When you hear of a 27-year-old millennial female involved in the fashion industry, you may not typically think of computers, data analytics and ecommerce. However, that is exactly the case with Ankiti Bose, the co-founder and CEO of fashion sourcing company Zilingo, poised to be India’s first female startup ‘unicorn’ with her company now valued...
This post was proudly brought to you by our partner: Hello there! As always, we welcome you to this week’s edition of our climate joy series. This right here marks our thirtieth weekly documentary of the joyful news arising from our fight to save our planet and I must admit, it has been quite the...
We all know that the impacts of climate change are being felt everywhere and are having very real consequences on people’s lives. Global emissions are reaching record levels and the last four years were the four hottest on record, with winter temperatures in the Arctic having risen by three degrees Celsius since 1990. Sea levels...
October 16 is annually celebrated as World Food Day, a celebration that was instituted by the United Nations to mark the establishment of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). For this year’s theme, attention was focused not just on eating a daily balanced diet; but also on the foods that go to waste. According to...
Welcome to another week of our Climate Joy Series where we document and collate joyful news from across the globe in the fight to save our climate. Now the list presented to you in this series every week are by no means exhaustive accounts of all the positive news there are; they are merely offerings...
The decaying state of our online and physical communities and the dread of what the future holds in the face of the unmitigated climate changes we witness today can sometimes result in very negative impacts on our mental health. Around the world, governments continue to subsidise fossil fuel projects despite the consequences of climate change....
In recent times, public interest in protecting the environment, sustainability and positive climate action is higher than it has ever been. From politics and fashion to energy and manufacturing, climate change and the environment has become the central consideration in what we buy, who we vote for, where we travel even. It is undeniable that...
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Climate Joy Series, we are so thrilled you stopped by. This week marks our 28th edition of our beloved series and if this visit is your first with us, please start from the beginning to fully understand what our Climate Joy series is all about. That being said,...
A few weeks ago, Instagram announced that it would be restricting –and in some cases completely removing– posts promoting weight loss or weight loss products. These posts will apparently be unavailable to users under 18 years of age because of serious concerns in certain quarters that they may encourage undue pressure and anxiety in adolescents...
Welcome to this week’s edition of Climate Joy. As is our custom on this series, we bring you good news as it relates to climate action and the wellbeing of the planet. From the positive actions taken by private individuals and notable corporations, all the way to the European Union, here’s what we’re celebrating this...
Today, there are people who still believe that ‘an eye for an eye’ is all the policy we need. Probably born out of a staunch unwillingness to ‘appear’ passive in their daily dealings, this belief in ‘pay back’ has its footprints scattered across our various societies all across the globe. Now I agree that being...
By now, everyone knows that plastic is a global problem right? Just like we ought to know by now that our individual choices and purchases immensely contribute to it. However, when it comes to what we can do to rectify the situation as private or average individuals, the information thins out. Popular solutions such as...