Access to Toilets: Need of the Hour
What is World Toilet Day All About? Since the year 2013, 19 November is celebrated as World Toilet Day. The aim of this day is to recognize the sanitation crisis across the world and urge the global community to take steps to solve this issue, since 1.3 billion people on the …
Access to Toilets: Need of the Hour
What is World Toilet Day All About? Since the year 2013, 19 November is celebrated as World Toilet Day. The aim of this day is to recognize the sanitation crisis across the world and urge the global community to take steps to solve this issue, since 1.3 billion people on the …
The Chimes of Change: Initiated by Deccan Herald
Introduction Being one of the most urbanised and developed cities in India, it is only natural that Bangalore should bear the brunt of severe overpopulation, as well as the subsequent repercussions that impact almost every citizen; the sheer number of complaints received from the residents, relating to sanitation, road safety …
The Chimes of Change: Initiated by Deccan Herald
Introduction Being one of the most urbanised and developed cities in India, it is only natural that Bangalore should bear the brunt of severe overpopulation, as well as the subsequent repercussions that impact almost every citizen; the sheer number of complaints received from the residents, relating to sanitation, road safety …
The Swachch Bharat Paradox: Do It Yourself
General Idea Posing beside a huge pile of garbage dump, a broom in hand, sometimes complete with a Nehru jacket, the latest trend has become celebrities or stars coming out onto the roads and initiating cleanliness drives. The ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan” initiated by our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is one …
Water and Air: India Has a Pollution Problem
In a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report, it was revealed that New Delhi is the city with the highest amount of air pollution in the world. In India, the most polluted cities of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan are in the north. Even worse, air pollution is exacerbating the issue …
India at Risk: Unhygienic Food Standards in The Country
Living in India has its own charm. Apart from other advantages, one very amusing plus-point is that your immune system will become very good. Living in India, and devouring all the street side ‘chaats’, ‘gol-gappas’, ‘chole-bhature’ or ‘vada pavs,’ one really does get to overcome the ‘NRI-delicate-tummy’ syndrome. Be it …
Inhumane and Heart Wrenching: Rape and Murder of Two Young Girls
The brutal, inhumane, and disgusting rape of two young girls is the most heart wrenching thing I’ve ever read. This struck me hard because I have a sister of the same age. But the melancholy that I am overcome with is not because I am an older brother, but because I …
#Poo2Loo: A Not-So-Crappy Solution to a Shitty Problem
The digestive system is responsible for the solid waste that ends up in our toilets, a.k.a. feces, poop that is.Toddlers are potty trained at a young age, and they have to start to do their business in the toilet. Imagine not having a toilet, where would human waste end up? Westerners take …
Drought in India; Water We Gonna Do?
If I were to make a joke about the status of India’s weather, it would probably get classified as an example of ‘dry’ humor. Although it is known for having an arid climate, India can usually look forward to heavy rains and flooding during monsoon season to hydrate its lands and produce …
