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Jan 14 2019

This 79-YO Unsung Hero Has Been Fighting To Save Uttarakhand’s Trees for 40+ Years!

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Environment, Information / By SLSV / January 14, 2019 January 14, 2019

He was recently conferred with the ‘Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Constructive Work for 2018 ‘ by Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation (JBF). Forty-six years ago, one of the most potent pro-environment battles, the Chipko Movement, ignited a wave of protests against deforestation across the nation. This mass, non-violent movement was started …

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Jan 11 2019

How a Bengaluru duo is helping people get better access to emergency services in India

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Health, Information / By SLSV / January 11, 2019 January 11, 2019

From connecting people in need to blood donors and ambulances, to creating awareness about first aid – VMedo has come a long way. In late 2014, Bengaluru-based Praveen Gowda’s family found themselves in a precarious and helpless situation. His cousin Meena (not her real name) was facing a medical emergency. While her mother managed to …

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Jan 10 2019

Bengaluru Airport Launches Cab Service Run By Women, For Women

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Information, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 10, 2019 January 10, 2019

Bengaluru is taking steps to make the city safer for women. The city now has a cab service exclusively for women which will employ female drivers. The joint effort by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), flagged of its services yesterday. The fleet will have 10 cabs and …

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Jan 9 2019

India’s housewife-entrepreneurs turn a profit from social media

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Information, research, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 9, 2019 January 9, 2019

Reselling platforms such as Meesho spread e-commerce and draw investors BANGALORE — Shravanti Chanda, a 31-year-old Hyderabad woman who quit her information technology job after she married, is one of many housewives across India earning money at the intersection of e-commerce and social networks. Shravanti discovered Indian social commerce site Meesho a few months ago …

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Jan 8 2019

A Naxal Attack Took Her Right Arm, But This Architect Beat All The Odds!

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 8, 2019 January 8, 2019

“I had woken up waist deep in debris. My right hand was smashed, cut off and hanging from my body with the support of a few tendons. I couldn’t feel anything. I was numb. My life had changed.” Shreya was all of 22 when she had a life-altering experience. On May 28, 2010, the architecture …

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