Srijita, Author at Pinfaves

Delhi today, your city tomorrow

November 7, 2016 Srijitacity, Delhi, Today, tomorrow, Your

Delhi today, your city tomorrow (PTI photo) There’s something the hillside retreat of Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh has in common with the industrial town of Korba in Chhattisgarh–both have consistently recorded higher than acceptable particulate matter (PM) levels. Since 2011, at least 94 Indian cities have not met national air quality standards. Many of these cities have been on the list from the 1990s, say officials of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).Neither the Centre nor the states have put in place a plan to ensure that cities get taken…

Day-long smoke haze leaves Delhi gasping for breath

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Day-long smoke haze leaves Delhi gasping for breath Delhi got an apocalyptic vision on Saturday of what its future could be like if pollution controlling measures are not implemented urgently. The city experienced a very alarming air pollution episode as pollution levels shot off the charts. A grey shroud enveloped the city through the day and evening with people complaining of irritable eyes, inflammation of throat and nose and a feeling of running out of fresh air -some even within their homes. The 24-hour air quality index (AQI) was at…

Flaunt your cellulite!

November 7, 2016 Srijitacellulite!, Flaunt, Your

Move over #SexySaturday and #SaturdayShenanigans. The weekend hashtag that has caught the fancy of social media is #CelluliteSaturday and it’s all for a good reason. Women, irrespective of their age and size, are posting pictures online, showing off their cellulite, in a bid to send out a strong body positive message. The movement was started by 26-year-old Kenzie Brenna, who is recovering from body dysmorphic disorder, a condition where an individual believes that an aspect of his/her appearance is severely flawed and goes to extremes to either hide it or…

Break the holiday cycle

November 7, 2016 Srijitabreak, cycle, Holiday, The

Break the holiday cycle Why do so many people find it hard to stick to healthy eating during the holiday season? To put it simply, you get trapped in the ‘Holiday Cycle’. Late Nights The Holiday Cycle for unhealthy eating starts off with late nights. Parties, weddings and hosting relatives can lead to sleeping way later than you usually do, making you wake up way later than you usually do. Which then leads to… Reduced Exercise Your schedule changes when you are waking up late. You end up having much…

Move your body

November 7, 2016 Srijitabody, move, Your

Cardio hip-hop workout The Fitness Marshall, a dance workout group run by dance enthusiasts and video bloggers with a tagline ‘Sweat Yourself Sexy’ is the latest online fitness fad. The best bit about their workouts is they keep it short and set it to recent hit numbers. Their workout on Justin Timberlake’s Can’t stop the feeling is among the most watched workout videos. Afrifitness Rachel Okesola of AfriFitness is burning the online space with her dance workouts to Afro beats. An aerobics style workout, this is ideal for legs and…

Why 10 million Indian women secretly undergo abortions every year

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Why 10 million Indian women secretly undergo abortions every year In 2008, Arti Chauhan (name changed to protect identity), mother of a 12-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy and a 6-year old girl, became aware that two pills— mifepristone and misoprostol, taken with a day’s gap between them—could induce an abortion, a procedure she considered when she got pregnant when her boy was just a year old. Chauhan, 28, wife of a daily wager employed in a fabrication workshop in Mt Abu in southwest Rajasthan’s Sirohi district, did not want another…