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Reimagining Futures: Bhalswa Women Waste Pickers Empowered Through Education

According to the program head, teaching practical skills—such as completing bank withdrawal forms, basic calculations —greatly boosts women's independence and self-assurance. Geeta, a former waste picker who once felt anxious about traveling alone due to facing difficulties in reading numbers, now travels confidently back to her hometown in Begusarai, Bihar.

UN launches intelligence tool for natural capital accounting

The tool makes use of AI technology using the Artificial Intelligence for Environment and Sustainability (ARIES) platform to support countries as they apply the new international standard for natural capital accounting, the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Ecosystem Accounting.

Lockdown sees women prisoners engage in storytelling sessions in Jaipur jail

"Amid spike in Covid cases, the lockdown has been enforced in the state, that resulted in the restrictions to the jail's visit by the inmates' family, friends or trainers. Hence, the prisoners here have occupied themselves in very creative and engaging activities, said Monica Agrawal, DIG, Prisons, Rajasthan.

Importance of Sustainability in today’s time

Those who are aware, understand the value of being sustainable today. If in the present moment also we won't understand the meaning of being sustainable, then tomorrow will be too late.