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Plas-Stick: Indian Teens Change the World | By Vivek Ved The Green Lens Youth Innovation Environment · India · Earth Prize 2026 Three Teens, a Handful of Tamarind Seeds, and a Big Idea That's Changing How the World Drinks Water Vivaan, Ariana, and Avyana were 16 and fed up. So they built Plas-Stick — and the world's largest youth environment prize agreed it was brilliant. VV Vivek Ved Environment Correspondent May 23, 2026  ·  7 min read Scroll 2.2B Without safe drinking water worldwide 8,000+ Students & teachers reached by Plas-Stick workshops $12.5K Prize per inventor Earth Prize 2026 Asia The Story Somewhere in a rural village in India, a young child cups their hands and drinks water from a shared cont...

By Vivek Ved Social media and online news have recently sparked a viral debate with a shocking claim: "Latvia is running out of men." Alongside this, a unique trend called "Husband for an Hour" has caught global attention. But is Latvia truly facing a population emergency, or is this story being exaggerated for clicks? Let us break down the real facts, social changes, and demographic data behind this trending topic. Latvia's Gender Imbalance: What's Really Happening? Latvia is not completely lacking men, but it does have one of the largest gender gaps in Europe . There are significantly more women than men in Latvia The gap is especially visible among people aged 65 and above Women outnumber men by a large margin in older age groups This demographic imbalance has developed gradually over several decades. Why Are There Fewer Men in Latvia? The reasons are social, economic, and health-related — not sudden or mysterious. Lower male...