Daily Archives: March 10, 2011

North Indian women shed the veil, speak up against gov’t land acquisition

March 10, 2011 – 11:54 am

by Kiran Manral WHAT’S HAPPENING Village women across north India are shrugging off centuries of cultural norms that dictate they be covered with a veil when in public spaces and not be heard. With the growing movement against government land acquisition in rural India, women are emerging from the shadows — and out of their […]

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Consumers turn to group buying to manage household budgets

March 10, 2011 – 11:51 am

by Priyadarshini Narendra WHAT’S HAPPENING Food inflation has been a bugbear for Indian consumers for the past couple of years. With food and grocery items accounting for as much as 30% of the household budget even in middle-class families, consumers are hard-pressed to manage within their means. As a jugaad (makeshift) solution, consumers are banding together, […]

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Tamarind candies tease the taste buds of domestic air travellers

March 10, 2011 – 11:48 am

by Sumaa Tekur WHAT’S HAPPENING Travellers on Jet Airways and Paramount Airways will most likely remember the tamarind candy they received just before the flight took off. In response to popular demand, the airlines retained the flying experience’s local flavour by serving these tangy-sweet tamarind candies on all their domestic flights. The candies are sold under the brand […]

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Travel-junkie moms get on board Momaboard

March 10, 2011 – 11:45 am

by Sumaa Tekur WHAT’S HAPPENING Mothers with toddlers and the desire to travel are packing their bags and doing just that — they’re hitting the road. But questions of diaper availability, child-friendly restaurants and kid activity zones in new places can be difficult to crack. Enter Momaboard. This online resource for “globetrotting babies and their moms” is for […]

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INDIANS PREFER A PRIVATE TAKEOFF

March 10, 2011 – 11:42 am

by Sumaa Tekur When it comes to flying high, Indians prefer to go private. In their choice of airline for domestic travel, Air India, the country’s government-owned official airline, is lowest on the preference list. It’s a seat in one of the private airlines that air travellers want to occupy. In 2010, Air India flew […]

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Caring for Latino elders is a family matter

March 10, 2011 – 11:38 am

by Abelardo de la Pena Jr. WHAT’S HAPPENING Family caring for family: That’s the core of familialismo, the expectation that family members support one another. As Latinos live longer, adult children are increasingly taking on the job of caring for their elders. Nonprofits are stepping in to provide guidance and resources. Latinos continue to use […]

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Street of bees: Pollinator Pathway creates a hospitable neighborhood

March 10, 2011 – 11:33 am

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING Pollinator Pathway, a Seattle-area program, is encouraging a healthy local pollinator population (bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and bats) by planting a thoroughfare of hospitable gardens. Along the route — a beeline between Seattle University and Nora’s Woods (a small urban forest) — the oft-neglected area between street and sidewalk is turned […]

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Toepener makes a hands-free, sanitary restroom entrance

March 10, 2011 – 11:19 am

by Sarah Barker WHAT’S HAPPENING Opportunity knocked and a group of business students at the University of Minnesota opened the door, using their feet. Their product, the Toepener, is designed to be installed near the floor and provides a hands- and germ-free operation of restroom doors. The group, Forge, LLC, aims to develop products that […]

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With teen social media mania rising, one mom pulls the plug

March 10, 2011 – 10:55 am

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Adults are no strangers to Facebook. But tweet-happy teens are always in update mode. More than a quarter (27%) of social media users under age 25 check statuses when they wake up at night, according to a Retrevo study (Retrevo Blog, 15 February 2011). Alarmed by her kids’ addictions, Susan […]

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TRIPPING UP ON THE RED CARPET

March 10, 2011 – 10:45 am

by Robert van Alstyne Any way you look at it, the 83rd Annual Academy Awards telecast was a dud. Fresh-faced cohosting talents James Franco and Anne Hathaway fell flat both critically and commercially. And ratings among viewers ages 18-49 were down 12% from last year (Variety.com, 28 February 2011). But the accompanying online chatter soared. […]

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