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Nov 27 2018

South Mumbai society recycles 90% of its waste, thanks to this teen environment crusader

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Environment, Information, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / November 27, 2018 November 27, 2018

Seventeen-year-old Aarushi Majumder’s friends and neighbors call her a “green warrior.” She earned the sobriquet from them after she convinced her society to adopt environment-friendly means of waste management. Majumder’s society, Sumer Trinity Towers in Prabhadevi, installed 12 wet-waste composters last year which generate 8.6 tonnes of organic compost every month. 200kgs of the dry …

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Nov 26 2018November 26, 2018

Commonwealth fencing championship: Bhavani Devi wins gold

Leave a Comment / Information, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / November 26, 2018 November 26, 2018

India’s C.A. Bhavani Devi made history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian to win the gold medal in the senior Commonwealth fencing championship held in Canberra. Bhavani participated in the sabre event. The Chennai-born fencer beat England’s Emily Ruaux 15-12 after a semifinal win over Scotland’s Catriona Thomson. The fencer, who also trains in …

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Nov 20 2018November 20, 2018

Professor Anju Seth becomes first woman director of IIM Calcutta

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Gender Inequality, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / November 20, 2018 November 20, 2018

Professor Anju Seth, an alumnus of IIM Calcutta, has become the first woman director of the institute. Professor Seth has most recently held the position of Pamplin Professor of Management at Virginia Tech, USA. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, she was Professor of Business Administration at University of Illinois. She completed her Ph.D. from the University …

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Nov 16 2018

Mumbai chef Garima Arora becomes first Indian woman to get a Michelin star

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Interview, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / November 16, 2018 November 16, 2018

Mumbai girl Garima Arora, who has worked in the kitchens of some of the world’s greatest culinary stars—including René Redzepi of Noma, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and India’s star chef Gaggan Anand—has earned her spot in the prestigious Michelin guide. In an announcement on November 14, chef Arora was awarded one Michelin star for her …

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Nov 12 2018November 12, 2018

Haryana’s Nishtha Dudeja First Ever Indian to Win Miss Deaf Asia Crown

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, Information, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / November 12, 2018 November 12, 2018

Haryana girl Nishtha Dudeja has proved that disability cannot come in the way of success. She has won the Miss Deaf Asia 2018 title at an international pageant held in Prague recently.Nishtha, who is the first Indian to have won any title at the Miss Deaf World Pageant, said on Monday that she faced tough …

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