Written by Joselyn Joseph The spotlight is on Nestle’s Maggi 2-Minute Noodles, but as it turns out, heavy metals and contamination are ubiquitous in modern day practices in India Approximately, close to 10 lakh idols are immersed each year in India’s water bodies to mark the finale of Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Saraswati and Chhath…
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WED : A day in the Calendar
Written by Rashi Gupta Last Friday, most of us noticed a steady inflow of emails and announcements about World Environment Day celebrations (June 5). I belong to a team that is devoted to mainstreaming a culture of consciousness towards environment and wildlife. While I wondered why Google gave no doodle on WED (like it did…
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Stop That Drip, Save Water
Written by Dr. Yamini Srivastava Millions of Indians currently lack access to clean drinking water, and the situation is only getting worse. India’s demand for water is growing at an alarming rate. Water crisis is predominantly a manmade problem. Extremely poor management, unclear laws, government corruption, and industrial and human waste have caused this water…
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Being Vegan
Written by Achanta Ramya, CMS Hyderabad It is strange how humans are the only mammals who drink another mammal’s milk. This stated by a person in a documentary I was watching during my college festival got me thinking. The first thing I did after getting back home was to google the term “vegan”. I tried…
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