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Changing Market for Food Delivery post-COVID-19
15 Jul

Changing Market for Food Delivery post-COVID-19

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Author: Dr. Siddhant Bhargava, Fitness and Nutritional Scientist and Co-Founder of Food Darzee With social distancing becoming the new norm, consumers in present times are clamouring to have food delivered. The universal COVID-19 pandemic has only made palpable the vital role played by food delivery platforms in the lives of contemporary food consumers. Today with millions of people compelled to stay indoors to contain the health crisis, virtual food distribution has managed to become one of the chief protagonists of the 2020 home quarantine. Modern-day conscious consumers have shifted from a physical dimension to the digital world. For example, right…
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Love it from the bottom of your tart – Chocolate-Tart to the rescue
14 Jul

Love it from the bottom of your tart – Chocolate-Tart to the rescue

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Quarantine blues might be the new thing but it's not every day that we come across a recipe so easy peasy lemon squeezy to beat those gloomy days. Eid and Raksha Bandhan are around the corner and what better way to lit it up with some rose petals, nuts, and fresh fruits with chocolate-tart. Upcoming food blogger, Karishma Mehandroo shows us a quick way to get ready for the festivities. After all, the best things in life are sweet.  Excerpts from the interview: 1. Tell us about your food journey Karishma Mahendroo - Founder, LetsBakeWithKarishma No one’s born a baker and I was…
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07 Jul

Online Beauty and Grooming Training – Survival or a New Normal?

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Author: Neha Suradkar, Founder, Style-n-File Makeup and Nail Studio and Academy. Training and upskilling have always been an essential part of the beauty industry. There is a huge demand for well-trained beauty therapists, makeup artists, nail technicians, spa therapist etc. Also, with new products and procedures introduced frequently, upgrading and upskilling is a must for existing industry people. Covid-19 has affected all businesses in some way or the other. Beauty and Salon industry has taken a big setback along with other industries. But as in most other sectors, learning and training is something that has taken a big leap in the beauty…
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01 Jul

Ecologically Conscious Clothing – 10 Ways to be Fashionable & Environment Friendly

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Author: Yashraj Bhaiya, Director - Label Varsha A popular saying is, “What goes around comes around”. By this logic, it is believed that if we care for nature, nature, in turn, will provide fruitful results for all our hard work. When we speak about ecological fashion; sustainable practices, environment-friendly clothes, and 'social integrity in fashion' top the list. In the past few decades, garments have become disposable items in our closets. The quality of the clothes we buy has decreased drastically. We have lost basic skills when it comes to sewing, stitching and we lack the time to mend damaged…
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Quitting Smoking Can Make Fathers The Real Heroes!
21 Jun

Quitting Smoking Can Make Fathers The Real Heroes!

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Author: Dr. N Aditya Murali In times of a global COVID 19 pandemic, many silent epidemics are being relegated to the background. The toll however due to these epidemics, rises unabated. Primary among them is the tobacco epidemic which continues to rage on as strongly as ever. As per the GLOBOCAN 2018 statistics, lung cancer has overtaken oral cancer and become the primary killer among men with cancers in India. The toll on families where tobacco use is prevalent is manifold including physical, psychological and economic hardship. With that comes the role of fathers in the family who hold a…
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Wellness and Mental Health in Daily Life
20 Jun

Wellness and Mental Health in Daily Life

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Author: Dr. Bhavi Mody, Founder - Vrudhi HolisticHealth Care. Wellness is a complete state of well-being a balanced state of Mind - Body - Soul, but unfortunately very few of us understand this. All our reports are perfect, but we still don't feel good... We think of spas and other therapies for wellness. However, the emphasis should be on how we feel, it has to do with us and our surroundings. It's about your well-being. Wellness can never be achieved by isolating ourselves... Replace the “I”; from Illness with “We” and we will have Wellness. Wellness is all about you, and…
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13 Jun

Sustainable Fashion – Future of Upcoming Generation

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Author: Priyadarshi Shastri, Fashion enthusiast and blogger . We as a consumer have a very big appetite for shopping. Whenever Zara or H&M launch their latest collection, millennial start buying without realizing the number of clothes they already have which can be reused or mismatch as a different outfit. As the concept of fast fashion is growing the percentages of garment waste from clothes are also increasing. The fashion industry contributes up to 10% of global carbon emission. These numbers are not going down anytime soon, they will increase unless we as responsible consumers do something including designers and manufacturers. A single…
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