No words need to be spoken, no other connection is necessary; a strange solidarity appears and will stay; that is enough. I met Minh Dang on a mild November morning in Kolkata about an hour before we were introduced formally. She is wearing a blue and white cotton print skirt and a white blouse. She …
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V Thayammal (75), upon retirement, wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of her life amidst the lush vibrancy of trees. Amidst heavily publicised plantation drives and green revolution projects, here is one woman quietly contributing to the expansion of green cover in her village. In the confines of Pongalur, this former government-aided school …
Today, StoneSoup offers a range of products and services—sustainable alternatives that replace daily use products—composting kits, natural cleaners, cloth diapers and cloth bags. As leading citizen activists of waste management, the problem of Bengaluru’s growing mountains of garbage was well-documented by Malini Parmar and Smita Kulkarni. For years, the two have been key members of …
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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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Kerala’s Malappuram district, a 35-year-old school dropout is making headlines. kerala: In Kerala’s Malappuram district, a 35-year-old school dropout is making headlines. Beating odds and fighting orthodoxy, Yasmin Arimbra has come a long way. She not only manages an agriculture produce company but also heads a school for differently-abled children and is pursuing a graduate …
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