Poor Muslim women connect to global fashion with crafts (With Image)
June 3rd, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Marginalised Muslim craftswomen and weavers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and in the capital are making an international connection with their work thanks to two ... Read more...
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Scientist, designer create bodysuit to fend off malaria
May 9th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) A scientist and a designer have created a fashionable hooded bodysuit for warding off mosquitoes carrying malaria parasites, a disease that kills 655,000 people annually on ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Soon, cotton fabrics to charge iPods, MP3 players and cell phones
March 10th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): Ever thought that your comfy cotton T-shirt could monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyse your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day? Or ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Delhi to rehabilitate all manual scavengers by March 2009
July 10th, 2008 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi government would rehabilitate all manual scavengers and their dependents in the capital by March 2009, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Thursday. "One year free skill-training ... Read more...
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Climate change will have a profound effect on fashion: Expert
November 18th, 2007 - 12:44 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Climate change would affect clothes and fashion, consequently changing styles, fabrics and laundering, an expert has said.According to Jo Paoletti, a professor of American studies at the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |