India, WHO to ink host country agreement to set up global traditional medicine Centre in Gujarat

 A host country agreement would be inked Friday between the Ministry of Ayush and the World Health Organization (WHO) at Geneva to set up the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat, the government has informed Lok Saha. On March 9, the Union Cabinet had approved the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO … Read more

Traditional Blogs Are Dead – Here is What the Future Looks Like

Blogs are dead. Long live blogging. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard or read this statement. Everything is video now. No one reads blogs anymore. As such, everybody needs to start a Youtube channel. That’s the word on the street. The numbers, however, tell a different story. In 2019, there were over … Read more

Understanding traditional and modern eating: the TEP10 framework

Abstract Across the world, there has been a movement from traditional to modern eating, including a movement of traditional eating patterns from their origin culture to new cultures, and the emergence of new foods and eating behaviors. This trend toward modern eating is of particular significance because traditional eating has been related to positive health … Read more

7 Traditional Dining Table Designs To Add A Classic Appeal To Your Home

The dining table design is a way into your home. It talks about your lifestyle, which can be grand and extravagant at times and simple at others. Whatever be the design, you must have a dining table that speaks about you. Though there are hundreds of dining tables these days, we cannot deny our admiration for traditional … Read more

Panjab University country’s third best traditional institute

Chandigarh: Though Panjab University (PU) slipped to the 149th rank from the last year’s 136th, the university saw an improvement in overall points as per the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2020 today. The PU improved its overall points tally to remain the third best Indian university (among traditional). The university shares the spot … Read more

Traditional shoes reclaim market share on Eid

BHAKKAR: Instead of expensive branded shoes, most people here preferred to wear traditional footwear produced in Bhakkar on Eid. Dr Tariq Mustafa said he had come here from Faisalabad to buy the traditional chappals for his children because he wanted his family to celebrate the occasion in a cultural way. He said that while other people … Read more

Coronavirus Casts Confusion Over Traditional Car Selling Seasons

Call it the season of the twitch. If there’s one thing as constant in the spring as March Madness, April rain and Memorial Day sales, it’s the start of the prime auto selling season. But one of the many consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is havoc wreaked on what’s known as the “seasonality” of the … Read more

Traditional learning will always have a place in our classrooms

The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced innovation across all the sectors and education is no exception to this. Breaking the classroom barriers schools have launched live / virtual classroom; like most cases there has been some mixed response from students and parents in this regard. It has sparked a debate among many on how the … Read more

Traditional food back on menu in Odisha homes

KENDRAPARA: As people settle into a new lifestyle caused by the coronavirus outbreak, their eating habits have undergone a change for the better. In Kendrapara district, the lockdown has resulted in people going back to homemade healthy dishes in absence of junk food sold outside. Many traditional food like various kinds of Pitha, Dalma, Dahi … Read more