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When you think of the effects of climate change, your first thought might be the melting polar ice caps or the increase of plastic waste in the ocean. But, it’s not necessarily the global disasters...
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Climate, being a part of every form of life, is the ultimate truth. Climate change has brought a threat to all forms of life and it may lead to fiasco if we don’t take caution soon. Many people say...
View ArticleStop Glorifying COVID-19 In The Name Of Environmental ‘Healing’
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View ArticleCan Better Education In Schools Help Girls Avail Better Menstrual Awareness?
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View ArticleWhat is Climate Emergency And Why India Needs To Be More Concerned?
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View ArticleIndia Needs Free Menstrual Products, Not A Tax Cut
Very recently, Swami Krushnaswarup Dasji of Swaminarayan Bhuj Mandir in a very misogynistic statement labelled menstruating women “bitches” and has deterred people from eating food cooked by them. In...
View ArticleArmed With TikTok And More, Young India Is Taking On Period Stigma In India’s...
A college in Bhuj, Gujarat, in February this year forced 68 women students to remove their underwear to prove they weren’t bleeding. While India has approximately 355 million menstruating women and...
View ArticleAre You Still Confused About Eco-Friendly Menstrual Products? We Got You!
When you think of buying organic sanitary pads online, the first question that might cross your mind would be: which brand is the best for biodegradable sanitary napkins? It is not easy to find out...
View Article#MyPeriodStory: Menstruation is a mountain
Before I started menstruating, I had already read about it. There were these two booklets that covered the topic of puberty. It was incredibly informative. There are a lot of myths surrounding...
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View Article#MyPeriodStory: my first period story
This is a story of my first period. This was the 13th of August 2015. A Thursday night. I had been enjoying that night so much, trying on nice clothes, watching YouTube, little did I know that was...
View ArticleWhat Does It Take To Practice Climate-Resilient Natural Farming
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After the onset of globalisation, modernisation and education, people are becoming aware of periods. Yet, they remain silent on this issue. We debate on this over social media as well as academia, but...
View ArticleOpinion: If We Want To Defeat COVID-19, Universal Water Access Is The Only...
COVID-19 lockdown teaches me new things every day. I am discovering how little I know about my city. Confronting the truth of this city of dreams, even in numbers and statistics, is heartbreakingly...
View Article#MyPeriodStory: the secret
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View ArticleWhere India Stands In Combating Pollution, Protecting Earth, Saving Lives
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View ArticleCoronavirus Vs Climate Change: After-Effects Of The Pandemic
Coronavirus vs the Earth The highest priority for all the governments right now is to first tackle the global coronavirus pandemic and its economic effects. In the last two months, we have seen how our...
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