Mumbai Hospital Fire: 6-Month-Old Among 8 Others Dead; 28 Critically Injured
A major fire that engulfed Mumbai’s Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Andheri (East) on Monday, December 17 has now seen the death toll rise to eight people, including a two-month-old baby. Reportedly, 145 have been injured in the fire, while 28 others were in critical condition. The fire, which read more
How Agriculture Can Help In Mitigating Climate Change
Modern agriculture practices have become one of the perpetrators of climate change that we are facing today. According to the Synthesis Report of the UN ‘Millennium Ecosystem Assessment’ - “Agriculture is the largest threat to biodiversity”. Despite the fact that, agriculture is one of the predominant causes of global warming, read more
My Story: I Lost My Hand In A Train Derailment But It Didn’t Stop Me From Being An Architect
“In 2010, after a wedding in Kolkata, I boarded a train back to Bombay, where I was studying architecture. I got in and quickly tucked myself into the upper berth and shut my eyes for a while. But I was jarred awake by a sudden derailment and fell down from read more
Hands Of These Two Men Were Chopped Off For Attempting To Escape From Human Traffickers
Five years ago, two men from Odisha – Dialu and Nilambar – ran as fast as they could, away from drunk labour contractors and hoped to make it alive to a hospital for help. It was wee hours in the morning and there wasn’t a person in sight. Using plastic read more
