By Shruti Veenam on January 26, 2010
If you are a regular urbanite like me, to you the mobile phone means just what Priyanka Chopra seems to convey with her idiosyncratic little nod in the Nokia commercial – ‘it’s not just a phone, it’s me’. The ubiquitous device has now been a part of your lifestyle for years. You need it to [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Africa, Cell-Life, Community Policing, Disaster Management, Healthcare, Innovation, ISIS, Kenya, Mobile Phone, Not-for-profit, PeaceNet, Science & Technology, SexInfo, South Africa |
By Nihit on May 15, 2009
a continuation of Two roads diverged in a wood…
So evening came, and to my own surprise, I went to Sadhana Forest. We were a little late for the introductory tour of Sadhana Forest, but in time for Garbage Warrior. Sadhana Forest is an incredible place, and will be the subject of another article. For now it [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Alternate Energy, Architecture, Disaster Management, Earthship Biotecture, Environment, Global Warming, Sustainable Living, USA |
By Nihit on April 4, 2009
The Boxing Day Tsunami, which killed over two hundred thousand people, prompted a research team, led by Newcastle University Mathematics professor Robin Johnson, to devise a formula that can forecast the occurrence and the magnitude of a tsunami.
“What we found was that the number and height of the tsunami waves hitting the shoreline depends critically on the [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Britain, Disaster Management, Science & Technology |
By Nihit on October 28, 2007
We got the chance to interact with a Sankalp Volunteer. This article is essentially our conversation with him. Though it is rather long, we recommend you get through it some time. You will not regret it…
How was the Sankalp Blood Donation Organization born?
One night we jumped out of the engineering college hostel to have a [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Blood Donation, Disaster Management, Emergency, Healthcare, India, Not-for-profit, Sankalp India Foundation |
By Nihit on October 21, 2007
“Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”
- The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Think about this:
Over a billion people lack access to safe drinking water – approximately one in every six people on earth.
More than 50% of the hospital beds the world over are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related disease.
For [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Disaster Management, Drinking water, Healthcare, Lifestraw, Vestergaard Frandsen, Water, Water purification |