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Chennai residents and educational institutions to be involved in road audits

In their latest petition, campaigning organisation Jhatkaa.org are demanding certain online marketplaces to stop selling creams that promise to ‘tighten the vagina’. Sexuality educator Apurupa Vatsalya who is supporting the cause says that such products perpetuate harmful notions about human anatomy and sex.

Hindustan Unilever Ltd has clear-felled 425 trees as part of the remediation of mercury-contaminated soil in the four acres of its now-defunct factory in Kodaikanal, say activists. Jhatkaa.org, a campaigning organisation along with the Chennai Solidarity Group has initiated a campaign to demand urgent action against HUL.

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Stone mining in the Brahmagiri mountains range could spell doom for the Godavari River, which provides water to six Indian states.

“I was numb when I saw the screenshots. I could not bear opening the link to see pictures of me being sold,” says a victim of the Sulli Deals app.

In India, workers’ unions and NGOs such as the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT), All India Gig Workers Union (AIGWU) and Jhatkaa have been campaigning for a long time to ensure better working conditions and negotiation power.

BENGALURU: Underlining how poor coordination of agencies, lack of integration of different transport modes and absence of a common mobility card have .

Citizen groups have started campaigning for the Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) stating that the city does not have a clear owner of regional mobility strategy or plan as of no

Stating that Bengaluru’s infamous traffic snarls are due to the haphazard planning and management of transport in the city over the last few decades, many citizen-activist groups, NGOs along with c…

Stating that Bengaluru’s infamous traffic snarls are due to the haphazard planning and management of transport in the city over the last few decades, many citizen-activist groups, NGOs along with campaigning platform Jhatkaa, want the state government to table the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transpo…

​Ahead of the monsoon session, a fresh attempt is being made to revive the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) Bill, which has been gathering dust for the last two years.

The joint call to action comes from non-attainment cities like Ludhiana, Amritsar, Khanna, Patiala, and others, which are reeling under poor air quality, which isn’t just limited to winters.

Concerned citizens and civil society organisations across India have joined hands to demand that all urban local bodies (ULB) mandatorily issue timely health advisories publicly, to alert citizens on ‘bad air’ days, which will help save vulnerable groups from severe health impacts of air pollution.

Cyberspaces have become avenues for harassment especially with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic wherein many young people have had no choice but to continue their education through online classes.

With Pune taking a lead, the joint call to action also comes from non-attainment cities such as Mumbai Nagpur, Chandrapur and others reeling under poor air quality.

In a first of its kind campaign, concerned citizens and civil society organisations across Maharashtra have demanded that Urban Local Bodies mandatori

In a first of its kind campaign, concerned citizens and civil society organisations across Maharashtra have demanded that Urban Local Bodies (ULB) man

Concerned citizens and civil society organisations across India have joined hands to demand that all urban local bodies (ULB) mandatorily issue timely health advisories publicly, to alert citizens on 'bad air' days, which will help save vulnerable groups from severe health impacts of air pollution.

Bad air days are when the air quality index (AQI) -- the pollutant measuring indicator -- rises beyond the safe limit for any location falling either under the poor, very poor or hazardous AQI levels.

Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS): In a first of its kind campaign, citizens and civil society organisations across Punjab on Tuesday demanded that urban local bodies mandatorily issue timely health advisories publicly, to alert citizens on

मुंबईमध्ये गेल्या काही दिवसांपासून हवेच्या गुणवत्तेचा निर्देशांक चांगला किंवा बरा या श्रेणीमध्ये असला, तरी हिवाळ्यामध्ये मुंबईच्या हवेचा गुणवत्ता निर्देशांक प्रचंड प्रदूषण असणाऱ्या दिल्लीच्या हवेच्या गुणवत्ता निर्देशांकाशी स्पर्धा करतो.

132 दक्षताविहिन नगरों में ऑनलाइन कंपेन की शुरुआत

In this issue, we find out more about ‘The Strangers in Our Midst’ (the title of our lead story), celebrating wildlife and biodiversity, and continuing to showcase Kodai’s people and institutions

As multiple projects threaten Madhya Pradesh’s forests, environment campaigns, now led by GenZ, have sprung up.

Vipin P. Veetil speaks about his journey at IIT Madras and what really goes on inside India’s ‘Institute of National Importance’.

Reports of alleged deaths by suicide and resignation of faculties has put the meritocracy and casteism in the IITs under the scanner

During COVID-19, we took for granted the lives of sanitation workers in India, who risked their and their family’s health to make our lives comfortable.

ब्रह्मगिरी उत्खनन आणि गंगाद्वार येथील दरड कोसळण्याच्या घटनेकडे नाशिक जिल्हा प्रशासन, महसूल, वन खात्यासह संबंधित इतर विभागांचे दुर्लक्ष होत असल्याची तक्रार ब्रह्मगिरी कृती समितीने पर्यावरण राज्यमंत्री संजय बनसोडे यांच्याकडे मांडली.

When the second wave of COVID-19 infections hit the country, many places experienced a severe shortage of medical oxygen which led to the unfortunate deaths of several people. During this time, Aravind, the founder of Bengaluru-based NGO BiotaSoil, which focuses on creating self-sustaining forests a…

The course, designed by Jhatkaa.org in collaboration with the Centre for Social Research and Development, aims at initiating a conversation about mental health and offering coping mechanisms to the...

हवेच्या गुणवत्तेवर स्वतंत्रपणे संशोधन करणाऱ्या अर्बन एमिशन्सचे संस्थापक सरथ गुट्टीकुंडा यांनी यावेळी मार्गदर्शन केले. वातावरण फाउंडेशनचे संस्थापक भगवान केसभट यांनी नाशिकचे नागरिक वायू प्रदूषणाबाबत जागृती करण्यासाठी एकत्र येत असल्याबद्दल समाधान व्यक्त के ले. सूत्रसंचालन नितीन मते यांनी केले. पर्यावरण क्षेत्रात काम करणारे ‘झटका‘चे रोशन केदार, चंद्रकिशोर पाटील, भारती जाधव, छात्र भारतीचे उपाध्यक्ष समाधान बागूल, गुरुवर्य दादासाहेब बुवा शिक्षण संस्थेचे सचिव अमित खरे आदी बैठकीत सहभागी झाले होते.

Jhatkaa.org, a Bengaluru-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) in association with the Centre for Social Research and Development (CSRD), is introducing a course on emotional wellbeing for resident doctors working on the frontline across India. The course aims at initiating conversation about me…

Christ University is in the news for its faculty members abusing their anonymity on a third-party exam app to make inappropriate comments to students.

The course is designed for small groups with each group consisting of up to five people as well as for people who choose one-on-one sessions, that act as psychosocial support, and are customised to suit the needs of the recipients/groups.

In yet another project aimed for the development of the city, Bengaluru’s green cover finds itself at stake. As many as 3,366 trees have been marked in separate packages and will be cut down to make way for a part of the Bengaluru Metro link from Central Silk Board to the Kempegowda International Ai…

ನಟನೆ, ರಾಜಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ದೂರ ಉಳಿದಿರುವ ನಟಿ ರಮ್ಯಾ. Actress Ramya Divya Spandana ask fans to support movement against cutting 6000 trees in bengalore

The Government of Karnataka recently announced that 6316 fully grown trees on the banks of the Singanayakanahalli would be felled to develop the lake into a feeder lake for several lakes in the vicinity and also to feed treated water for irrigation. This decision by the Government was without provid…

ಪರಿಸರ vs ಮಾನವ ಸಂಘರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ಸಿಂಗನಾಯಕನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಯೋಜನೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಯಾರ ಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತಿ ಮೇಲು? ಕಾಡಿಗೆ ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳದ್ದೇ? ಅಥವಾ ಕೆರೆಗೆ ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರದ್ದೇ? ಎನ್ನುವ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಈಗ ಎದುರಾಗಿದೆ. ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ಕೆರೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾದರೆ ವ್ಯವಸಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ತಮಗೆ ಸಹಕಾರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಕೆರೆ ಇದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆರೆಯೇ ಆಗಲಿ ಎನ್ನ…

In a relief for environmentalists, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Bengaluru, SS Ravishankar, on Thursday issued a temporary stay on felling of 6,316 trees on the banks of Singanayakanahalli Lake in Yelahanka. TNM had reported that a public notification, issued by the Forest Department on June …

The government’s recent announcement of its decision to fell 6,316 fully grown trees on the banks of Singanayakanhalli to develop it into a feeder for several lakes in the vicinity without public...

ಸಿಂಗನಾಯಕನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ 6,316 ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಕಡಿಯುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಸರ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರಿಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ವಿವಿಧ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳಿಂದ ಒಕ್ಕೊರಲಿನ ವಿರೋಧ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಕೆರೆಯಂಗಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆದಿರುವ ಕಿರು ಅರಣ್ಯ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಆನ್‌ಲೈನ್‌ನಲ್ಲೂ ಅಭಿಯಾನ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಿದೆ.

True justice can only be delivered when we can assure the students vulnerable to harassment that similar incidents will not repeat.

Jhatkaa.org’s recent toolkit ‘Right the Wrong’ breaks down the laws on sexual harassment in India.

A festering mountain of unsegregated garbage blights Prakashapuram’s forests and the lands of their residents—who continue to wait for action

On World Environment Day, YS Weekender highlights the works of several individuals and organisations who are moving towards creating a sustainable world.

The High Court had listed the petition for hearing on June 11. Swathi Damodar, an activist residing in Vinayak Nagar, had filed a petition in the High Court against felling of trees by ​the BBMP to facilitate the signal-free corridor.

The BBMP on Thursday extended the time to submit objections/suggestio...

Activists from Bengaluru-based Jhatkaa.org have written a letter to the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, asking him to maintain the status quo on all existing environmental laws and the protectionist policies in place, considering the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter, dated May 6, was also…

In the short span of 10 days, around 600 citizens of Bengaluru sent an email to the Deputy Conservator of Forests (Bengaluru Urban), seeking an extension to send objections/suggestions to the double

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಉಪನಗರ ರೈಲು ಯೋಜನೆಗಾಗಿ ಬೈಯಪ್ಪನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಸೂರು ನಡುವೆ 1,034 ...

The trauma that follows a sexual harassment incident cannot be described in words. Many times, when one experiences sexual harassment, the shock of it overtakes

At the Cycle School for Women, the initiative aims to teach women how to cycle. Additionally, the group also teaches these women participants the basic skills on how to repair a cycle.

The Cycle School for Women initiative helps women learn cycling and upgrade their skills, and also aims to provide better infrastructure in the city.

गेल्या काही वर्षांमध्ये मार्च महिन्याच्या सुरुवातीलाच जंगलांना वणवे लागण्याचे प्रमाण वाढले आहे. यावर उपाय म्हणजे घटनास्थळी अथवा त्या परिसरात हंगामी अग्निशमन केंद्र स्थापन करण्यात याो, या प्रमुख मुद्द्यांवर जोर देण्यात येत आहे.

Avijit Michael has worked at the intersection of campaigning and digital technology for the past decade. He worked with the team that pioneered online petitions and digital mobilisation in India with Greenpeace.

Dehradun: Jhatkaa.org's online petition — #SaveThanoForest — to safeguard over 10,000 trees that are slated to be cut for Doon airport expansion has garnered over 70,000 supporters across India.

Bengaluru : To lay the groundwork for making Bengaluru cycle friendly, especially for women, Jhatkaa, a campaigning organisation committed to building grassroots citizen power across India, and Pedal In Tandem, a bicycle touring company, have supported the #BengaluruMoving campaign by launching the…

For the women who participated in a Cycle School workshop - part of a campaign to promote cycling in Bengaluru - the feeling of accomplishment was a rewarding one.

On February 2, 2021, residents in and around Kanakapura Road sounded an alarm when they spotted excavators in the vicinity of the Turahalli forest. When Gautham Kamath, one of the members of

bengaluru city ‘ತುರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕಿರು ಅರಣ್ಯ’ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ‘ಟ್ರೀ ಪಾರ್ಕ್’ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು ಮುಂದಾಗಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರಕಾರದ ಕ್ರಮ ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿರುವ ‘ಆನ್‌ಲೈನ್‌ ಪೆಟಿಷನ್‌’ ಅಭಿಯಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಭಾರಿ ಸ್ಪಂದನೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ.

bengaluru city’ತುರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕಿರು ಅರಣ್ಯ′ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ‘ಟ್ರೀ ಪಾರ್ಕ್’ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು ಮುಂದಾಗಿರುವ ಸರಕಾರದ ಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ಪರಿಸರವಾದಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಳೀಯರು ‘ಸೇವ್‌ ತುರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಫಾರೆಸ್ಟ್‌’ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿಯಾನ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆನ್‌ಲೈನ್‌ ಅಭಿಯಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದೇ ದಿವಸ 7 ಸಾವಿರ ಸಹಿ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಮಿಸ್ಡ್‌ ಕಾಲ್‌ ಅಭಿಯಾನಕ್ಕೂ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.

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Around 12 ploggers collected five sacks of trash, including plastics, used face masks, empty gutka sachets, tetra packs, liquor bottles and biscuit packs, within one-and-a-half hours.

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Last Saturday, on October 24 at 4 pm, about 30 citizen volunteers gathered at Garuda Mall on McGrath road to participate in the “Mask Up Please” campaign. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Special Commissioner Randeep D, BBMP Chief Marshal Colonel Rajdeep Singh and a team of marshals also jo…

The citizens outrage over the axing of more than 33,000 trees to pave way for the peripheral ring...

Speeding motorists are leading cause road mishaps. This has made some people use eco-friendly...

To acknowledge the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies and how important clean air is for health, productivity, the economy and the environment. In collaboration with BYCS India, more than 25 cities joined the CycleNow.in movement to demand a cycling infrastructure.

With the option of physically coming together for large gatherings or protests unavailable, a lot of campaigning and activism has moved online.

Ambar, a Gender and Sexual Diversity support group for the LGBTQ+ community of IIT Kharagpur organised the workshop with Jhatkaa.org

१. शहरातील तरुणांचा पर्यावरणाला हातभार
२. कंपन्यांमधूनही मिळतंय प्रोत्साहन
३. आयटीयन्सकड करऐवजी आता सायकल

In many countries, cycling has become a mode of commute to stave off fears during the pandemic.

नाशिकमध्ये सुद्धा चांगली आणि अभ्यासपूर्ण सायकल योजना आणावी यासाठी येलो स्‍काउट आणि झटका डॉट ऑर्ग या संस्थांनी एकत्र येऊन याचिका दाखल केली आहे.

The Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us of the pressing need to live in harmony with nature, and do our best to safeguard our environment. It’s also led us to reimagine what our cities should look like after the pandemic i.e. More Cycles, Less Cars. Two new videos released by digital advocacy organisation Jhatkaa.org drive this message home.

येलो स्कॉट आणि झटका डॉट ऑर्ग या संस्थांचा समावेश

Agartala Cycloholics is all set for the Freedom Ride. Bicycle is a pollution-free, environment-friendly vehicle and cycling is a good exercise for human body. A bicycle ride of five-Kilometres per …

Bicycle Mayors have launched a nationwide campaign, along with city-based digital advocacy group Jhatkaa.org, to make India a cyclist-friendly country.

Existing smog tower stands in the Lajpat Nagar neighborhood of south-east Delhi.

Installing a smog tower in the capital may take another ten months, with a fresh MoU signed by IIT-Bombay with the central government. The work will b

‘Will lose 34K trees, 5 lakes, TG Halli catchment’

The Supreme Court’s order directing the central and Delhi state government to move quickly on...

A report released by the Centre on precise details of tiger presence across India has encouraged habitat connectivity and conservation along the Mollem-Netravali corridor in Goa.

Ecologists are protesting a move to demarcate 2 km of the bird sanctuary to allegedly allow the expansion of a pharmaceutical company.

mumbai news: लॉकडाउनकाळात हातावर पोट असलेल्यांची रोजंदारी पूर्ण ठप्प झाली. या वर्गाला आधार देण्यासाठी केंद्र-राज्य सरकारने मोफत धान्य-डाळी देण्याची घोषणा केली.

As per Centre’s advisory, three market streets in Bengaluru had to be selected for pedestrianisation, to ensure social distancing during COVID. While this has not yet happened, several organisations have come together to campaign for the cause.

The public will be able to send comments and objections on the controversial Environment Impact Assessment draft of 2020 until Tuesday, June 30.

Javadekar cut short time for public comments on the controversial draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 (EIA).

Nagpur: Thanks to the lockdown, air pollution in major cities of the state has gone down, coming close to the targeted reduction of the National Clean.

A 12-year-old climate activist’s campaign seeking healthy air after the lockdown will use the World Environment Day platform on Friday to amplify its demand that the government ensure that particulate matter (PM) 2.5 levels in cities remain at 60 micrograms per cubic metre.

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While studies from Harvard and Italy have been showing a significantly higher number of COVID-19 cases and mortality in areas with high air pollution, Mumbaikars have joined hands this World Environment Day seeking clean and healthy air, in one of the largest digital campaign for clean air- #SaalBh…

GURUGRAM: A 2019 study on air quality named Gurugram the “most polluted city on the planet”.

When asked if India is doing enough to tackle climate change, Ridhima Pandey said that there is not much concern about the environment.

माता-पिता से उसके बाद ऑनलाइन पर्यावरण के दूषित होने की जानकारी जुटाकर पर्यावरण के संरक्षण हेतु अपने बचपन को समर्पित करने वाली एवं तुर्की, अर्जेंटीना, फ्रांस, जर्मनी और ब्राजील के खिलाफ क्लाइमेट चेंज से पर्यावरण को नुकसान पहुँचाने को लेकर संयुक्त राष्ट्र में शिकायत दर्ज कराने वाली भारत की बेटी (Envir…

জাতিসংঘের অর্থনীতি ও সামাজিক পরিষদের কাছে একটি চিঠি পাঠায় সুইডেন সরকার বিষয়বস্তু ছিল প্রকৃতি ও পরিবেশ দূষণ সম্পর্কে তাদের গভীর উদ্বেগ সেই থেকে পরিবেশ রক্ষার বিষয়টি অধিবেশনের আলোচ্যসূচিতে অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা হয় সম্মেলনের প্রথম দিন ৫ জুন ‘বিশ্ব পরিবেশ দিবস’ হিসেবে ঘোষণা করা হয়

New Delhi: While studies from Harvard and Italy have been showing a significantly higher number of COVID-19 cases and mortality in areas with high Air Pollution, Delhiites on Friday, June 5 joined …

World Environment Day 2020 Special: Little Warriors Who Fight For Environment Change. ವಿಶ್ವ ಪರಿಸರ ದಿನ 2020 ವಿಶೇಷ: ಪರಿಸರ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಹೋರಾಡುವ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಯೋಧರು

A 12-year-old climate activist has launched a nationwide campaign to ensure the air quality index (AQI) remains at safe standards even after the lockdown is lifted. As India completed two months of national lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic on Saturday, several studies have indicated a marked im…

Here is a look at 3 young Indian warriors who are trying to save the world, one step at a time

On World Bicycling Day (June 3), a fresh campaign called upon Bengaluru� s citizens to ditch their cars and bikes and buy bicycles.

PATNA: लॉकडाउन के दौरान लोगों ने साफ आसमान देखा और स्वच्छ हवा को महसूस किया. दूर-दराज के इलाकों ने ह

लखनऊ , कानपुर और वाराणसी के माथे से प्रदूषित शहर का दाग हटाने को चला #सालभर60 अभियानलॉकडाउन के दौरान प्रदूषण संबंधित आंकड़ों का किया गया है अध्ययन लखनऊ। लॉकडाउन के दौरान लोगों ने साफ आसमान देखा और स्व

कोरोना वायरस से उन इलाकों में ज्यादा मौतें हुई हैं, जहां प्रदूषण अधिक था, इस बात की चिंता है कि...

स्टेट डेस्क/लखनऊ : लॉकडाउन के दौरान लोगों ने साफ आसमान देखा और स्वच्छ हवा को महसूस किया. दूर-दराज के इलाकों ने हिमालय पहाड़ के दिखने की तस्वीरें सामने आई. जाहिर है यह सब कोरोना वायरस की वजह से लगे लॉकडाउन के दौरान पर्यावरण के साफ होने पर ही संभव हो पाया है. हाल ही में […]

भारत अपडेट न्यूज, लखनऊ। लॉकडाउन के दौरान लोगों ने साफ आसमान देखा और स्वच्छ हवा को महसूस किया। दूर-दराज के इलाकों ने हिमालय पहाड़ के दिखने की तस्वीरें सामने आई। जाहिर है यह सब कोरोना वायरस की वजह से लगे

We came across an online petition titled “Tribal Communities Need Economic Relief Urgently” in India, posted on Jhatkaa organisation platform, a couple of days ago. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

With the country breathing the cleanest air in over two decades climate activists urge everyone to unite and ask for strict measures to maintain the air quality after lockdown lifts

NAGPUR: To ensure that the air remains clean forever like how it is during lockdown now, 12-year-old climate activist from Dehradun Ridhima Pandey is .

ग्रेटा थनबर्गसोबत काम केलेली रिधिमा पांडे मोहीमेचे नेतृत्त्व करणार

A 12-year-old climate activist has launched a nationwide campaign to ensure the air quality index (AQI) remains at safe standards even after the lockdown is lifted.

Sandhya Mridul had recently launched a video campaign where she was urging the survivors and witnesses of domestic violence to come forward and speak.

Experts and activists want the government to promote cycling as a sustainable mode of transport within the city.

लॉकडाउन में महिलाओं को अलग तरह की परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ रहा है। देशभर में उनके खिलाफ घरेलू हिंसा के मामले बढ़ गए हैं।

If you are a silent witness to a case of domestic violence, you are as guilty as the one indulging in it, says actor Sandhya Mridul in a newly released video campaign that urges bystanders to be as vigilant as survivors in seeking help by calling the National Helpline for Domestic Violence.

If you are a silent witness to a case of domestic violence, you are as guilty as the one indulging in it, says actor Sandhya Mridul in a video campaign again...

लॉकडाऊनमध्ये कौटुंबिक हिंसाचाराच्या घटना वाढू लागल्या आहेत. अशावेळी अभिनेत्री संध्या मृदुल नागरिकांना त्याविरोधा आवाज उठवण्याचे आवाहन करत आहे. जर आपण कौटुंबि...

In a must-see Instagram video actor Sandhya Mridul has urged all the citizens to report cases of domestic violence that have happened amid the lockdown Dont miss it

The main intention behind the lockdown was to protect people from getting exposed to the deadly virus but, statistics have shown that women have ended up becoming more vulnerable to abuse

Mridul also made an appeal to all those watching the video saying, they should call the National Helpline for Domestic Violence, or even use the Whatsapp alert, which is set up for a scenario where v

If you are a silent witness to a case of domestic violence, you are as guilty as the one indulging in it, says actor Sandhya Mridul in a newly-released video campaign that urges bystanders to be as vigilant as survivors in seeking help by calling the National Helpline for Domestic Violence. While th…

MumbaiAlleging that the Centre was diluting environment protection laws to allow construction in ecologically important areas, citizens and environment groups have filed 3,971 objections against the draft environment impact assessment (EIA) notification, 2020 proposed by the Union environment minist…

When the lockdown began, I, as a cis-woman, had my own fears. Uncertainty, physical safety, mental health and the list goes on. From the sudden knock on the…

I urge all governments to put women’s safety first as they respond to the pandemic,” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres wrote on Twitter.

The government must introduce Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) in schools across the country as a first step.

COVID-19: Sonali Kulkarni Makes An Important Appeal, Says Our Fight Is Against The Virus And Not Its Victims

In her recent Instagram post actor Sonali Kulkarni made a much-needed appeal to all the citizens to take the necessary precautions at this stage and also stated how our fight is against Coronavirus and not its victims

It is unfortunate that Covid-19 positive seems nothing less than a crime. This is wrong and this mentality needs to change, says Sonali Kulkarni.

The fight is against Corona, not its victims: Actress Sonali Kulkarni raises voice over discrimination against positive patients

“The fight is against Corona, not its victims,” appealled actor Sonali Kulkarni. The noted actor, known for lending support to social causes, has raised her voice against the apparent discrimination against COVID-19 positive patients across Maharashtra, through a video titled Vicharbadla.

इस समय कोरोना वायरस क खतरा लगातार बना हुआ है हर कोई इससे बचने के लिए अपने-अपने घरों में बैठा है. ऐसे में आज यानी मंगलवार

Bollywood News: प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी सहित कई राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्री और एम्स-दिल्ली के निदेशक डॉ रणदीप गुलेरिया ने हाल ही में लोगों से कहा कि वे कोविड-19 मरीजों के साथ उनके परिवारों को भी गलत नजर से देखने की बजाय उनके प्रति समर्थन दिखाएं।

दिग्गज अभिनेता रघुबीर यादव हाल ही में रिलीज हुई वेब सीरीज पंचायत में अपने अभिनय को लेकर एक बार फिर चर्चा में आए हैं. कुल 70 सेकेंड के एक वीडियो के जरिए वे कोरोना शेमिंग के प्रति लोगों को सचेत कर रहे हैं.

रघुवीर यादव (Raghuvir Yadav) ने कोरोना वायरस (Coronavirus) पर दी लोगों को सोच बदलने की सलाह

Nagpur: Corroborating air pollution in the city, the faux lungs installed outside KRIMS Hospital on Central Bazaar Road, Ramdaspeth, have changed colo.

The story of how thousands of people joined us to get the necessary authorities involved to take a firm stand against open burning of garbage.

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Bengaluru, Feb 10: Over 8,500 trees will likely be axed by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) to decongest traffic in the tech corridor in the city. The move has irked the environmentalists who are criticizing the KRDCL.
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Over 8,500 trees in Bengaluru will be axed by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) with an aim to ease traffic in the tech corridor in the city. The decision has been lambasted by the environmentalists and a campaigning organisation Jhatkaa.org has collected over 2,500 signatur…

The petition further points out to the fact that there has been zero public consultation and no detailed project report being prepared.

According to the data from the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), over 8,200 trees will be cut for various projects including road widening, construction of new bridges and elevated roads.

Nashik, famous for its serene weather and clean air may no longer remain in the same because of its growing air pollution. In the last couple of years, Nashik’s air quality is worsening consistently, but the perception of ‘city of clean air’ and serene weather is not changing. So, when this winter s…

“We are looking into the issue,” BMRCL chief public relations officer B L Yashvant Chavan said, adding that no response will be ignored.

“We have received a total of 3541 suggestions out of which, 304 are from individual mail ids. And rest 3237 are from a single mail id, mostly with com

The draft Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) released by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT

While activists cite BMTC� s budget constraints and environmental concerns to not acquire AC buses, officials point out that the airconditioned buses make up less than 20% of the fleet.

With the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)’s extended deadline for public feedback to its Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) expiring on Monday,

The plan is available on the BMRCL website, and asks for feedback from citizens regarding the plan.