Indian engineer leaves cushy US job to build eco-friendly houses in villages
There aren’t many people who would be willing to give up cushy, high-paying jobs in countries like the US to build eco-friendly homes for the underprivileged in rural areas. However, Shriti Pandey, a civil engineer from Uttar Pradesh, India, did just that – and today, she runs a company called ‘Strawcture Eco’ that is committed to building environment-friendly houses in rural India using...
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This non-profit planted 250 million trees in 15 years
A non-profit organization called Eden Restoration Projects has achieved a commendable feat. It has succeeded in planting more than 250 million trees over a span of 15 years – that too by providing a source of livelihood to impoverished villagers. The organization aims to provide fair wage employment to thousands of local poor villagers in several countries to rebuild natural landscapes destroyed by...
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Las Vegas launches an initiative that allows drivers to pay off parking tickets by donating school supplies
On June 19th, the city council of Las Vegas launched a brilliant initiative under which drivers are allowed to pay off their parking tickets and driving infractions by donating school stationery items and other educational materials. Since it is a month-long program, it is expected to run until July 19th. Under the program, as long as a driver has not been fined for a public safety-related incident, they are...
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