Smart Living
Cool Home, Cooler Bills: Beating the Summer Heat Naturally
Before the AC earns its keep, the house can do half the work free. Cross-ventilation timing, the khus curtain revival, and why your terrace colour matters.
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Before the AC earns its keep, the house can do half the work free. Cross-ventilation timing, the khus curtain revival, and why your terrace colour matters.
A hundred square metres of terrace in a decent monsoon catches a lakh of litres. A practical, no-jargon primer on catching your share — from barrel to borewell recharge.
No cold showers, no candle-lit dinners. A season of small, boring changes took our unit consumption down by nearly a third — here's the honest breakdown.
One smart plug, one lazy appliance, one month — the cheapest way to find out whether the smart home is worth it for your house.