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Mom-Daughter Duo Started A Conversation On Mental Health That Helped 15,000...
The year was 2015. Arushi Sethi had just graduated and before starting her new job, she accepted an invitation to Nepal from her friend. It would be a much-needed getaway she thought but little did...
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Mumbai Mom Boycotts Plastic, Handmakes Creams; Saves Rs 10,000 Each Month!
If switching plastic with eco-friendly alternatives seems like a challenging task, then you have not heard of a Mumbai-based Preeti Singh who will happily tell you that boycotting plastic-packed...
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Mumbai Startup’s Affordable Electric Car Will Let You Travel at Just Rs 0.40/Km!
Looking at the Strom-R3 electric car, the first thing that stands out is its innovative reverse trike configuration—a single wheel at the rear and the two wheels upfront. For the co-founders of...
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No Middlemen, High Profits: Nashik Farmers Set Up Organic Markets In Mumbai!
It is around 6.30 am and probably for the first time, almost 80 per cent of the residents of Garden Estate, Mumbai, are wide awake so early. The excitement is palpable and their long queue is proof. 45...
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After Friend’s Son Gets Cancer, Mumbai Lady Grows Food Forest in 3×6 Ft Balcony!
Should everyone be growing their own food? This question struck Saraswati Kuwalekar, the Deputy Director, News (IIS) at Doordarshan on a visit to a hospital, where she was meeting her friend’s son. “He...
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With Batteries That Last Twice As Long, Jaipur Startup Launches Unique E-Scooter
Nearly all electric scooters in India run on traditional lithium-ion or lead-acid batteries. But not the BattRE electric scooter. Manufactured by BattRE Electric Mobility, a Jaipur-based electric...
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Mumbai, Build a Magical Terrarium and Take It Home with You in Just 4 Hours!
Smita Shirodkar’s journey over the past decade has been a roller coaster of changing professions. From taking over her father’s business after completing her MBA, then taking a leave to nurture a...
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Weekend Diary: Build terrariums, grow organic food in Bengaluru, Delhi & Mumbai
The weekend is tantalisingly near. While it is fine if you want to relax, in case you are looking to do something different, may we suggest some unique activities that are not only fun but also an...
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Mumbai Learn to Grow Microgreens & Eat Healthy for Life!
How does the reaction of my mother, differ from my grandmother’s when they discover that a vegetable which needs to be added to a dish, is missing in their pantry? Well, mom makes me rush to a shop to...
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Weekend Diary: Learn Kokedama, Farming & Beeswax Making in Bengaluru, Mumbai
The festive season is upon us and we are all busy bingeing on the never-ending stream of sweets and planning for a grand party. Amidst all the festivities, let’s not forget the planet and our...
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Cooking For a Cause, Mom-Daughter Aim to Feed 90 Needy Kids For a Year
“Who knew I would fall in love with cooking!” laughs 17-year-old Mira Shah. This love for cooking has translated into a cookbook called, ‘The Millennial Kitchen’, that Mira and her mother Tanvi Shah...
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After An Infant Succumbed to Rape, This Woman Started An NGO to Save Lakhs of...
It was while she was a neonatologist at Mumbai’s Sion Hospital that Armida Fernandez, now 76, came across a six-week-old baby girl who had been raped. The baby’s body was mutilated, and despite trying...
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Come Rain or Shine, Here’s How You Can Grow Organic Veggies in Mumbai
I was told that tomatoes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow at home. “Just toss some seeds in the soil and water them regularly,” they said. To my dismay, this “easy” method did not work at all....
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How Toxic Are Your Walls? Learn to Make Non-Toxic Wall Paints in This Mumbai...
Think about a freshly painted urban home and you can almost smell that typical petrochemicals-laced air, the fumes causing our eyes to water and making our heads ache. Fun times! On the other hand, a...
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Without Steel Or Cement, This Architect’s Recyclable Homes Will Last A Century!
Here is an exercise renowned architect Malaksingh Gill wants you to do: You recently moved into a new house made from traditional and sustainable materials like mud, bamboo or wood. You saved a lot on...
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Meet the 68-YO Mumbai Woman Behind 20 Zero-Waste Societies
“When people start opposing or criticising your work, that is when you realise that you are on the right part,” begins Maria D’Souza, a retired teacher, who has successfully implemented 100 per cent...
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Mumbai Girl Dies Using Bathroom Gas Geyser: Critical Safety Info You Need to...
In a tragic accident, Mumbai‘s 16-year-old Dhruvi Gohil lost her life due to carbon monoxide poisoning, caused due to emissions from a bathroom-fitted gas geyser. Facts as known After a long night of...
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180 Schools, 50K Kids: Safai Bank Has Stopped 22 Lakh Plastic Wrappers From...
Glenn is only nine-years-old. But if you speak to his father Godwin, he will tell you how much of a stickler for cleanliness this little man is. Each time Glenn hears the rustle of a packet of crisps,...
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Guilt-Free Glow: Scientists Turn Entrepreneurs; Launch Awesome Vegan Beauty Line
I remember being fascinated with my mother’s dress up routine. The make-up, the sarees and the heels. Everytime I found myself alone in the house, I would wear my mother’s oversized heels and put on...
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Love in The Time of Emergency: The 200 Letters This Couple Wrote in Prison
What is love without freedom? Does politics define the contours of a personal relationship? These are some of the questions that arise upon reading the 18-month correspondence between Madhu Dandavate,...
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