Satish Suryavanshi: Owner, Farm to home

What we eat was always important from nutritional perspective. But today unfortunately before the nutritional value, our concern comes for ‘food safety”. In developed countries if we demand GMO labels; in developing ones we just live hoping that what we eat is safe! There is no assurance. For the same reasons some of the well-educated, high salaried corporate professionals shifted …

Biodiversity & Tourism

­­­­­India is one of the favorite travel destinations for the nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts offering its mega biodiversity. Tourism is being promoted in the country for the International as well as domestic travelers. Also, the lens culture is on all time high with amateurs and fun lovers joining the bandwagon. But is the code of conduct also equally promoted …

Commonly used aids and gadgets for the disabilities

    Until a few decades ago, it was almost unimaginable for the disabled to lead an independent life. The advancements in technology has, however, opened new doors for the specially abled. Minimizing the barriers for the specially challenged for mobility or accessibility, or providing gadgets or digital apps for those with speech or hearing impairments, the disabled have found …

Types of disabilities

India is home to 2.7 crore people living with one or the other kind of disability. According to the 2011 Census, 2.21 percent of India’s population are specially able. It becomes important for the caretakers to possess a brief information about the types of disabilities and how it has been generated. Such information can really help in identifying the diseases …

Caregiving can be outsourced

  When someone faces prolonged sickness or disability, lives of family members who are mostly the immediate caregivers also seem to come at a halt. Patients get homebound or confined due to their physical limitations, but caregivers end up being so just because there is no one else around. With the changing scenario, now there are caregiving agencies which provide …

Vendors offering Eco friendly methods for packaging

Packaging is everywhere food, grocery, shipments, cosmetics, it is difficult to avoid plastic packaging these days. Since plastic packaging is convenient and reasonable we ignore the effects of plastic on human health. However, local businesses are taking initiative and  looking for the green alternatives instead of plastic packaging, these vendors have started using Eco-friendly packaging such as Bio plastic which …