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Declining Air Quality! Rural Villages Account For 41% Of Atmospheric Pollution, Reveals Study
The study titled “Air Quality Trends in Rural India,” recorded the Nitrogen Dioxide levels in the rural pockets and could notice a trend of rising air pollution. Rural villages accounted for 41 per cent of the overall NO2 pollution in India.
‘My Amma, My Hero’: Indian Footballer’s Gratitude Note For Mother Wins Hearts Online
Sandhiya Ranganathan, the national women’s football team striker, took to Twitter to share a heartfelt note about her single mother and the struggles she went through to have her daughters achieve their dream. The post has now received lakhs of heartwarming reactions.
Warnings Blare For Indian Cities With Global Sea-Level Rise: WMO Report
With a 7,500-kilometer-long coastline divided into nine coastal states, India is among the countries that would face devastating impacts of the global sea level rise, according to the World Meteorological Organization report.
Greener Vision! This Company Turns Waste Chips Packets Into Sunglasses
Envisioning a solution for the growing plastic waste, Ashaya has come up with an innovative product – a sunglass made out of waste chips packets. A Twitter thread about the product story is now going viral and winning hearts.
Drought-Ridden Food Bowl! Know How Water Scarcity Impacts Thousands Of Farmers In Maharashtra
Water scarcity has been a long-going crisis in Maharashtra and farmers continue to be at the receiving end of the drought situation. While the entire country relies on the grain producers, here’s how they struggle and survive to ensure food reaches every plate.
Healthier & Inclusive Tomorrow! Sports Education For Girl Students Breaks Past Several Ceilings
The connection and potential between girl’s and sports continues to be largely underexplored in the country. Sports has been found to positively elevate a students academic performance along with improving their physical and mental well-being.
Accessible Healthcare: Karnataka Sex Worker’s Group Aim To Provide Telemedicine-Based Health Service Across Country
Every Indian is entitled to their right to healthcare with dignity, but this is not the reality for many communities. Trying to bring a change within this systemic concern, sex workers of Karnataka began the Phone Maadu initiative for accessible quality healthcare.
Accessiblity For All! Village Sarpanch Delivers Pension To Differently-Abled’s Home Through Drone
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, a sarpanch from a remote village in Odisha has used drone tech to deliver pension to a physically abled individual’s home. With this, he would no longer have to walk kilometres through the dense forest to reach the panchayat office.
From Greenery To Garbage: Kodagu’s Forests Pile Up With Illegal Waste Dumped From Kerala
Protected forest lands in the country are often placed under the threat of garbage piles left behind by tourists and others. Residents and foresters attempt to keep their lands clean, but it’s quite the challenge with state’s illegally dumping their garbage in the border zones.
Protecting Wildlife! Bihar To Increase Population Of One-Horned Rhinos By 3% Every Year
In a measure to protect and conserve the population of the great one-horned Rhinos, Bihar would be conducting one of the biggest breeding programmes seen in the country. The announcement comes as a part of the Chitwan Declaration signed by the Asian Rhino Range Countries.
Threatened Ecosystems! Deep Sea Mining Noises Disrupt Whale’s Communication Frequencies, Reveals Study
Mining the seabeds was known to come along with several environmental problems, and a recent study reveals that the mining noises interferes with the whale’s ability to communicate with one another.
Rest Between Rides! Zomato Launches Shelter Points For Delivery Agents, Know More
Addressing welfare of the large number of gig workers in the economy, a food delivery platform has now set up shelter points in two locations for delivery agents to rest and refresh. The project would look out for their employee’s physical and mental health.
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