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New Delhi, Apr 21 () Having access to just the bare essentials in isolation is no longer doing the trick for those who shop online as they are now craving for luxuries like hair trimmers, board games and even automatic roti makers amid the ongoing lockdown, a new survey has revealed. The survey by e-commerce company Snapdeal noted that there has been a whopping "24 times" increase in the number of products being added to customers' shopping carts and wishlists, since the nationwide lockdown began on March 25."On average, buyers had nine items in their carts and wishlist," it said, adding that the price of these products range anything between Rs 68 to Rs 18,200. Unlike most online shopping portals that had temporarily stopped taking orders for non-essential items owing to the restrictions imposed during the lockdown, Snapdeal continued to receive and accept orders for all kinds of products, promising to ship them as soon as the restrictions are lifted.Four days after allowing e-commerce firms to also deliver non-essential items such as electronic goods and readymade garments, the government on April 19 said sale of non-essential items will continue to be prohibited during the lockdown period which last week got extended till May 3.Apparel, including t-shirts, bermuda shorts and lounge wear, accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the products being ordered, emerging as the clear favourite in the colossal non-essential category."Reflecting the current lifestyle of users, casual wear items like track pants and nightwear products including top and pyjama sets and nighties figured high on shopping lists. "Open sandals and flip flops priced between Rs 300 - 900 were another popular pick with buyers," said the survey.With salons and parlours shut, it is no surprise that "personal grooming products" are also high in demand at the time, followed closely by "household products".The survey noted that personal grooming products -- hair trimmer, epilator, beauty products and waxing strips -- were picked by over "80,000" customers, while household products saw an "80 per cent growth over usual demand trends". "Pressure cookers, roti makers, egg boilers, kitchen tools like multi-function scissors and automatic mops reflected the efforts on the parts of the users to manage their households with limited or no domestic help," the survey said.The current state of affairs have also given rise to a new category of products - work from home essentials, which have turned out to be a major attraction with customers.These range from headphones, laptop tables, home printers, and wi-fi routers to USB chargers, data cables, extension cords and back support pillows.Lockdown and the great Indian hankering for 'non-essentials' -- pyjama set, roti-maker, ludo and what not According to the survey, over "75 per cent" of the shopping lists were being generated by customers in non-metro cities, with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh topping the charts."Bedsheets, towels, wall decorations, planting accessories and vegetable seeds for home gardens were other items in high demands. LED bulbs, emergency lights also figured high on the demand index," said the report, adding that "25 per cent" of customers were first-time buyers.School supplies -- notebooks, textbooks, stationery items -- and fitness products like weights, tummy trimmers, gym balls and smart bands too found themselves on the "most sold" list during the ongoing lockdown."Other popular items that India bought or added to their shopping carts include anti-snoring devices, spiritual books, stress-buster balls, indoor games like Ludo, Scrabble and Uno, soft toys, anti-clogging filters for kitchen sinks and musical instruments like guitars, flutes and mouth organs," the survey said. MG TRS MGMG

Lockdown and Indian hankering for 'non-essentials' -- pyjama set, roti maker, ludo and what not

<ul><li>A campaign ad making the rounds online reads, ‘Kaise khaoge unke haath ki rotiya, jab paida hone nahi doge betiyan.’</li><li>It essentially reads, ‘If you don’t let daughters come in to the world, who’s going to cook for you?’ </li><li>The twitterati has expressed their rage over the regressive nature of the new campaign message.</li></ul>Instead of the usual ‘<keyword id="609268" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Beti-Bachao">Beti bachao</keyword>, beti padao’ slogan, an image of wall graffiti that’s gone viral has given birth to ‘<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/beti-bachao-roti-banwao-twitter-reactions-5194514/">Beti bachao, roti banwao</a>’. And the twitterati are enraged over the photo, criticising it for the regressive message it sends. At the center of it all it is the graffiti that endorses protecting girls by saying, ‘Kaise khaoge unke haath ki rotiya, jab paida hone nahi doge betiyan’. That translates to, ‘If you don’t let daughters come into the world, who’s going to cook for you?’ ‘Beti’ means daughter in Hindi and thus, the first part of the slogan reads, ‘Save your daughter’, which is simple enough. It’s the second part where things get sticky. The original slogan propagates ‘<keyword id="6354595" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="beti-padhao">beti padhao</keyword>’ or 'educate your daughter’, whereas the latter endorses ‘<keyword id="6571862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="roti-banwao">roti banwao</keyword>’, which means making the traditional Indian bread, roti. Sounds a lot like ‘go make me a sandwich’, doesn't it? 
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The original Beti Bachao campaign was started by the Indian government, and is intended to thwart gender discrimination and ensure the survival, protection and education of girls. It’s a government scheme with the objective of preventing gender biased sex selective elimination and ensuring education. The campaign urges people who have daughters, to educate them. Its success may be <a href="https://feminisminindia.com/2018/05/22/beti-bachao-beti-padhao/">debated</a>, but there are few who would disagree with the premise that it’s, at the very least, progressive. On the other hand, the wall graffiti that’s been going viral online is the exact opposite. <keyword id="6354616" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> users have called the display ‘primitive’ and lacking ‘logic’. The mural has been deemed extremely inappropriate. 
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Regressive spin on a government campaign is going viral in India

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Chef Maneet Chauhan told BI about her <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/kitchen/kitchen-essentials-appliances-gadgets-tools">kitchen essentials</a> and items you won't find in her kitchen. </li><li>She recommends using a metal straw over a cherry pitter and a knife instead of an avocado slicer.</li></ul>Sometimes, you only need a few reliable tools and wholesome ingredients to elevate your cooking.Just ask Chef Maneet Chauhan, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chopped-facts-secrets-2018-6">a "Chopped" judge</a>, award-winning chef, and cookbook author who started her career as a pastry student.Business Insider spoke with Chauhan about the gadgets, appliances, and ingredients she keeps out of her kitchen, plus what she prefers to cook with instead.<h2>Skip the cherry pitter — a metal straw is all you need</h2>A cherry pitter is a small, fairly single-purpose tool that can push out the hard, inedible pit of small foods like cherries and olives.Although pitters can be helpful, they might just take up space in your drawer. Chauhan told BI she prefers to pit cherries with a metal straw.It's the perfect size and strong enough to push out the pit without destroying the fruit.<h2>No avocado slicer is necessary if you have a reliable knife</h2>You won't find an avocado slicer in Chauhan's kitchen.For her, a sharp paring knife is much more effective. And it can do many kitchen tasks beyond just slicing an avocado.Still, she said, it's worth using an avocado slicer if it helps you feel more confident cutting the fruit. After all, avocado-cutting-related injuries are so common the term <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/avocado-injuries-sent-8900-americans-to-the-er-last-year-2019-8">"avocado hand"</a> exists.<h2>You don't need a rice cooker to make great rice</h2><div type="image" title="A rice cooker on a purple checkered background" height="1500" width="2000" msid="107559574" hostid="261"></div>Chauhan doesn't have a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cool-things-you-can-make-in-a-rice-cooker-2019-3">rice cooker</a> in her kitchen, even though her mom used one growing up (and still uses one now). Instead, she just uses a pot."I cook my rice like I cook my pasta. I soak it, I boil it in a lot of water, then I drain the water," she said.This way, she said, she's draining off a lot of the starch, making this "almost a healthier way to eat rice."<h2>You won't find a fancy nugget ice maker in her kitchen</h2><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/opal-nugget-ice-maker-indiegogo-hands-on-2018-8">Countertop nugget ice makers</a> have been trending for a while now, but Chauhan would rather skip this device and enjoy having extra counterspace."I don't need an ice maker," she told BI. "That's what your freezer is for."<h2>Chauhan skips the cheapest spices on the shelf</h2>If she's not making spices from scratch, she looks to Indian spices because they have a high potency.She also recommends that home cooks look for higher-quality spices to give their dishes more robust flavors."The cheaper the ingredient, the lesser the potency of the flavors is going to be," Chauhan said.But you don't have to buy the most expensive item on the shelf. Instead, she recommends looking for options in the middle.<h2>She also skips truffle oil and creamy dressings</h2>Chauhan <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/judges-share-ingredients-they-want-people-to-stop-using-on-cooking-shows">avoids truffle oil</a>, a polarizing artificially flavored ingredient. She said she'll generally try to avoid artificially flavored or highly processed ingredients, from cheese in a can to store-bought salad dressings."I don't like to keep creamy dressings because I know that chemicals have been used to emulsify it," Chauhan told BI.Plus, she said, anybody can make a dressing in two minutes.To <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chefs-favorite-homemade-salad-dressings-2019-6">make an easy creamy dressing</a>, she puts high-quality olive or avocado oil in a blender, then adds salt, pepper, and her spices of choice. She blends starting at a low speed, then slowly increases the speed while adding vinegar until the dressing reaches a creamy consistency.<h2>On the other hand, a stand mixer is a must-have in this chef's kitchen</h2><div type="image" title="A standing mixer on a purple checkered background" height="1500" width="2000" msid="107559577" hostid="261"></div>One of Chauhan's most-used kitchen gadgets is her stand mixer.She uses it to knead dough for the fresh rotis and flatbreads she makes every day. That way, she can cook from scratch while still multitasking to get meals on the table for her family."While the stand mixer is doing the work, I am making the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-if-you-eat-vegetables-every-day-for-a-month-photos">vegetables that go along with my dish</a>," she added.<h2>This former pastry chef appreciates an apple corer</h2>Chauhan swears by using a paring knife for many kitchen tasks, but when prepping apples, she reverts to her pastry-chef shortcut of using an apple corer."I started off as a pastry student, so if I'm making some pies and stuff, I would definitely use an apple corer," she said.<h2>Don't skip out on a salad spinner, either</h2>In addition to making her own dressings, Chauhan upgrades her salads by using a salad spinner to dry her greens."When you wash your greens, you do not want that water to linger," she added. "You want that water to be completely spun out so that the vinegarette or the dressing really coats each and every leaf."<h2>Chauhan has recently become an air-fryer fan</h2>The chef recently added an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/making-cookies-different-methods-oven-air-fryer-microwave-best-one">air fryer</a> to her kitchen, and she's already enjoying it."It's actually very convenient," she told BI. "Instead of putting on the oven and preheating and stuff, you just put things in the air fryer. It's working very well for me."<h2>A pressure cooker is a staple for Indian cooking</h2>She owns an Instant Pot, and uses it to cook all her lentils."I grew up in India, so each and every recipe starts off with a pressure cooker and ends with a pressure cooker," she told BI.<h2>Above all, she said, the best tool in any kitchen is a basic spoon</h2>According to Chauhan, a spoon is one of the most useful tools in a kitchen that could replace several unitaskers."The best way to peel ginger is with a spoon," she said. "You can also smash garlic with it. That's your <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/kitchen/cheap-useful-kitchen-tools">secret weapon in the kitchen</a>. Don't overlook it."

Chef Maneet Chauhan shares the things you'll never find in her kitchen &mdash; and the tools she can't live without 

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) What is the difference between a roti and a Paratha? Apart from the taste, it is 18 per cent GST that can be imposed on Parotas (or Parathas) because these need to be heated before consumption. Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra took to Twitter on Friday after the Karnataka bench of Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) ruled that Parotas are not rotis and, therefore, can be taxed at higher 18 per cent GST compared to 5 per cent for rotis because they need to be heated before consumption. "With all the other challenges the country is facing, it makes you wonder if we should be worrying about an existential crisis for the 'Parota.' In any case, given Indian jugaad skills, I'm pretty sure there will be a new breed of 'Parotis' that will challenge any categorization," Mahindra tweeted. The Karnataka bench's order comes after a Bengaluru-based ready-to-cook food maker sought the authority for more clarification on GST rates for variants of parotas. As the post went viral, Twitterati flooded the social media with their reactions. One Twitter user said: "According to new GST ruling, Roti &amp; Chapatti : 5 per cent GST Tax, Porotta : 18 per cent GST Tax. Kerala "Parota" is not "Roti" because unlike rotis which are ready to eat, Porotas need to be heated before consumption. Height of Indian Bureaucracy. #HandsOffPorotta". Another Twitter user asked: "You spell it as Parota, Parotha, Parontha, Paratha or Parantha? I grew calling it Parantha. More the letters, higher the tax?" The company called ID Fresh Food contended that its products should be treated in the same way as khakhra, plain chapati or roti under the law. "How about puri or for that mater Amritsar's Chole Kulche? Which has Aloo in it. With this additional ingredient in it, exclusivity of 28 per cent may be fine," tweeted another user. --IANS wh/na

18% GST ruling on 'Parotas' cooks up storm on social media

By Yoshita Singh New York, May 13 () Michelin-Star chef Vikas Khanna, who has successfully distributed four million dry ration meals to the needy across 79 cities in India amidst the COVID-19 crisis, has called for solidarity and unity among the people to defeat the pandemic. Khanna, living in New York City, started an initiative in April to create a supply chain to ensure dry ration is procured and distributed to orphanages, old-age homes and leprosy centers as the coronavirus cases increased in India and the government implemented a lockdown to control the spread of the virus.In less than a month, the 48-year-old world-renowned chef, author and film-maker has been able to procure and distribute landmark four million dry ration meals or more than 3,100 quintals of ration, including rice, lentils and wheat flour, to orphanages and old-age homes and other needy individuals across 79 cities in India.Khanna expressed his deep gratitude to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), its Director General Satya Narayan Pradhan and the force's personnel who he says have been working tirelessly on the ground to collect, package and distribute the ration across India."My hope is solidarity. Solidarity is everything. We can beat corona and we should all be united to figure out how to defeat this virus," Khanna told here.He said in the current time of deep suffering, people have to support each other. "I'm focused on ensuring how to reach as many more people as possible to help them in these challenging times," he said."I'm not doing any favour. I'm giving back to my country. Apart from the kitchen, a chef has a huge responsibility and this gave an opportunity to me" to fulfill my responsibility.Khanna recalls that his massive exercise to provide dry ration and meals was triggered by a spam email that he received. The email was accompanied by a picture of an old age home in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, a place Khanna says is very close to his heart. Khanna made a donation through the email but was later made aware that it was spam.However, Khanna realised that places such as old-age homes and orphanages would face difficulty in procuring their ration and food supplies due to the restrictions that had been put in place because of the lockdown."These places usually don't have ration or food supply that can last months and many depend on daily donations," he said.Khanna, who could not travel to India due to COVID19-related international travel restrictions, used social media to convey his message that he is creating a supply chain to help feed millions of people across India and will provide dry ration to old-age homes, orphanages and hospitals.He recalled that he faced challenges as he began coordinating with vendors and suppliers in India to procure and distribute the ration. "I burnt my fingers at the outset," he said adding that he was duped by a supplier in Bangalore who took money from him for the ration but did not supply the goods.The incident left him disheartened and demoralised but his mother motivated him to not let one setback stop him from helping hundreds of thousands of people in need. "My mother said that I burnt my fingers several times during my culinary journey and that I should not let this one incident come in the way of my focus to help others in this difficult time."He was then advised to approach the NDRF to help him in the distribution of the ration. "Everyday I receive images of NDRF personnel, working on the ground and distributing the dry ration across districts, small towns and cities," Khanna said, adding that he could expand the reach of his initiative to many cities due to the efficiency and capability of the specialised force.He said the process grew and now more than 350 people are working on the ground in India to provide ration and meals to those impacted by the COVID19 crisis. "People have been so willing in India to help out those in need."In parallel, Khanna also started 'Indian Culinary Heritage', an effort to help those from whom Khanna learned culinary skills that helped shape his journey as a world-renowned master chef.In one instance, Khanna used social media to locate his "masterchef" Satyam, 72, who had taught him the technique to make 'Dibba Roti', a speciality from Andhra Pradesh. "I learnt the technique of Dibba Roti by watching him years ago. Plz help me reach out to him asap. This is the true heritage of our country and we have to protect these treasures," Khanna had tweeted. He was soon able to locate Satyam and Khanna supplied him with a year's worth of ration, a "Guru Dakshina" to the elderly person.Khanna says it is very important to support people like Satyam, who are treasures of Indian cuisine but are reeling from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. "Right now, in the times of COVID, it seems everything is setting you up for failure. But you can believe in a cause and achieve it." YAS AMS AKJ AMS

COVID-19: Michelin-Star chef Vikas Khanna distributes 4 million dry ration meals across India

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">AmazonWerner Vogels travels to Jakarta, Indonesia to interview a startup.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>For 15 years, Amazon chief technology officer Werner Vogels has been the face of the retailer's cloud technology.</li><li>Today, he travels the world talking up Amazon's tech at conferences, and meeting with customers large and small.</li><li>Discovering cool tiny startups that have come up with solutions to some of the world's hardest problems around poverty, protecting the food supply or endangered animals, is the part of his job he loves the most, he said. </li><li>And that's how he found himself starring in his own TV show, traveling the world to showcase the startups that wow him the most, he tells Business Insider. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>As CTO, Werner Vogels is the face of Amazon's cloud technology. His job these days at least partially consists of traveling the world giving public talks on Amazon's tech and privately meeting with customers, from insurance giant Allianz to tiny startups, he tells Business Insider."The best point of my life absolutely is meeting with customers and understanding the kind of things that they're trying to achieve," he said. "The fact that I get to travel the world."He loves the job - so much so that he produced a new TV series called "Now Go Build," available now on Amazon <keyword id="46801" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="prime">Prime</keyword> Video, where he trots the globe showcasing startups who are saving the world with tech. The pitch: Think Anthony Bourdain, but about tech instead of food.(By the way, Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy is also listed as producer on the show, as are others. When we asked about what being a producer entailed, he laughed and said, "There's a lot of waiting.")So why a TV show?"So I've been traveling the world...of course you meet many enterprises, but you also meet many startups and quite a few of these startups are really tackling hard problems, right? Not just trying to find the next consumer thingy that people may like," he said.<h2>The first episode</h2>He offers for example, the first episode of "Now Go Build," about a Jakarta-based startup called Hara Token.Indonesia has many small landholder farmers that produce important crops like rice. But many of those farmers are below the poverty line, and stay there, in large part because they have no government-issued ID. Hara Token uses blockchain to record the farmers' identities, crops, and the land they own "so that they can actually get bank loans. Before that they had to go to a loan shark who will charge them 60%, and they have to mortgage against their crop before it is even grown," he said.Other episodes feature companies like Singapore startup Zimplistic, makers of a bread machine that uses AI to produce perfectly-baked roti, an Indian flatbread. Another episode showcases Aquabyte, a computer vision startup that monitors fish for salmon farmers; Africam, a video streaming wildlife startup funding conservation organizations; and the ReDi School, an German organization teaching refugees to code.<h2>Not intended as advertising</h2>While these startups clearly all use Amazon's cloud, the TV show doesn't specifically hawk the company's wares.Instead, it features Werner interviewing founders, employees, or customers. He wanted to share his favorite part of his job while also helping these startups get more "exposure," he says. There's another, not so subtle message going on here too. Amidst calls to regulate and break up big tech, executives at Amazon are constantly talking about how technology should not just be feared; it can be used to save the world.And a techie like Vogels is a true believer - who also happens to have access to Amazon's massive video production resources."So why don't we do something together to show the world what really cool things technology is doing, solving hard problems?" he explained. "Giving these startups a real platform for them to demonstrate to the world that technology is not just about the cool social media kind of things, but it is solving really difficult human problems."<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/40-big-tech-predictions-for-2019?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_leadgen&amp;itm_content=amazon&amp;itm_campaign=40-big-tech-predictions-for-2019-3"></a> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japanese-melons-cost-price-so-expensive-japan-2019-6">These melons can sell for as much as $22,500 each in Japan</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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