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Nov 5 2018

How a dangerously low poverty line is causing India more harm

Leave a Comment / CSR Reporting, Eco-Friendly, Health, Information, research / By SLSV / November 5, 2018 November 5, 2018

A low poverty line results in diminished economic growth and flawed policies like demonetisation. The development agenda today is largely about drawing an arbitrary line for poverty and focusing on a narrow goal of pulling individuals just above this line. Multilateral development organisations like the UN and the World Bank play an important role in setting the …

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Nov 1 2018November 1, 2018

Indians are protein deficient, and it needs immediate attention

Leave a Comment / Brand, ChangeMaker, Environment, Health, Information, research / By SLSV / November 1, 2018 November 1, 2018

Nutrition is one of the key pillars of sound physical health and cognitive abilities. It is widely believed that ‘we are what we eat’. On an average, in India the consumption of foods per capita per day is 1.317 kg, which is 2,458 calories. In India, people consume starchy diets which are rich in carbohydrates. This …

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Oct 31 2018

To check pollution, scientists produce environment-friendly’ crackers

Leave a Comment / Brand, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Health, Information, Innovation, Pollution, Save Earth, sustainability / By SLSV / October 31, 2018 October 31, 2018

Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed “environment friendly” firecrackers which produce 30-35 percent less particulate matter, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on October 29. These crackers, however, are unlikely to be produced this Diwali, he said in response to a question. They have been named as safe …

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Oct 29 2018

Green Plates from Paddy Stubble: IIT-D Innovation Fights Pollution While Making Farmers Richer!

3 Comments / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Education, Environment, Health, Information, Innovation, Interview, No Plastic, Pollution, research, Save Earth, Social Enterprise, Startup, sustainability / By SLSV / October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018

“The most basic fact which causes crop stubble burning, especially paddy straw, is the unavailability of its market. Unlike other agro-residues like wheat straw and bagasse, paddy straw is not used as an industrial raw material or even cattle feed.” Winter is coming, and Delhi is already getting enveloped in the smog that smothers it …

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Oct 26 2018

The Loss of Their Son Pushed This Couple to Help All Those with This Rare Disease

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Health, Information, Interview, NGO, research, SLSV Originals, sustainability, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / October 26, 2018 October 26, 2018

To say that they were going through hell while trying to find help in different parts of the world would be putting mildly. In 2010, Shital Bhatkar and her husband Vikrant Vikas Bhatkar took their one and a half-year-old son, Aarya, to a Pediatric Neurologist because he was unable to stand and walk normally. Although …

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