Research is increasingly supporting the thesis that urban forests and urban trees are good for our physical and mental health and that it provides a range of benefits to local communities. Keeping this in mind, Tata Motors piloted the concept of Urban Forestry in Warje near Pune, few years back, in collaboration with Technology, Education, Research and Rehabilitation for the …
In pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons, preparing seed-balls and placing them at various places where forest and fruit trees can be grown was a popular activity in recent years. However, the Covid-19 lockdown this time has hit that activity too, which is aimed at increasing greenery. Since last four years, seed-ball preparation and placing them in various places to increase the …
MUMBAI | NEW DELHI: Manufacturing companies are increasingly looking specifically for female employees to run their shop floors as millions of vacancies appear due to the Covid-19 pandemic-induced reverse migration of outstation workers, with some companies wanting women to comprise over two-thirds of their workforce. Staffing companies say that as their clients start the second and third shifts at their …
This is the story of a young man who decided to venture into producing and distributing free sanitary pads for the women of rural Maharashtra. Yes, there are certain sections in the society that have got their fair share of education and yet remain cagey about speaking on menstrual hygiene. And those who have the ‘courage’ to break free go …
He probably had a large hat rack. Other than the visible khaki, Ved Marwah wore hats of different hues and shapes with equal ease and élan. Their diversity and dignity will remain etched in the eyes of his colleagues, collaborators, admirers and friends. Along with innumerable women’s groups, researchers, activists, artists and filmmakers, I had the good fortune of experiencing …
