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Shopaholic to Swapaholic Fashionpreneur Priyanka Shahra on her latest project

At Secondsguru, we are always looking to celebrate people who have chosen to make “caring for the planet” their “business”! This week we spoke with Priyanka Shahra and asked her to share her personal sustainability journey with us. For her, it started off with an aha moment that eventually led to her becoming a social entrepreneur devoted to creating convenient and scalable solutions that promote urban sustainability. Priyanka is the Founder of One With Earth …[Read more]

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Natural Remedies 5 healing plants to begin your herb garden

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This week, our guest author is Chloe Chotrani, a farm guide and media manager at Bollywood Adventures. She shares tips on how we can get started on growing our very own herb garden – all we need is soil, suitable herbs and taking creative control! Bollywood Adventures hosts educational and fun activities allowing city dwellers to get hands on experience in farms, thereby connecting better with nature. They’re headquartered at Bollywood Veggies, a 10-acre vegetable …[Read more]

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Mindful gifts for kids Fun ideas for Christmas, birthdays and more! 

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Our guest author this week is Radhika Mayani, the Founder and Creative Director of Left-Handesign. Inspired by simple joys, her creations give her brand a unique aesthetic. In this world of easy-to-get plastic knick knacks, buying a gift that the child will appreciate and so will Planet Earth can get a bit tricky.  So, we asked Radhika to share with us the right places to shop at and here’s what she had to say…  It …[Read more]

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Zero Waste Bootcamp│ The best way to REDUCE is to REUSE, say eco warriors at ReFeel

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As most of us head into work, everyday, we grab our favourite beverage in a non recyclable cup with a plastic lid (who wants to deal with a spill in the morning!). That’s an average of 20 + cups with lids in a month. That’s 240 per person in 1 year. If one was to calculate the number of cups that end up in the garbage bin per day in an entire office building, the …[Read more]