Slow Living Lifestyle: You are allowed to take a break!
Why on Earth are we trying to hurry? It is not good to be lazy or procrastinate, but what’s required is slowing down. Slow living lifestyle helps calm nerves, make deep personal connections, and, paradoxically, allows way more time than when we are frantically moving around. One has to recognize that slowing down is a […]
Protecting Our Natural Resources:
With Eco-friendly and Ethical Furniture
Nowadays buying furniture is tantamount to buying disposables. Nobody wants to keep it forever. Everyone wants to introduce new trends and changes now and then, thus diminishing the subtlety and exquisiteness of the bought furniture. This use-and-throw habit is harming nature and exploiting its resources beyond carrying capacity. So, now more than ever, environment friendly […]
Does Feminism Cater to Gender Equality?
The term feminism is overused nowadays, when abuse of the fair gender is rampant in our supposedly ‘safe’ country – our India or as people patriotically like to proclaim, Bharat maata (Mother India). But does this country, which boasts of protecting and worshipping women, really adhere to its principles? Or is all that chanting and […]
Marine Life on the Brink of Collapse!
Ocean Acidification
Concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has increased due to anthropogenic activities since the last two centuries – after the advent of industrial revolution. And with this, apart from other serious issues affecting our planet, the pH of surface ocean waters has fallen by 0.1 pH units. The pH scale is logarithmic, and […]
Biofuels: These New Age Fuels Can Pilot Our Planet
Combustible fuels created from biomass are called biofuels. In simple terms, these are fuels created from living plant matter as opposed to dead remains of ancient organisms – that are the life-force of fossil fuels. Biofuels are generally used to reference ethanol and biodiesel – which act as replacements for transportation fuels such as petroleum, […]
For protection against pollution and disease
A Detailed Mask Brochure
In India, air pollution is estimated to be the cause of 1.5 million deaths every year – making it the fifth largest killer. We cannot decrease air pollution already present in our atmosphere because of vehicular exhaust, suspended particulate matter from construction sites, and firecracker residue left during festivals/marriage celebrations. We can only work towards […]
Tackling Kashmir’s Ever Growing Waste Problem
Recognise Your Responsibility
Synchronous with over whelming development in science and technology, waste generation has shown a significant increase around the world, and disposal turned into a herculean task. India – alone – generates about 100,000 metric tonnes (mt) of solid waste per day. Likewise, waste generation in Kashmir valley has increased tremendously in the past few decades. […]
Flu: The Most Dangerous Silent Killer of All Time
With the world fighting coronavirus and its associated strains, what has yet again hogged the limelight is that most virus strains – such as the common cold or flu – are practically incurable by human means. No vaccines or anti-viral drugs are essentially effective in treating these diseases. And without proper treatment, even a virus […]
Frank and the Dead Fish: A Tale from the Ocean
Frank had a large family. He could not remember names of all his grand kids. Yeah, he had that many! It was a funny, nonetheless his treasured, family. He boasted of their accomplishments to his friends; the shrimps, clownfish, sea turtles, stingrays, jelly fish and even the ginormous whales. You could consider Frank a highly […]
Kashmir and the ‘T’ in LGBTQ+
Kashmir – the valley of saints, our Pir Vear – has always been known for hospitality. Warmth and exuberance towards people – our own or from outside – is one of the most important qualities of a true Kashmiri. And we never give up on our guests, no matter what! Keep stuffing their plates with […]
