Health & Environment
Smartwatches not smart enough
The Indian smartwatch market witnessed its strongest year-on-year (YOY) growth of 364.1 percent in 2021, but users need to draw the line at depending on them medically. With the adoption of smart watches skyrocketing, scientists are calling for further research into how to use them to monitor oxygen levels. Doctors are also skeptical of their […]
Beginning of the end
Tour guides and local shopkeepers fear that the proposed Mekedatu dam project will destroy their livelihoods. Prakash, a tour guide at the Chunchi waterfalls (five kilometres from the Mekedatu dam site) and nearby locations, has been working for the last six years. But, now he fears he might lose his job because of the proposed […]
Meditation music is putting people to sound sleep
People are relying on meditation music, and high-frequency ambient sounds for a relaxing sleep. It has been a long and tiring day. You have taken a refreshing bath after finishing all the chores. After putting on your loose clothes, you crawl up to the bed like a baby. The moment your head touches the pillow, […]
