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Choosing a college major and eventual career path is probably one of the most stressful things someone will go through in their young adult life. It’s even harder if you have no idea what you’re interested in, or what a successful career is going to be, and, chances
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Banyan Nation took its inspiration from the Indian practice of downcycling plastics instead of recycling them. The problem posed by the high volume of non-recycled plastic gave Mani Vajipey some fodder to exercise his problem-solving acumen, and, under the able guidance of Ron Gonen, who himself happens to be a
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When someone mentions the word disability, you likely don't think about things like needing eyeglasses or having arthritis. This is because perceptions of who is and isn't disabled are heavily influenced by how common an issue is and how likely it is to affect one'
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The troubles faced by commuters in India are many and varied. The perilous navigation through potholes; the ditches that need to be sidestepped; the congested spaces where one has to literally jostle for space; and the traffic snarls, too. They all contribute to making a commute a harrowing experience. But
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It seems like a lifetime ago that, standing in the near-darkness of the kitchen of my family home, I last squinted my eyes to check the time as told by the clock that hung over the door to the hallway. This isn't to say that the clock ever
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Last week, we talked about efforts to repurpose waste into affordable housing. This week's startup has a similar goal in mind. In Haiti, much like the Mexican city we mentioned in last week's article, improper waste disposal is a large issue; in fact, locals and experts
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Do you ever stop and wonder how much of the typical plastic we use becomes waste that pollutes our environment? I will admit, this is not something that has crossed my mind, often if at all. While doing some research for this piece, however, I came across some interesting information
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In India, the construction industry has found a new way of operating. An industry which is used to considering five percent of the cost of the project as wastage is getting cost efficient, and it is happening fast. These days in construction sites, data from crushers and plants which batch
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What am I thinking? Participate in this exercise for me, if you don’t mind (I promise, the point will come full circle eventually). For you to accurately guess what I’m thinking (at the time I’m writing this, not as you’re perceiving it) is a difficult task.
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There has been a concentrated effort to realize the dream of 90 smart cities in the last two years. This effort is part of the Indian government’s larger plan of creating smart cities. But this effort is likely to go in vain if people do not come up with
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Plastic. It's become ubiquitous with living in the 21st century. It makes things easier, like packaging foods, wrapping luggage, collecting garbage or grabbing drinks for takeaway. However, our overuse of plastic has serious consequences on the Earth. In fact, each year, we throw away enough plastic to surround
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Every year around this time we all make our New Year’s resolutions, but how many of us really stick with them? A new year means an opportunity to start over with a clean slate, a fresh start. It brings new hope in accomplishing those things we previously set out