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France 24
3 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Nigerian women forced into prostitution in Senegal
While eastern Senegal is experiencing a gold rush, our team on the ground report how the mining boom has seen an explosion in prostitution with hundreds of Nigerian women being trafficked into the region. Also how the American transgender community is being targeted by President Donald Trump as he rolls out a series of policies, including a controversial ban on trans individuals serving in the military. Plus we meet India's 'Green Army'; a group of women helping to regenerate a mangrove forest near Kolkata in the hope it will also help to protect their homes.
New Indian Express
13-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Keralite Ganga to be face of TN's war on waste
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ganga Dileep C, a 38-year-old architect and urban designer from Kerala, is on a mission to revolutionise solid waste management in Tamil Nadu. She has been appointed as the first CEO of Clean Tamil Nadu Company Ltd which was formed under 'Thooimai Mission' for sustainable waste management in Tamil Nadu. The mission was formed under the vision of Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin. Ganga Dileep, who has spearheaded many innovative initiatives including the successful Toilet Tales, (an initiative that maps public toilets in Thiruvananthapuram) in Pune and other parts of Kerala got this opportunity to work in Chennai from 2022. Since then, a team led by Ganga has been working on various verticals of four slum rehabilitation projects in Chennai. 'I have worked in the constituency of Udayanidhi Stalin and we recovered a canal and helped rehabilitate the slum dwellers. The Clean Tamil Nadu Company will work as a strategic and administrative backbone, providing leadership, policy direction, framing and approving guidelines along with inter-departmental coordination. This is a special and challenging opportunity for me,' said Ganga. Born and brought up in Thiruvananthapuram, Ganga is the founder of Green Army under Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation - a voluntary-based initiative that promotes green protocol. 'The main challenge will be to bring together all the stakeholders, especially the informal sector in sanitation and waste management in Tamil Nadu. There are over 12,000 local self-government institutions in the state and unlike Kerala, the urban-rural divide is evident here. Urban areas like Chennai are densely populated, and compared with other metro cities and rural areas, have better waste management practices,' she said. 'I began my career in Kerala and the experience I gained from here is the foundation. Both the states are different and here the main difference I noticed is that Kerala is more into planning and here they focus on implementation. Both planning and implementation are important for any initiative to succeed,' she added.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Green Army celebrates Maharashtra Day with message of social, environmental harmony
1 2 3 Nagpur: Green Army Omkar Nagar celebrated Maharashtra Day with an array of programmes aimed at 'uniting the society and initiating collective action for societal change'. A community drumming session by Sandip Patil was the highlight of the event along with two street plays by young boys and girls of Green Army on social and environment concerns respectively. Nishikant Jadhav, retired senior forest officer and eminent botanist, was the chief guest. The residents of Shrinath Sainar, in Omkar Nagar, woke up on May 1 to the sounds of jumbe – an African musical instrument – led by Sandip Patil and followed by 25 people in the crowd. Patil deftly took the audience through basics of playing jimbe and entertained them with a harmony of musical ecstasy which reverberated across the residential area. Two street plays – 'Varna maar padege' (Mend your ways or else face punishment) and "Steel ka dabba (Use steel instead of single-use plastic), commanded non-stop applause from the audience. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Scarlett Johansson Shows Off Her Jaw-Dropping Figure - See Photos 33 Bridges Undo Children used social situations and environmental degradation to make a point about urgent community participation in making urban life happy and sustainable. Anindya Jaipurkar, a Green Army member, spoke of the rich history and traditions of Maharashtra, but also cautioned about the degrading state of our jungles and water scarcity. He appealed to the audience to contribute towards creating urban jungles. The Green Army also launched a 15-day campaign to make install water-saving aerators in every household of Sai Nagar. Seeds of jungle trees were distributed among the audiences to sow and grow them into big trees. Sudhanshu Dhote asked everyone to make eco bricks while Samar Singh Chauhan gave information about water-saving aerators. Vansh Petale, Aradhya Bhure, Aradhya Gunjekar, Mughda, Parineeta Nagpurkar, Ayan Bhalekar, Parv and Hrishikesh Rajdherkar participated in the street plays with full enthusiasm.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Plymouth player loses TOOTH after gruesome collision during Liverpool tie in FA Cup
A Plymouth Argyle player lost a tooth during the first-half of the fourth round FA Cup tie with Liverpool. It was a fairly uneventful first-half although both sides had injury concerns. Joe Gomez was withdrawn after just 10 minutes of his first game since returning from a hamstring injury and was replaced by Isaac Mabaya. Just six minutes later Green Army defender Nikola Katic lost a tooth during a collision with his own teammate. He was down briefly to receive treatment but has been able to carry on, his first contribution after that was a decisive clearing header, preventing Diogo Jota from breaking through on goal. READ MORE: Arne Slot may have just dropped Trent Alexander-Arnold hint ahead of Liverpool derby vs Everton READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk debate settled as Liverpool skipper has new admirer after Jamie Carragher claim Manchester United, Newcastle, and Manchester City have all secured their spots in the last 16, but there was a surprise yesterday as Chelsea were knocked out by Brighton & Hove Albion. Liverpool now faces the team at the bottom of the Championship, but Plymouth Argyle's form has improved recently, earning four points from their last two matches against Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion. They also secured a notable victory over Brentford in the third round. says: Despite the injury to Gomez and Katic losing a tooth it has been a relatively quiet first half with both teams having just one shot each so far Plymouth would love nothing more to take another Premier League side out of the cup especially the side that sit top of the table. Arne Slot's side have a big 45 minutes ahead if they are going to progress to the next round.
