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Travelling With Medication in India and Abroad: Prescriptions, Customs and Cold Chain Storage

The Documentation You Need Before You PackCarry the original prescription from a registered medical practitioner for every medication in your bag. For travel abroad, get a letter on the doctor's letterhead that states your name, the drug's generic name (not just the brand), the dosage, the condition it treats, and…

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Road Tripping With a Toddler in India: Route Choices, Break Timings and Packing That Prevents Meltdowns

Pick the Route Before You Pick the DestinationThe biggest mistake families make is choosing where to go and then figuring out how to get there with a toddler. Reverse that. The route is the decision.For children under three, cap driving time at four hours per day, split across two legs.…

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Weather today September 5: Will it rain today in Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Punjab, West Bengal, and other states? Check IMD forecast

Weather today September 5: IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain on September 5 across East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, driven by a quasi-stationary low pressure system over north Madhya Pradesh and south Uttar Pradesh. Uttarakhand and Himachal…

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Nepal billionaire’s Wai Wai maker faces FSSAI action in India over unhygienic Rajasthan factory

India has taken a strong stance on food safety, ordering a Nepali firm to stop production after discovering unsanitary practices in its factory. Investigators found that snacks contained broken noodles scavenged from the floor. The authorities seized large quantities of expired materials, leading to legal measures against the food business…

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7 Affordable Festive Getaways in India for Budget Travel This Holiday Season

Pondicherry: French Quarters and Christmas Lights on a ShoestringPondicherry charges less than Goa for nearly the same coastline. During the Christmas and New Year stretch, the French Quarter strings up lights along Rue Suffren and Rue Dumas, the beachside promenade fills with families, and the Catholic churches, Basilica of the…

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Power Grid shares gain 1.5% after firm wins Rs 3,244 crore inter-state transmission system project. Should you buy?

Shares of Power Grid experienced an uptick after the company secured an important transmission project aimed at facilitating power evacuation from Rajasthan. This endeavor will incorporate the establishment of HVDC terminals and a long-distance transmission line. Power Grid's successful bid for this vital project reflects its strategic growth, amidst varying…

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Why the Indian Pariah Dog Is Genetically Built for Every Climate and Terrain in India

The Oldest Surviving Landrace in AsiaThe Indian Pariah dog is not a stray that lost its home. It is a landrace, a population shaped entirely by its environment over millennia, with no selective breeding by humans. A 2017 study published in PLOS Genetics, which mapped the ancestry of dog populations…

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When Tigers Vanish From India's Wildlife Reserves, the Prey and Vegetation Collapse Too

Sariska, 2004: The First Documented CollapseBy 2004, every tiger had been poached out of Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan. What followed was not silence, it was a slow, measurable unravelling. Sambar and chital populations, freed from predator pressure, expanded into areas they had previously avoided. Overgrazing stripped ground cover from…

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Why Ayurvedic Adaptogens Indian Women Have Used for Centuries Cost a Fortune in Western Beauty

The dabba was never labelledShe didn't measure it. She didn't consult a dermatologist or read a clinical study abstract. Your grandmother kept a piece of shatavari root in a brass vessel, ground brahmi into coconut oil on Sunday mornings, and stirred ashwagandha into warm milk the way her mother had…

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5 Indian Destinations That Are Genuinely Accessible for Travellers With Mobility Challenges

Agra: The Taj Mahal's Accessibility Overhaul Is More Serious Than You ThinkThe Archaeological Survey of India installed paved pathways and ramps at the Taj Mahal complex after sustained pressure from disability rights groups, and the difference is measurable. Wheelchair users can now reach the main plinth via a dedicated ramp…

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How Kosher, Halal and Jain diets signalled trust, turning food laws into passports for global trade

Jain and Marwari merchants in India created, perhaps, the strongest iteration of this framework. Their strict vegetarianism and avoidance of root vegetables, along with very specific fasting periods, made it very difficult, almost impossible, to fake over a lifetime. Since these were also predominantly endogamous trading castes, discipline in both…

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India's Grassland Birds Are Disappearing Faster Than Any Other Species, And Most Indians Have Never Seen Them

The Birds Nobody PhotographsAsk any Indian wildlife photographer what they shoot most and you will hear tigers, leopards, kingfishers. The grasslands barely register. Yet India's semi-arid and dry grassland belt, stretching across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and the Deccan plateau, holds a suite of bird species found nowhere else on…

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India's Mugger Crocodile Is Thriving in Urban Waterways, and What That Tells Us About Adaptation

An Ancient Animal in a Changed WorldCrocodylus palustris, the mugger crocodile, has been swimming through the Indian subcontinent's rivers for roughly 26 million years. Today, a significant number of them are swimming through sewage-fed lakes on the edges of Ahmedabad, irrigation channels outside Vadodara, and the silted reservoirs that supply…

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Schools closed tomorrow, August 28? Check state-wise Raksha Bandhan, rain holiday list

Schools holiday tomorrow, August 28: Raksha Bandhan 2026 falls on Friday, August 28, with schools in several states set to observe a holiday. Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand are expected to remain closed, while Jharkhand has restored its holiday. Schools in several southern and northeastern…

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Tata Power Renewable Energy commissions 72.5 MW solar project in Rajasthan

Tata Power Renewable Energy has commissioned a 72.5 megawatt solar project in Rajasthan. This new facility will supply clean energy to Tata Steel through a subsidiary. The project is expected to generate significant green energy annually and reduce carbon emissions. With this addition, TPREL's total renewable utility capacity now stands…

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ACME Solar raises Rs 1,571 cr project funding from IIFCL

ACME Solar has secured Rs 1,571 crore project funding from IIFCL for a Rajasthan solar project. This financing marks IIFCL's first sole greenfield finance to ACME, with a 19-year repayment tenor. The project will integrate solar generation and battery storage for assured peak power supply. This funding milestone brings ACME…

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India's Indian Softshell Turtle Is One of the Most Endangered Freshwater Reptiles in Its Own Rivers

A Reptile Built for Rivers, Stranded by ThemThe Indian softshell turtle, Nilssonia gangetica, can grow to over 70 centimetres and weigh close to 25 kilograms. Its shell is not the hard dome most people picture. It is a flattened, leathery pad, cartilaginous rather than bony, that lets the animal slip…

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India Has Its Own Native Chameleon Species, and Most Indians Have Never Seen One

A reptile that belongs hereThe Indian chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) is not an exotic import or an escaped pet. It is a fully native species, found across peninsular India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Nepal. Its range covers dry deciduous forests, thorny scrublands, and agricultural edges from Maharashtra and…

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Indian Transition Dressing Tricks: Layering, Draping and Dupatta Styling Tips Western Guides Miss

The Dupatta as a Temperature Regulator, Not an AccessoryWestern guides treat the scarf as decoration. Indian women have always used the dupatta as a functional thermal layer, one that can be added, removed, or repositioned mid-event without disrupting an outfit. A cotton dupatta over a kurta reads as casual in…

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What Armenia's Thousand-Year History of Survival Teaches the Indian Comfort Traveller

The Country That Refused the Comfortable LieYou land in Yerevan and the first thing you notice is that nothing is performing for you. There are no garlands, no cultural shows arranged for tourists, no smiling guides in traditional dress waiting at the gate. The city is grey and pink, built…

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Jaipur Dialogues – a platform that doxxed 15-year-old protestor – has BJP ties

In late July 2026, an online storm upended the life of a 15-year-old girl. The teenager had joined the student demonstrations that forced the former Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign. Like many young protesters around her, she directed her ire at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A video clip of…

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‘Now listen if you are serious’: Mohan Das Pai replies to CJP’s Sourav Das ‘All our uncles have greatest gyan to give’ comment after Rajasthan incident

Mohan Das Pai has urged the CJP to replace confrontational school visits with a structured nationwide inspection programme following a Rajasthan clash. He suggested sending volunteers in pairs, obtaining permission, documenting school conditions by taluk and submitting findings to governments. Pai also proposed quarterly public reports, arguing that evidence and…

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‘We will not back down’: CJP keeps pressure on Rajasthan government over alleged violent clash

Cockroach Janata Party spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka demanded arrests for alleged violence at a school. He urged the Rajasthan government to act on filed FIRs regarding the incident. Ranka stated the party seeks school reconstruction and action against those responsible. Reconstruction work is scheduled to begin soon with a significant financial…

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South Africa targets 1 lakh Indian tourist arrivals in 2026

South Africa is targeting 100,000 Indian tourist arrivals in 2026, up from nearly 70,000 in 2025. It is focusing on younger, experience-seeking travellers while improving visa processes and air connectivity and promoting destinations beyond Cape Town and Johannesburg.

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The Fergana Valley Reveals a Central Asia That Silk Road Tourism in Uzbekistan Cannot Show You

What Samarkand doesn't tell youYou arrive in Samarkand and the architecture does its work on you. The Registan is genuinely overwhelming. The tilework at Shah-i-Zinda is the most concentrated beauty you may ever stand inside. But after two days, you begin to notice that Uzbekistan's monument cities have been curated…

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