Tanvi Patel

"Dear Papa... don't worry about casualties- it's a professional hazard beyond our control. At least it is for a good cause. Tell mamma that combat is an honour of a lifetime and I could not think of anything less."

Last week, a massive cloudburst in the Malari area of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, led to a landslide.

The teenage sisters are associated with the Helping Hands Foundation, an NGO based in Mumbai that works with cancer patients.

The collapse resulted in the loss of two lives— and injured eight others. The Ghaziabad police, fire department and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were informed about the collapse, and they soon reached the site.

"In 2013, Shigella infections caused an estimated 34,400 deaths in children less than five years old and, in 2010, an estimated 40,000 deaths in persons older than five years globally,"

"Companies like PepsiCo should collect back the plastic waste being generated by its brand items by itself or assign some party to do so."

In a video that has gone viral on social media, the men are seen discussing their rescue mission. One of the men volunteers to go in the tube well, instructing his friends to hold him by the legs.

Santora Devi passed away on Sunday, 22nd July, and Pushpavati was determined to fulfil her 20-year-old wish to be carried to the ghat by her daughter- and donating her eyes.

The women were trained by C Srinivasan, an environmentalist, who has been sharing his ideas of making the best use of waste on esteemed platforms like Satyamev Jayate and TEDx.

"The ban will be primarily on plastic carry bags, plastic plates, plastic cups, plastic flags, small plastic sachets used in packaging water, among others."