Tree-felling in the Amazon rainforest is partly to blame for pollution that is plaguing UK rivers such as the Wye, a new report suggests. It points the finger of blame at soy which is imported from vast plantations overseas and used as livestock feed, calling this a “hidden link” to the poor state of many …
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As the brand begins its new innings, a look at the extraordinary journey of the shop and its founder It all started with a table in a sari shop in Edappally, in Kerala’s Kochi, in 1980. Back then, Annu Jose, founder of Tara Baby Shop, was a married woman in her mid-twenties, with a newborn …
A decade ago, the world got together and decided to fix the climate crisis by adopting the Paris Agreement. I remember it like yesterday. This was December 2015 at the UN climate talks in Paris. I was standing in front of a CNN camera as the news came through an earpiece: Nearly every country on …
To qualify, candidates must be persons with benchmark disabilities working on consolidated pay, daily wages, or other non-permanent arrangements. The Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons has issued a Government Order offering weightage marks in recruitment exams to persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBDs) working temporarily in non-sanctioned Group C and D posts. The …
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A community group dedicated to reducing waste said the popularity of its “swap shop” events is increasing. Sustainable Devizes first held a Devizes Swap Shop in 2022 from a small stand in the town’s market place, with a couple of tables of books and toys. The event, which is now held at least three times …
