LIFESTYLE
A shift to green beauty, the L'Oreal way
Asked what is driving the beauty industry's switch to clean and green beauty, Laurent Gilbert, L'Oreal's Director of Sustainable Innovation told IANSlife in a virtual interview: "Behind this switch are two factors. First, the environmental and natural science has made progress in the past years that we can switch to natural-based ingredients. Second, we really need to build a sustainable future for beauty that."
Books to read this April
Happy memories do not have to be reserved for big life events. Drawing on global surveys, behavioural science experiments and data gathered by The Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, Meik shows how we can turn ordinary experiences into something extraordinary.
Over 80% Delhi-NCR residents often feel sleepy during work: Study
The 2021 report reveals that 42 per cent of Gurugram residents complained about work keeping them up late at night. Last year, the corresponding number was 17 per cent. With remote working becoming the norm, almost 1 in 2 respondents from Delhi-NCR said that they worked night shifts this year, as opposed to almost 1 in 10 last year.
Evolution in carpet making since its inception
Thus, India was introduced to the first carpet-making process and Persian style carpets. Over the years, the carpet weaving process and style has evolved with respect to unique style spread over the Indian subcontinent with each area having its own style. Angelique Dhama, Chief Marketing Officer, OBEETEE highlights the progress that carpet making in India has witnessed since its inception.
Ancient Indian churches inspire an Easter Sunday getaway
Easter which falls on the first Sunday of April every year is generally celebrated with midnight mass, family get-togethers, large lunches accompanied with an indulgence in timely sweets, including marzipan and easter egg chocolates.
Mindful eating in times of work from home
While many of us used the time at home to turn to cooking and baking and completely did away with ordering in and takeaways — thereby eating cleaner and healthier; there were also those who had to juggle WFH and household chores and didn't find time to streamline their diets.
Music and lullabies strengthen the parent- toddler bond
By 24 weeks, as the babies ears form and develop, they have been shown to turn their heads in response to voices and noise in the last few months of pregnancy and can recognise their mother's voice, native language, word patterns and rhymes, says Furtados School of Music.
India records 200% spike in time spent on lock screens
According to the report by Glance, an InMobi group company, average smartphone users in India unlock their smartphones at least 70 times a day out of which 50 times they do it just to consume contents pushed on the lock screens.
Delhi Art Week kicks off on April 3
This art-focused week will witness curated shows, talks and walkthroughs from about 37 galleries and institutions in their own spaces in the city. New Delhi has been divided into four 'art zones' where one can find clusters of galleries and institutions listed in each zone. These location-based art zones are seen on an interactive map on delhiartweek.com which also has exhibition and walkthrough details for all participating art institutions.
Peanut butter for weight loss
Our lives are packed with multiple routine activities, mainly the athletes, gym-goers etc and protein intake become essential for sustained energy. A 2017 survey shows that 73 per cent of Indians are deficient in protein while above 90 per cent are unaware of the daily requirement of protein.
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