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https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/the-art-house-cafe-where-connoisseurs-can-enjoy-art-over-coffee-or-food-118121400372_1.html?utm_source=SEO&utm_medium=PB The Connaught Place in New Delhi is the hub for cafes and restobars. However, there isn’t any catering to just art connoisseurs. This December, in the heart of the capital, The Art House Cafe was launched. Curating art works from around 37 international artists and over 50 Indian young artists, the cafe boasts of being a paradise for those who love art and wish to enjoy it with a cuppa. One can not only enjoy, but even buy the art work on display. The price of paintings starts from Rs 5,000 and can go upto millions depending on the artists. Varun Monga, founder, The Art House Cafe , is an ardent art, crafts and antiques lover. His decades-long association with both - the government and international agencies - has helped him hone his taste and understanding. With experience, Monga decided to floa...

Drinking three to four cups of coffee a day can lower your risk of developing Type-2 diabetes by nearly 25 per cent, suggests a study. The effect of coffee consumption on Type-2 diabetes was found in both men and women. The same protective effect applied to consuming the same amount of decaffeinated coffee, the study showed. It was not just caffeine, but a mix of compounds including hydroxycinnamic acids notably chlorogenic acid, trigonelline, diterpenes eg cafestol and kahweol, and caffeic acid, that is said to be the reason behind the link, said Mattias Carlstrom, Associate Professor from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The results were presented at 2018 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Germany. For the study, the team reviewed 30 prospective studies, with a total of 1,185,210 participants. Professor Kjeld Hermansen from the Aarhus University in Denmark, suggests that a number of factors may be involved in...

The heavy rain that has wreaked havoc in the state is expected to continue for the next few days, according to authorities Current Affairs News : The monsoon fury that claimed 186 lives and left thousands homeless in Kerala has resulted in a crop loss of around Rs 6 billion, preliminary estimates by the state's planters show. Also, the heavy rain that has wreaked havoc in the state is expected to continue for the next few days, according to authorities. "The crop loss alone would be around Rs 6 billion as per our estimates and it is yet to be known how much the overall loss, including the infrastructure and others, would be because of the heavy rains, landslides and flood during this monsoon," said Ajith Balakrishnan, secretary, Association of Planters of Kerala (APK). The tea sector may see a loss to the tune of around Rs 1.50 billion, even as incidents such as a landslide sweeping a 100-acre plantation in Wayanad has yet to be accounted for. Rubbe...