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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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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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Nov 13 2018November 13, 2018

#ChildrenForThePlanet: 12-YO Pune Boy’s Innovation Can Rid Our Oceans of Plastic

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Education, Environment, Information, Innovation, No Plastic, Pollution / By SLSV / November 13, 2018 November 13, 2018

ERVIS, Kazi’s first ever innovation, is a prototype ocean cleaner ship that can suck out plastic from the surface of the ocean. There are two kinds of people in the world. The ones who create problems and the ones who solve them. I want to be in the latter category. With these words, Haaziq …

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Nov 12 2018

Like Polio, India Can Eradicate Pollution, Says Senior UN Official

Leave a Comment / CSR, CSR Reporting, Eco-Friendly, Health, Information, Pollution, research / By SLSV / November 12, 2018 November 12, 2018

UN Environment chief Erik Solheim has expressed confidence that the country can tackle air pollution, which he said is one of the world’s biggest killers and a global public health emergency. UNITED NATIONS: India has scripted success in eradicating polio and tackling other health emergencies and there is no reason why the country cannot …

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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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