The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in July 2024. Harsh Patil’s family cultivates bananas, watermelon, and cotton on 120 acres of land in Nandurbar village in Maharashtra. However, productivity has been decreasing owing to climate change and extreme weather events. “In December 2022 when our cotton crop was being harvested, it suddenly…
Soy has a bad reputation, as soybeans contain a substance that can supposedly mimic human female hormones. Simultaneously, soy products are the most widespread and affordable replacements for meat and dairy produce, and people following a vegan and other dairy-free diets can really benefit from this nutrient-rich source of protein. Furthermore, soybeans might be even…
While many aren’t familiar with the mallow plant family which includes the marshmallow, musk mallow, common mallow and high mallow, they should be, as they offer many therapeutic properties. In this article we’ll delve deeper into the high mallow, also known as Malva sylvestris. High Mallow is among the more nutritious and healthy plants…
Featured image courtesy: The New Indian Express For years, the Perungudi dumpyard in Chennai was known as a mountain of waste. Today, it’s becoming a symbol of what’s possible when innovation meets determination. On this 96-acre stretch, more than 1.7 million cubic metres of garbage — equal to nearly 20 football fields — have been…
On a scorching summer afternoon in 2022, wildlife photographer Sharvan Patel stood quietly near a dried-up waterhole at the edge of Rajasthan’s Tal Chappar Sanctuary. The land stretched endlessly before him — brown, cracked, and thirsty. A herd of blackbucks hovered hesitantly around the shallow pit, their hooves sinking into dust. A mongoose darted in,…
Most people associate hand numbness with carpal tunnel syndrome, and it is certainly true that this symptom is one of the manifestations of this disease. However, this seemingly-harmless symptom can actually point to various, often very dangerous, diseases. Sometimes, hand numbness can even be an early sign of a medical emergency. Therefore, it is certainly…
The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in May 2025. “There will be failures, but I realised that if I hang around long enough, I will see success,” says Sagar Malhotra, a banker-turned-entrepreneur, who has become a viral sensation in the food industry because of his innovation. His journey sets an example of…
2. Boost your immune system Your body makes its own HP to battle infections. Our white blood cells, also known as Leukocytes, are the cells responsible for fighting disease, viruses, and infections, and some of them produce HP as their first form of attack and defense from toxins, infections, viruses, parasites and alike. 3. Make…
