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Two young women, Sabita Mahato and Shruti Rawat, are on an exciting trans-Himalayan cycling adventure to make the world aware of the everyday violence faced by women and girls as well as the violent exploitation of natural resources by capitalist patriarchy. They are being supported by One Billion Rising, South Asia and Young Sangat on their venture through their campaign #RidetoRise.

The Covid-19 pandemic exposed our broken systems while showcasing the increased social and economic fractures in our society, be it through the rampant increase in racism and communalism or the number of domestic violence cases. On the other hand, the reduced number of carbon emissions during the lockdown proved that the global temperature rise can be kept below 1.5°C.

With rising global temperatures, the Himalayas are one of the world’s most sensitive hotspots to climate change. As a result of unchecked and continued exploitation, the mountains are melting and there is an adverse impact on food, water, and animals.

TENNIS Sidharth Rawat wins Thailand ITF title Sixth seed Sidharth Rawat beat Markus Malaszszak of Thailand 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, on Sunday. It was a fighting performance by Sidharth all the way, as he had won three of the earlier four rounds in three sets, that included a win over third seed Max Basing of Britain. It was the…