Life, More features, 29th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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Life More Features 29 Aug 2019

Life, More features, 29 Aug 2019

The African giraffe has been the most hard-hit by habitat loss. (Photo: AFP)

South African nations voice fears on wildlife extinction

Wildlife protections tightened as southern Africa protests.

29 Aug 2019 4:32 PM

The Amazon rainforest fires have disrupted the ecological system of the area. (Photo: Instagram)

Realistic impact of Amazon rainforest fires

Read on to know the real consequences that the Amazon rainforest fires have.

29 Aug 2019 2:20 PM

This is a game changer in our understanding of human evolution during the Pliocene. (Photo: AFP)

Discovery of early human skull to change understanding of evolution

Skull find in Ethiopia yields new clues on how humans evolved.

29 Aug 2019 12:15 PM

Instead of moving to refillable, wall mounted dispensers, the hotel will switch to larger pump-action bottles. (Photo: AFP)

International hotel chain to ditch single-use plastics

Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles.

29 Aug 2019 11:19 AM

Amar Sirohi: The trendsetter of Instagram food pages in India

In every field there are some persons who start a trend and then there are those who follow the trends.

29 Aug 2019 10:33 AM

Lifestyle influencer Shaun Bonett is an inspiration

Shaun Bonett is the recipient of a Knighthood from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta on 14th April 2010.

29 Aug 2019 10:30 AM

Gaurav Aggarwal makes monopoly in the pharmaceutical industry with 'OneLife India’

Leadership is not a position for a title. It is action and example.

29 Aug 2019 10:27 AM

In praise of folly

Zainab Al-Hamdani, Event Supporter, tells us about the progression of the event.

29 Aug 2019 6:38 AM

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal (Photo: PTI)

A fresh start

However, this is one of the several moves that the CM has taken in the lead-up to the elections, to be held in February next year.

29 Aug 2019 6:27 AM

As far as jobs go, it is quite common for one to feel like they are stuck in a loveless marriage. And society’s perception of 9-to-5 jobs is simply the shackle that holds people back from chasing their dreams.

A lot of heart-work

Meanwhile, a lot of Indian youngsters now work on turning their dreams into their profession, right from the get-go.

29 Aug 2019 12:03 AM

Anand Narain’s artwork has the characteristic markings of the spatula that has been used instead of the paintbrush. The abstract figures, thus, appear more three-dimensional.

The Banarasi srtokes

The city of gold is what they call Banaras, and for good reason.

29 Aug 2019 12:02 AM

Some of the paintings at the exhibition, in colour and black-and-white

Thar treasures

Capturing all the colours of Rajasthan is one Hurculean task.

29 Aug 2019 12:02 AM

Now being called ‘patriotism pop’, this genre of songs started trickling out as soon as the announcement to repeal Article 370 appeared.

Pop goes the patriot

What was extraordinary, though, was the lyrical content of the songs — ranging from buying land in Kashmir to marrying Kashmiri women.

29 Aug 2019 12:00 AM

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