Google today pledged to include recycled materials in all of its Made By Google products by 2022. The portfolio currently includes hardware like Pixel phones, Pixelbooks, Google Home speakers, Nest, and accessories like phone cases and charging stands. In an interview with Fast Company, Google said it had begun using recycled plastic in Chromecast devices and … Read more
How often do the fundamentals of work really change? A million years ago our distant cousins were hard at work near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. They used simple tools, such as sharpened stones and hand-axes, for cutting. They controlled the use of fire for cooking and moved as nature dictated, adjusting to proliferation of … Read more
Outdoor sports were often impractical at night until the 20th century, when electric floodlights began to spark a new fascination with night games. The first night game in professional baseball was a 1930 minor-league contest in Iowa, followed by Major League Baseball’s first night game five years later in Cincinnati. Today, countless ball fields, tennis … Read more
Internet-connected devices are known for having their fair share of security issues—especially when it comes to cameras. But here’s a new one: the BBC reported this week that a smart home security camera started sending video clips to the wrong person. The BBC first caught wind of the problem shortly after one of its employees purchased an internet-enabled … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Rs 6,800 crore strategic Zojila tunnel, Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel, two Ring Roads-one each in Jammu and Srinagar, Pakal Dul in Kishtwar and inaugurate Kishanganga hydro-electric projects and Tarakote Marg from Katra to Adh-Kunwari during his day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir. He will also … Read more
Make large, open-plan spaces work by using colour to define different functions. Try white, handleless cabinetry for a practical, easy-to-maintain cooking and food preparation area. Introduce a contrast shade on a breakfast bar island to signpost the change of function, but keep the worktop white to indicate that this is a dual-function surface. For dining, go unfinished wood – … Read more
Our discerning customers are making style statements to create a high quality, woodgrain finish that won’t ever need re-painting. We offer a variety of standard woodgrain colours: mahogany, golden oak and cherrywood. You can even specify white on the inside and a colour on the outside to make it easier to match your interior décor … Read more
one of the largest players in the Home Appliances in the country, is targeting a sales turnover of Rs 2,700 crore nationally this year, a company official said. The company’s turnover last year was Rs 2000 crore, Godrej Appliances Assistant Vice President (Sales and Marketing) Ramesh Chembath. He added that southern states are a good … Read more