Payel Sen, Author at Let Me Breathe

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Power-packed voices shine at a panel on climate storytelling at COP27

When Kato Ewekia Taomia first walked out of the airport to attend COP26 in Glasgow, he was dressed in shorts and flip-flops. The timid fellow, whose looks may say otherwise, wasn’t even aware of the cold weather of the country, let alone how the annual climate conference is going to change his life. A year […]

By Payel Sen

17 Nov 2022

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How Sunderbans is finding its way through climate conflict

Sunderbans has many Binas’ in its various corners. Women who have been impacted by livelihood losses arising out of climate conflict and unknowingly pushed into trafficking. “A person called me while I was walking and tried to speak with me. And all of a sudden they made me inhale something, after which I don’t remember […]

By Payel Sen

11 Nov 2022

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Eco-friendly sanitation solutions using discarded plastics

It is a common sight to see people urinating in public places across India and the situation is aggravated by the lack of public sanitation facilities. Despite various initiatives by the government, the existing sanitation facilities don’t seem to meet the mark. To tackle the problem of public urinals, Ashwani Aggarwal, founder of the start-up […]

By Payel Sen

26 Oct 2022

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Fighting California’s drought with solar panels

Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in California is about to launch an experiment, called Project Nexus, to cover California’s canals and aqueducts with solar panels. In a conversation with LetMeBreathe, Josh Weimer, External Affairs Manager, TID says, “Project Nexus is really the proof of concept for an academic research paper that was initiated by two individuals […]

By Payel Sen

22 Sep 2022

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Are record-breaking floods the new normal?

The death toll from the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has crossed 1,400. About a third of Pakistan is submerged by melting glaciers and record monsoon rains that began in June. According to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, the flood affected over 33 million people with close to a million rendering homeless. The latest statistics in […]

By Payel Sen

14 Sep 2022

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This project is the future of energy systems

There is no denying that to mitigate the disastrous impact of climate change the human dependence on fossil fuels needs to change. And what could be the best alternative energy source other than solar power? However, incentivising people to build the infrastructure for it still remains a challenge. Perhaps that’s what instigated furniture giant IKEA […]

By Payel Sen

29 Aug 2022

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The journey of an accidental environmentalist

Every year India witnesses several million tonnes of plastic waste ending up in landfills. And the figures are only ever increasing. To tackle this grave crisis and make a difference, Pune-based environmentalist Dr. Medha Tarpatikar developed a solution that converts waste plastic into usable fuel. “We are accidental environmentalists. In 2009, we went to one […]

By Payel Sen

25 Aug 2022

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Circling back with Loopworm: A solution for food waste

Flipping through the reports by the United Nations study (UN) published back in 2014, Ankit Alok Bagaria and Abhi Gawri, co-founders of Loopworm, came across the concept of an insect-based product market which had already gained traction in the West.Their interest in social entrepreneurship and motivation to work in the waste management sector led to […]

By Payel Sen

22 Aug 2022

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An Indian farmer has remodelled farming techniques

Farmers are often considered to be only involved with growing crops. But not M Selvaraj, a farmer from Krishnagiri, in Tamil Nadu, in India. He is an inspiration for his farming community. The agricultural tools developed by him are helping his peers in reducing labour and farming costs.The 59-year-old owns 2.75 acres at Sesurajapuram village […]

By Payel Sen

16 Aug 2022

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Cookies to keep your and the planet’s health in check

A lifestyle change that had started in 1989 for Dr Meenal Kabra, followed her till 2019 when she finally launched Kivu, a vegan cookie brand that relies on solar energy. “My family has been using solar cooker since 1989. I thought if I channelise it in a proper way it could be very good for […]

By Payel Sen

13 Aug 2022

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Honey hunters of South India sheds light on indigenous way of living

The indigenous community in Tamil Nadu, Kurumba is listed by the Union government as one of India’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. The Kurumbas are primarily honey collectors, apart from doing small-scale farming for a living, marked by low-level literacy, and economic backwardness among other indicators. Saraswathi, a Kurumba Community member from Banagudi Village, says, “Our […]

By Payel Sen

05 Aug 2022

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An innovation in storing extra electricity

Some of us started thinking that the climate crisis is sort of avoided because we are not looking at a four degree rise in temperature in the next 100 years. But it’s going to come down to 2.5 degrees, which is still going to be a nightmare for the entire human race, said Vijay Prateik, […]

By Payel Sen

02 Aug 2022

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