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S24 Parganas in Bengaluru employs embroidery artisans from Bengal

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S24 Parganas in Bengaluru employs embroidery artisans from Bengal

During the first Covid-induced lockdown in 2020, Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Sosha Thomas received a call from an embroidery artisan in need of help. “He used to work with me earlier, and had lost his job due to the pandemic. He was expecting his first child and did not want to go to his village in West … Read more

Climate change is here and for real: Here are some disasters that have taken place in recent times

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Climate change is here and for real: Here are some disasters that have taken place in recent times

An example of the most recent climate change disaster is the Uttarakhand floods of 2021 in Nanda Devi National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site. It is believed to have been caused by a landslide or a glacier burst at Nanda Devi. By Reya Mehrotra California wildfiresA combination of causes like increased warming due to … Read more