was in the city recently chats about his songs, collaboration and India.

29 May 2019 12:17 AM IST

Due to antibiotic pollution, the bacteria have developed resistance to several life-saving medicines. As a result, the antibiotics are slowly becoming ineffective against deadly diseases in the human body. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Water body contamination reaches dangerous levels

Global study reveals dangerous levels of antibiotic contamination in the world's water bodies.

28 May 2019 6:35 PM IST

Snowboarder Nguyen Thai Binh Binh made his international debut at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan in 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Nguyen Thai Binh: Pioneering 'snowboarding' in the deserts of...

The Vietnamese snowboarder is trying to push winter sports where snowfall is unheard of.

28 May 2019 10:03 AM IST

While period parties are celebrated with much pomp and show, in many parts of India the society still ignores the menstrual hygiene.

Right to Health

Apart from communities where period is celebrated, 70 per cent of girls in India have not heard about menstruation prior...

28 May 2019 12:25 AM IST

Chinmay Prabhu solving the Pyraminx cubes underwater.

Master of cubes

Twenty-year-old Chinmay Prabhu makes it to Guinness World Record by solving Pyraminx underwater in one minute and 48...

28 May 2019 12:22 AM IST