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Circular solution to plastic plight
News, Naina Subberwal Batra, Published on 24/12/2019
» We are drowning in plastics. Unless we change our behaviour, there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the ocean by 2050. Solving this crisis requires us to do more than just banning plastic straws. We need a paradigm shift. We must adopt deep structural changes to our plastic production and consumption patterns in order to move away from the extractive linear model of "take, make, use and dispose" towards a "closed-loop" circular economy -- an economy that is intentionally restorative.
Taking vaccines to those who need them most
Asia focus, Radhika Batra in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, Published on 18/03/2019
» A four-year-old girl recently came to the emergency room where I work as a resident doctor. She was writhing in pain, her body convulsed with seizures. My team and I moved fast to activate seizure protocol, secure her intravenous drip, and deliver all appropriate medications.