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The impulsive shopping of the latest trends at our favorite fast-fashion brand comes at a price of environmental and social injustices. Fast fashion might be trendy, inexpensive with readily available clothes but it is harmful to our planet in more than one way.
What Is The Problem With Fast Fashion?
The fast fashion industry follows a highly profitable business model wherein...
We all are aware of the harm that comes from burning fossil fuels from vehicles and industrial plants because they emit carbon monoxide, but did you know that streaming your favorite series online for just half an hour is equally harmful to the environment?
None of us could have imagined such a thing but scientific studies claim it.
The Study At...
On 27th March, India was one of eight countries that sent a representative to attend the Myanmar Armed Forces Day military parade in Naypyitaw. On this very day, it was witnessed that the country’s military killed at least hundreds of civilians.
As you read further, I will slowly disclose why India did what it did, and I cannot promise you...
Whenever a remake of a popular movie comes around there is always apprehension about how exactly will it be remade.
Especially when it comes to films that are extremely important to our society or hold a deep connection with their audience, people tend to want the remakes to stay true to the essence of the original and not butcher it...
It’s said that happiness is a choice. Ours to make, each responsible for their own and thus is difficult to measure because everyone has a different metric for their happiness. Thus, making happiness very subjective and variable.
However, this limitation didn’t stop the United Nations (U.N.) from trying to figure it out. Every year, the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network...
As you sow so shall you reap. This saying actually goes correct. We all enjoy the fruits of our doings whether be it bearing positive or negative impact. To endure the flavour matching our likeness, one must persist on doing good by others and for self.
We have Mithila Purohit amongst us today. She is a well known and a...
According to the EY analysis of World Bank Population Projections and Estimates data for 2020, Generation Z, born between 1995-2015, will lead the next decade with their maturity.
Gen-Z, 1.8 billion people, make up for a quarter of the global population and is the largest generational cohort in history. In India, it accounts for 27 percent of our total population,...
By Iffat Fatima Rizvi
Society loves to blame millennials for everything that’s wrong with the world, and I think the next blame to be thrown our way would be: the death of journalism.
Good Journalism - Bad Journalism
Never mind that number of hair on CM Yogi Adiyanath’s head is probably a matter of national concern.
Never mind that the chairman of Zee...
It’s kind of an oxymoron, that the lawyers who help to guide us through the legal issues affecting us are held up to higher scrutiny as if they themselves are a problem.
Here are 7 common misconceptions about lawyers that we need to drop right away:
1. Lawyers are Only Doing it For the Money
This is, in my opinion, the biggest...
Growing up, we have heard millions of weird stories about strange things. We have learned about lucky charms and other such superstitious objects.
Anyone familiar with folklore or mythology of any kind will be well acquainted, with a few of these at least.
Whether or not we believe in any spells and voodoo and the like, one fact still holds true:...
Dunkin Donuts is a popular outlet in India but in recent times, the company has failed to exert its share in the market. It even closed more than half of its stores in 2018 due to a lack of profitability.
Market analysts cite different reasons for its sales being turned down, but the fact of the matter remains - Dunkin...
Makeup, as modern as it sounds, has ancient roots. The most popular element of makeup is the lipstick. The lipstick too is a fairly historic phenomenon.
It has been through several stages of development and transformations that have led to the creation of the modern day lipstick.
From being applied as a pigment of varying colours made from natural substances by...
It looks like the Duke of Cambridge has added another title to his bag, which is quite disputable, per se.
According to a study conducted by cosmetic surgery specialists Longevita, researchers have found that the 38-year-old Prince William has been described as "sexy" as many as 17.6 million times in blogs, reports and pages found through Google search.
The royal's search...
Indian politicians always find themselves in the news due to their activities and remarks. Politics is inadvertently one of the major discourses that India loves to follow.
While our news channels are almost always showcasing opinions of and by politicians, challenges faced by female Indian politicians often do not get highlighted.
33% of seats in the Lok Sabha are currently proposed...
Our Indian National Football Team drew Oman 1-1 in the World Cup Qualifiers on the 25th of March. And yet, there isn't enough awareness about this.
What Happened To The Fans?
Firstly, the fans have no channel that broadcasts these matches. Indian Sports Channels broadcast highlights of cricket matches, English Premier League and Bundesliga. Indian Football has left all adrift of...
We often discuss how the world owes so much to India in so many ways. Language and lexicon is one such area for sure.
From time and again, scholars have tried to show how India and Europe share a common ancestry and the strongest evidence to suggest is what now we know as the Indo-European language family.
But that’s not...
Kangana Ranaut has been in the news pertaining to her social media content for some time now.
The 67th National Awards were announced on Monday, for the films released in the year 2019. Due to the pandemic, the award ceremony was pushed. Originally, it was supposed to be organised last year.
Surprisingly enough, Kangana Ranaut was the one to bag the...
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India annually conferred by the Sahitya Akademi situated in New Delhi, India’s National Academy of Letters to honor and appreciate the most outstanding books of literary merit.
The books can be published in any of the major 24 languages in the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution. This award celebrates individual...
The Bombay High Court admitted a petition seeking stay on the delisting of the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL)’s shares from the stock exchanges, from one of its retail Shareholders. The DHFL is to be acquired by the Piramal Group, after which the latter plans to merge the former with its financial services business while pegging DHFL’s equity value at...
When we look at successful people we often forget that they were once the same as all of us. They were too, young and confused. They might have made the same mistakes as some of you.
They learned as they grew, they fell on the ground then got up and started anew.
A 'Letter to younger self' is a way to...
Breakfast Babble is ED’s own little space on the interwebs where we gather to discuss ideas and get pumped up (or not) for the day. We judge things too. Sometimes. Always. Whatever, call it catharsis and join in people.
With everything happening around us, it seems like a very very distant dream when we would all travel in packs in a...
Many ladies from Haryana's Jind traveled to Kandela town in the region on-farm haulers, vans, and bullock trucks to go to the principal 'Mahila Maha-Panchayat' Wednesday.
This is the main all-ladies maha-panchayat coordinated since the time the ranchers' fights began on Delhi borders in late November.
Farmers have been mobilizing to push their demand for a rollback of the farm laws...
The Supreme Court on Thursday 25th March 2021, perceived that structures of our society have been created "by males and for males" and necessary changes should be made to rebuild the structure for an equal society. Or else the talk of equality is a farce.
Is It Really Just Enough To State That Women Officers Are Also Allowed To Serve...
Forts are an important part of Indian culture. Not only do they showcase a glimpse in the time when India was the "golden bird", but also remind us of the dynasties who ruled Indian provinces for thousands of years.
The forts, which are now open for the common public, used to be the military residences and the private residences of...
Marketing is selling product or services wherever you consumer is present. Since today most consumers are on the digital platform. Digital marketing is the way to go. Digital marketing has a unique set of tools that enable the business to market their company effectively to the targeted audience and also track the same .it is vital to adapt to...
