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Dec 13 2018

Chennai-Based Woman Is Making Scientific Disposal Of Sanitary Napkins A Reality In India

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Health, Innovation, Pollution, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / December 13, 2018 December 13, 2018

To encourage people to dispose of menstrual waste in a scientific way, 29-year-old Anisha Nichani from Chennai is making sanitary napkin disposal bags from recycled newspapers Mumbai: 500 years – that is the average life span of one sanitary napkin and a single woman can generate up to 125 kilos of menstrual waste in her …

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Dec 12 2018

This Pollution Net By IIT-Delhi Alumni Fit On Your Window Panes To Protect You From Air Pollution

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Health / By SLSV / December 12, 2018 December 12, 2018

Nasofilters pollution net is made using nano fibers which when put on windows protect particulate matter from entering inside the house. New Delhi: “Yesterday, out of curiosity, I took out a filter from my air purifier, to see the amount of dust it has gathered over a period of almost one month. The thick layer of …

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Dec 10 2018

Unemployed Pune Man Turns To Farming, Earns Rs 13 Lakh Growing Capsicum!

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Health, research / By SLSV / December 10, 2018 December 10, 2018

Polyhouse farming refers to a controlled and protected method of farming inside a structure, where a variety of flowers and/or vegetables are grown. The village of Kadbanwadi in Pune’s Indapur taluka is known for two reasons. First, for being an Adarsh Gaon (model village) and second, for the man behind making it drought-proof–Bhajandas Pawar.Once counted among 300 …

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Dec 3 2018

This Indomitable Woman Didn’t Let Patriarchy, Sexual Abuse Or Multiple Sclerosis Defeat Her!

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, Health, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / December 3, 2018 December 3, 2018

Managing trustee of Swarga Foundation, Swarnalatha is paving the way for other people with varying forms of disability embrace their impairment and make the best out of their lives too. Between adversity and our response is a space. In that space are the power and freedom to choose to crumble, or to elevate both ourselves …

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Nov 22 2018

India Second Most Polluted Country In The World, Says Study

Leave a Comment / Environment, Health, Pollution, research / By SLSV / November 22, 2018 November 22, 2018

Particulate pollution is so severe that it shortens the average Indian’s life expectancy by more than four years relative to what it would be if World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines were met. NEW DELHI: India is the world’s second most polluted country, slightly trailing only Nepal, the Energy Policy Institute at the University …

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