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ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF ... DAKSHINCHITRA
A slice of the South
From folk forms to ethnic homes, the 10-acre showcase of heritage leaves Divya Kumar awe-struck
Arts And Entertainment

A personal soliloquy
Sheetal Gattani celebrates Mumbai with sone original works
Columns

VOICE YOUR VIEWS - TACKLING THE MOSQUITO MENACE
Real solution

Malaria is caused by the female anopheles mosquito — one of the three kinds of mosquitoes contributing to the menace. The other two are the Aedes egypti and culex. While Anopheles and Aedes egypti breed in ...


Dos and don’ts

Mosquitoes lay eggs in stagnant water and they hatch in 7 to 10 days. A single mosquito lays around 250 eggs, so if you have standing water in or around your home, you’re going to be in trouble! Also, think about that flower vase in your ...


Wastage of money

Repellents have become a big drain on our monthly budgets. Anti-mosquito drives by civic authorities will not serve the purpose unless we citizens are determined to eradicate this nuisance by keeping our surroundings clean and hygienic. ...


Garbage all around

Only in big cities such as Chennai is the severity of the mosquito menace felt because of crowds everywhere and unhygienic conditions. Come evening, an army of mosquitoes swarm into the house. With increasing amounts of garbage and litter, ...


Prevent diseases

Public’s common sense can keep diseases at bay. Urinating in public places, stagnation of water and accumulation of garbage are the reasons behind increase in mosquitoes.

V. Charanya

Dirty canals

During the monsoon, plastic covers and other contaminating things and slush get into the storm water drains. When the rains stop, the stagnant dirty water becomes a breeding ground for mosquitoes. In the evenings, you can see a huge number of ...


Clean surrounding

Silent night, all in deep sleep, slowly they creep in and start singing in our ears the music of hell ...! Ouch! Our sleep is gone. How do these enter our homes despite the use of the so-called ‘powerful’ repellents. These ...


Simple remedy

A simple method that can help is to mix two table spoons of any oil or kerosene in water and pour it in the drainage. This will leave a layer (film) of oil on the surface of stagnant water preventing aeration and the mosquito larvae will not ...


Permanent solution

Remove stagnant pools of water near your home, including old tyres or disposable containers which may hold water. Mosquitoes breed in water. Spray the bedroom an hour before you go to sleep. The Corporation needs to prepare a comprehensive ...


Clean habits

Tackling mosquitoes inside the house can be done with repellents. The real problem is the lack of hygiene outdoors. Despite widespread incidences of chikungunya, malaria and dengue in the city, people still have not understood the importance ...
Lifestyle

Do your own thing
Myntra.com offers a canvas for you to print pictures and words on objects of your choice
Profiles

Model on a roll
Sheetal Menon on her foray into cinema
Wheels

Tata’s chop job!
After the Nano, Tata Motors now gives us the world’s cheapest saloon with 162mm taken off the regular Indigo’s boot. Hormazd Sorabjee reports


Enter, the one
The Yamaha YZF-R1 has come to India and riding a bike now will never be the same. Rishad Cooper gives it the ultimate test
Virtual mechanic
Car and bike questions? We have the answers
Autoquizzing
Shoot your answers before Saturday to wheelsadvt@the hindu.co.in or SMS to 56397. Type WHEELS followed by space and followed by your answer option (VAS charges ...
MAN AND MACHINE -- PRINCE FREDERICK
Mind your questions, please!
Devidas Shetty’s 1957 Elegant Fiat will never grow old in his eyes
Three’s company
Bajaj readies the Blade, Sprint and new Discover
Remains of the day
History unfolds at Gwalior in layers
Music

Old age wisdom, new age style
WorldSpace looks to the Arthashastra for insights on handling workplace issues
Food

Our daily bread
Why has bread become a staple at the breakfast table in most Indian homes these days?
Television

The war is on!
After Ramayan, get ready for yet another epic saga, Mahabharata
Books

Oral epics
The book “Oral Epics of Kalahandi” by Dr. Mahendra Kumar Mishra will be released at Indian School of Folklore (the academic wing of National Folklore Support Centre) on March 7 at 5.30 p.m. The book release will be followed by a ...
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Events

What’s the answer?
Quiz contest for women on March 8 at Hotel Savera
Talk on film fest

Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai will give a talk on the Berlin Film Festival today at 6.30 p.m. at Goethe-Institute/Max Mueller Bhavan. Goethe Institute and German Consulate, Chennai had sent Leena to attend the film festival that was held from ...
Education

Scholarships for women

To coincide with International Women’s Day and to celebrate its 200th batch, Advanced Learning Institute (Asia) announces scholarships for it’s 4 module mastering English programs called Words Work.

These Shakthi ...


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