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Meet The 8-Year-Old Indian Activist Licypriya Kangujam Fighting For Climate Education
Born in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, Licypriya Kangujam is a young climate activist who has been campaigning for environmental action for years and has recently managed to convince two Indian states to adopt climate change as a!-->…
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Indian Himalayan Town Launches Reusable Bamboo Bottle Scheme For Tourists To Fight Plastic Waste
In a bid to stop the use of plastic water bottles and littering, the picturesque town of Lachen in Sikkim, India will be introducing bamboo water bottles for tourists. The town is famous for its snow-capped mountain peaks and views with!-->…
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India Vegan Milk Startup Goodmylk Raises US$400K In Second Seed Funding Round
Veganarke Enterprises, the India-based operator of plant-based milk alternative brand Goodmylk, has just completed its second seed funding round with US$ 400,000, bringing the total financing raised so far to around US$ 800,000. With the!-->…
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India’s Garbage Cafe Is Feeding People In Exchange For Plastic Waste
The Garbage Cafe in the Indian city of Ambikapuris helping the country tackle its plastic waste crisis by offering a meal to anyone in exchange for collected plastics. Opened by the Ambikapur Municipal Corporation, the aim of the!-->…
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PizzaExpress India Launches Vegan Cheese Pizzas Across All Locations
Iconic global pizza chain PizzaExpress has just launched vegan cheese pizzas across all locations in India. Partnering up with local Mumbai-based cheese manufacturer Soft Spot Foods, the 100% plant-based cheese pizzas will now be available!-->…
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5 Ways Alt Protein Is Different In Asia OR What I Learnt From My Internship at GoodDot India
In my very humble opinion, I think GoodDot, the Indian vegetarian meat company, is majorly slept-on in the world of alt protein. I’m so energised by all the innovation from startups, but I believe the global movement is definitely not!-->…
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Indian Consumers Are Ready To Choose Sustainability, Lack Affordable Alternatives
In a new report by Indian multinational corporation Mahindra, Indian consumers want to make sustainable lifestyle choices but are blocked by lack of accessibility and affordability. Rather than lacking climate consciousness, the report!-->…
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Alarm As Study Finds Air Pollution Nanoparticles Linked To Brain Cancer
For the first time, new research evidence is showing a link between air pollution nanoparticles and brain cancer. The study, published in the journal Epidemiology, is among the slew of new scientific research coming out showcasing the!-->…
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300 Million People Will Experience Severe Coastal Flooding By 2050, Asia Most Hard Hit
According to a new study by Climate Central published in Nature Communications, 300 million people will experience annual coastal flooding by 2050, three times more people than previously thought. Many of these people are located in Asia,!-->…
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Why India Urgently Needs A Sustainable Protein Revolution
India will become the most populous country, the largest economy and experience the greatest rise in meat consumption. We need to think more about how India will eat meat in the next 30 years and what that means for the global food system!-->…
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New Study Finds Toxic Heavy Metals In Common Baby Food Products, Especially Rice Products
A new study conducted by Healthy Babies Bright Futures has revealed that toxic heavy metals that are damaging to babies’ brain development are present in common infant foods from major manufacturers. The heavy metals found included!-->…
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#PlasticCrisis: The 8 Most Polluted Beaches & Coastlines In Asia
Asia is home to many of the planet’s wonders, including beautiful fine sand beaches and coastlines. However, due to years of plastic pollution, marine litter and waste mismanagement, many of these beaches are no longer as pristine as they!-->…
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GoodDO: India’s First Vegan Restaurant Chain Makes Plant-Based Food Affordable & Accessible
An offshoot of India’s first plant-based chicken brand Good Dot, GoodDO is a vegan chain eatery that operates across 3 different Indian cities and is set to open more outlets in the coming months. With a mission to promote healthier,!-->…
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New Childhood Obesity Atlas Shows Rising Rates In Asia, China & India To Face Health Crisis
World Obesity Day, organised by the World Obesity Federation, is observed globally on 11th October in order to raise awareness about the need for a global effort to reduce, prevent and treat obesity.
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Goldman Sachs Report Warns Tokyo, Shanghai & Mumbai To Brace For Climate Crisis
In a recently released report conducted by Goldman Sachs Global Market Institute, climate change will have devastating impacts on cities across the world, highlighting New York, Tokyo, Lagos and Shanghai amongst some of the worst affected.!-->…
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Lab-Grown Food To Drive Collapse Of Beef & Dairy Industry By 2030 Says New Report
A new report conducted by independent think tank RethinkX concludes that the beef and dairy industries are in a "death spiral" and will collapse by 2030, predicting that the bold disruption will be driven by new food technologies,!-->…
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IN PHOTOS: Student Climate Strikes Sweep Across Asia – As It Happened
Youth in Asia and the Pacific went on strike for the planet this past Friday September 20 2019, part of 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg 'Fridays For Future' campaign, to demand climate justice. Millions took to the!-->…
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Asia Climate Outlook Bleak: Population Boom, Rapid Urbanisation & Lack Of Leadership Underpins Crisis
As part of our Covering Climate Now week-long series, we are focusing on the climate crisis in Asia. As we reported earlier this week, Asia and the Pacific are particularly vulnerable to the most destructive effects of climate change.!-->…
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Covering Climate Now – Climate Change To Hit Asia The Hardest
While the effects of climate change will undoubtedly be felt all around the world, it will have the most devastating impact on Asia and the Pacific, home to roughly 60% of the global population. Extreme weather events, such as prolonged!-->…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat The Best Vegan Food In New Delhi
India has always been an incredibly welcoming country for vegetarian, a place where almost one third of the population avoids meat of any kind. While Southern India tends to be a vegan culinary sanctuary, the plant-based dining scene in!-->…
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Amazon India To Ditch Single-Use Plastic Packaging By 2020
Multinational online retail giant Amazon recently announced that their India operation will phase out all single-use disposable plastic packaging by June 2020. This move follows multiple strides taken by corporations to ditch plastic and!-->…
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