Ariyalur’s Ramsar wetland Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary attracts nature’s ‘transit passengers’ from all over the world

Ariyalur’s Ramsar wetland Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary attracts nature’s ‘transit passengers’ from all over the world

Herons, egrets and ibises have queued up on the parapet, watching life go by as small waves lap on the embankment wall of the lake at Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary, located in Ariyalur district, 50 kilometres from Tiruchi. They do not seem to mind the photographer preparing to shoot them on camera. Across the narrow road […]

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With Mexican dome and rammed earth walls, a unique house built by friends takes shape in Thalakudi village of Tamil Nadu

With Mexican dome and rammed earth walls, a unique house built by friends takes shape in Thalakudi village of Tamil Nadu

Architects B Praveen, K C Akash Babu and D V Iniyan, who have been working, alongwith their friend A. Harikrishnan, on a cost-effective house project using locally available materials and labour in Thalakudi village, Lalgudi at Tiruchi district since 2022. | Photo Credit: M MOORTHY In a bylane of Thalakudi village, Lalgudi block, four friends […]

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Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

K-Noms Foods founder Abirami S Shakthivel with her team at the cloud kitchen’s premises in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: M MOORTHY Abirami S Shakthivel has an intimate relationship with food. As a former weightlifter and now a mother, she has experienced first-hand the effect of diet on one’s overall well-being. And she is determined to […]

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Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

Tiruchi cloud kitchen K Noms gives people food for thought with tasty diet menu

K-Noms Foods founder Abirami S Shakthivel with her team at the cloud kitchen’s premises in Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: M MOORTHY Abirami S Shakthivel has an intimate relationship with food. As a former weightlifter and now a mother, she has experienced first-hand the effect of diet on one’s overall well-being. And she is determined to […]

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ISRO programme director Nigar Shaji interview

ISRO programme director Nigar Shaji interview

“Yes, I’m a very strict boss,” says Nigar Shaji, project director of Aditya L1, the solar mission launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on September 2, and then giggles … “but only at work.” ISRO’s recent missions have raised the profile of the nation in the world, based as they are, on a unique […]

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