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UN leads new united push on green tech solutions
The UN, tech giants, and the policy, finance and science communities today teamed up to launch major new pushes on using cutting-edge technology to create cleaner, greener and more efficient solutions to sustainable development.
Key figures from these sectors are joining civil society representatives in Nairobi at the second UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment,...
New ‘hotspots’ tool pinpoints unsustainable consumption and production
UN Environment launched in March 2019 a new tool that allows countries to see “hotspots” of unsustainable practices in consumption and production.
The tool, known as the Sustainable Consumption and Production Hotspots Analysis Tool, is an online application that analyses the environmental and socio-economic performance of 171 countries over the past 25 years to provide...
Instagram backlash and the social media void
August 2018 saw the launch by New York-based Village Marketing of the first Instagram-centric apartment. The 2,400-square-foot SoHo space, which is decked out with plush sofas in millennial pink, gold and cream leather stools and cushion-strewn four-poster beds, was conceived as a place for influencers to stage photoshoots. However, the launch was greeted with...
Effective Movement Addressing Toxic Masculinity
Masculinity has been often portrayed with sexism, violence and aggression. This flawed image of what it is to be a man has been circulating in major ad films and short films across the world. Most of the male grooming brands feature conventionally attractive men dressed in fancy clothes who get away with sexist or...
Machine Learning to reduce waste in fashion industry
Research collective Synflux has developed a system of digitised couture that reduces the amount of fabric needed to make clothes by creating garments that exactly fit the wearer's body.
Called Algorithimic Couture, the project was presented at Design Indaba last month and involves 3D-scanning a body to determine its exact proportions, which are used to...
AI to Reduce Food Waste
Food waste is a global issue that poses a plethora of challenges at humanitarian, environmental and economic levels. However, the threat that it actually poses is often overlooked or underrated. The people working in the hospitality industry witness a large amount of food that gets wasted each day by the hotels alone. While the...
Video Games for Mental Health
According to a report by the World Health Organisation, there are about 56 million people suffering from depression and 38 million people suffering from anxiety disorders in India. Despite such a huge number of people suffering from mental illnesses, the issue is not addressed very well in the country.
With rising awareness about the issue,...
CSR: Rise in India’s Carbon Emissions
India has been responsible for 2,299 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). This is a significant rise of 4.8% as compared to the previous year. The report has stated that India’s emissions growth this year was higher than that of the US...
CSR: Rebalancing the Gender Roles for Work
Including more women in the workforce has been a priority in every nation of the world to fight against gender bias. In order to achieve this, several schemes have been introduced to encourage more women to pursue a career. However, the bias continues to persist after a number of efforts by various organisations.
Women are...
Ghana: Adopt police stations as social responsibility
The Ghana Police Service has urged benevolent organisations to adopt various police stations in the country as part of their corporate social responsibility. According to the Odorkor District Police Commander, Superintendent Douglas Kumah, many police stations lacked the necessary equipment to support the police in their operations.
Therefore, he said if companies equipped police stations,...
Australia: What Adani tells us about capitalism
“I want kids to be at school to learn about how you build a mine, how you do geology, how you drill for oil and gas … The best thing you learn about going to a protest is how to join the dole queue because that’s what your future life will look like.”
As the...
Bollywood stars Farhan Akhtar, Richa Chadha feature in video on #GlobalFeminism
Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar is in the news for more than just being singer Shibani Dandekar's boyfriend. He appears alongside actress Richa Chadha in a special video on #GlobalFeminism featuring international stars and Grammy award winners Mary J Blige, Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran.
The initiative is led by The Circle, a global NGO formed...