Why a Water Ioniser Needs a Purifier in Front of It in India
An ioniser changes water. It does not clean it. Those are two different jobs, and in India that distinction de...
5 Things People Believe About RO Purifiers That Are Simply Wrong
RO purifiers are the most-bought and the most-argued-about water purifiers in India. Ask ten people and you wi...
Why Your Water Smells Only in the Morning
You open the tap at six in the morning and something smells. Rotten egg, maybe, or metal, mud or chlorine. Ten...
Terrace Rainwater vs Borewell Water: Which Is Actually Cleaner?
After a good monsoon spell, the question comes up in every Bengaluru and Hosur home. The rainwater tank is ful...
Cooking With Hard Water: What Happens to Your Rice, Dal and Tea
Some dal simply refuses to soften. Four whistles, then five, and the chana is still firm in the centre. The te...
Ice Cubes and Fridge Water: The Contamination Nobody Checks
Most of us have become careful about drinking water. There is a purifier on the wall, the filters get changed,...
How India Drank Water in the 80s vs Today: What Changed and What Didn’t
There was an earthen matka in the corner of the kitchen, always in the shade, sweating a little. Next to it, a...
Hard Water and Kidney Stones: What the Evidence Actually Says
In the hard-water belts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, this is one of the most common questions we are asked: &l...
RO Water for Aquariums and Plants: Why Hard Water Hurts Them
Most homes now filter the water they drink, then fill the fish tank from the tap and water the money plant fro...
Bottled Water vs Home RO: Cost and Safety Over One Year
In most Indian cities the 20-litre can is the default answer to drinking water. One phone call, and a can arri...