Saviour extraordinaire Dr Vanaja Ramprasad, a gutsy lady who had dedicated her life to saving biodiversity believes that unless small farmers are saved from the onslaught of global pressures and indigenous crops revived, we are looking at a bleak future.
Mysore pizzaz in Pizzaland! She is teaching gourmet-savvy Italians the pleasures of biting into a Mysore Pak. And that too in Italian. Meet the fascinating Jaya Murthy from Pisa whose Italian cookbooks on Indian cuisine are selling like hot pizzas..
Power of pink Soon, Fly Pink, an airline aimed at women will be launched in Britain. It's the latest in an explosion of pink products. Why on earth are we buying them, asks Vicky Frost..
The government has taken a decision to ban smoking in work places, and also in homes if the maids object. Is it possible to implement the ban?
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