The Union Budget 2020 has provided a definitive push towards government’s Make in India theme with import duties hiked on a host of products from fans, shavers, water heaters and ovens, to shoes, mattresses and lamps, refrigerator and air…
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HERE’S THE TYPOGRAPHY OF THE NEXT DECADE
A few months ago, I found myself oddly transfixed by an advertisement on the train for a mattress company called Allswell. At first, I couldn’t tell what made the ads stand out from the dozens…
Redcliffe to take Pee Safe products worldwide
Hyderabad: Redcliffe Hygiene Private Limited, which owns the personal hygiene brand Pee Safe, is planning to expand operations of the brand within India and foray into new geographic markets worldwide. Pee Safe having presence in India…
Trump shifts steel tariffs from raw materials to products like nails, staples, and cables
President Donald Trump is shifting his steel tariff strategy. Imports of steel and aluminum into the United States have declined since the tariffs went into place, he said, but imports of products made with those…
Fiber products maker Domtar’s shares slide after profit warning
Shares of Domtar Inc. UFS, -4.88% slid 2.6% in premarket trade Friday, after the maker of fiber-based products warned that fourth-quarter results fell short of expectations. The Fort Mill, South Carolina-based company, which makes products used in packaging…
Sonos CEO: older products will receive bug fixes, but no new features
After announcing an end-of-life date for older products earlier this week, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence has apologized in an open letter to fans on Twitter. “We heard you. We did not get this right from the start,” Spence…
Sonos will stop providing software updates for its oldest products in May
In May, Sonos will stop providing software updates for its oldest products, and they’ll no longer receive any new features. The decision impacts “legacy” devices that are currently part of the company’s trade-up program, including all Sonos…
Sharp increase in diabetes, other lifestyle diseases in India
New Delhi: As India registered an increase in lifestyle diseases including diabetes and thyroid, a new report suggests that women are unhealthier than men, and Chandigarh is the healthiest city while Kolkata unhealthiest city for the…
Washington state tentatively names first priority products
Washington’s Department of Ecology has provisionally identified its first set of priority consumer products under its newly launched Safer Products for Washington programme. Under the scheme, the state department (ECY) must identify priority products and then determine…
Viva las vegan: A philosophy and a lifestyle
Mired in myths, the concept of veganism is slowly breaking through barriers and percolating into middle-class householdsiStock AddThis Sharing Buttons The first time one feels a mild bout of surprise along the course of understanding…