Natural

Amid the heavy floods in Darjeeling and Dooars, trained forest elephants became unlikely heroes, rescuing stranded tourists through knee-deep waters.

For example, documents can and will float away, never to be found again. Here are the steps to be safe that I had to learn the hard way.

“A tree branch came out of nowhere and hit our main door, leaving a huge crack in the sturdy sagwan wood. It almost felt like there is no end to the night,” grandma recollects.

Most soaps that are available in the market are heavily concentrated with chemicals like parabens, surfactants, triclosan, petrochemicals, preservatives and sulphates which are not good for your skin! But Rakhi has the perfect solution!

“I would learn from everywhere. I would also speak to clients and they gave me a lot of information on what they used locally here. That is when I also started incorporating ingredients like aloe vera and curry leaves,” says Bindu.

"There is a high probability that winds will intensify in the next 48 hours in Rajasthan, which may lead to another dust storm."

"Above normal moderate and severe heat wave conditions are likely in the core heat wave zone during the season," the weather agency said.

Charu Shah began making natural products for her own needs and gradually expanded to start a homemade personal care brand.

Drought is a severe problem for large swathes of India, and despite existing mechanisms and machinery to tackle its effects, it continues to be a grave problem, especially in rural India. Yashaswini Mittal explores the recent Supreme Court directives on Drought Management and how they’ll help India tackle drought in the future.

A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), who thought on his feet and acted quickly, was able to save hundreds of villagers from drowning in the Balia district of UP.