Kolkata’s botanical gardens awaits a makeover

Kolkata, March 6 Battery-driven cars taking tourists over the vast greens, couples boating in placid lakes with trees playing cupid and special facilities for the elderly to roam, Kolkata's 220-year-old

Tata Tea plans to take cuppa out of home

After a slew of acquisitions in tea and non-tea spaces, Tata Tea is now weighing the pros and cons of entering the out-of-home format for its tea business in India.

India Herbal Garden opens at WHO, Geneva

A garden showcasing some of India's medicinal herbs and plants, developed by Lucknow-based National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), has been inaugurated at the the World Health Organisation (WHO) Headquarters, Geneva. The

Germain – Parisian Restaurant Interior Design by India Mahdavi

Germain is a three storey Parisian restaurant designed by Iranian-born and Paris based architect, India Mahdavi. The main characteristic of the restaurant is a massive yellow sculpture of a woman

Emami plans herbal spas at home and abroad

Healthcare products company Emami is planning to set up ayurvedic and herbal spas and clinics both at home and abroad within a year. "We are working on setting up ayurvedic spas

Flower show’s £5m bonus to resort

THE Southport Flower show could have given the local economy a £5m boost. Although no attendance figures are yet available for visitors to the show, organisers say they are close to

Nepal tea garden workers on strike for more pay

Nearly 25,000 tea garden workers in eastern Nepal began a strike Sunday after their employers turned down demands for higher wages. At least 32 tea gardens and 37 processing centres, mostly

Appliance firms set sights on modular kitchens

Consumer durable makers are looking at grabbing a piece of the pie in the modular kitchen space. Kitchenware appliance maker TTK Prestige, which has been testing waters in this space,

Video podcasts go green

Gardening advice is available from PBS' "The Victory Garden" through video podcasts or vodcasts. The one- to two-minute segments answer viewers' questions. Vodcasts include step-by-step instructions to download to an iPod or

Organic livestock farmers to trade ideas at U

An organic farmer tending cattle in Sweden may have tips to share with an organic pig farmer in Germany, who may learn a thing or two from a poultry farmer

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