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The 28th of April every year is observed as World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This was started by International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2003 to discuss and work towards the importance of a safe and healthy work environment. It is said ‘Sitting is the new smoking’. The present day corporate job often...

Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) focuses on conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The oceans and seas are essential for life on Earth, as they provide food, livelihoods, and other resources for millions of people. Unfortunately, overfishing, pollution, and climate change are threatening the health of...

Free and compulsory education for all children in the age group of six to fourteen years is a Fundamental Right in India. But how many children get to enjoy this right? How many children or their parents living in rural areas or urban slums are even aware about this? While governments schools in India provide...

In a first of its kind initiative, Bidhannagar City Police (West Bengal) has started a Tele Medicine Project for senior citizens and police personnel. This has been done in association with AMRI Hospital Salt Lake and East Kolkata Nagrik Foundation, a non-governmental organization. Face to face or virtual consultation The project has been initiated under the...

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd and its CSR associate Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation, today announced the launch of “Kotak Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy”, a world-class badminton training Centre at Gachibowli, Telangana. The launch was attended by Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation's Pullela Gopichand, Founder Trustee and India's National Coach, L.V. Subrahmanyam, Trustee and Kotak Mahindra Bank's...

Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) is one of the 17 goals established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The goal aims to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Climate change is a global problem that threatens the very...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded a sanitary napkin plant in Himachal Pradesh's Sarahan, calling it a ‘commendable initiative towards women empowerment’. The PM also expressed delight at the fact that the plant will promote women’s health and also provide employment opportunities. The plant has been funded by a CSR initiative. Sanitary pad plant at...

Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) focuses on ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. This goal is aimed at promoting responsible and sustainable consumption and production patterns across the globe. The goal emphasises the need to balance economic growth with environmental sustainability, and focuses on reducing the negative impacts of human activities on the natural...

India’s challenge today, as one of the world's fastest-growing economies is to balance growth with sustainability. India’s population of over 1.3 billion has tremendous energy demands that are expected to amplify in the coming decades. Climate change too is a constant reality with drought, famine, un-seasonal rains and erratic monsoons, heating India’s cities and...

Earth Day is a global event celebrated annually on April 22nd to promote environmental awareness and encourage sustainability. In India, Earth Day holds particular significance, given the country's rich cultural heritage and the environmental challenges it faces. The Importance of Earth Day in India India is home to over 1.3 billion people, making it the world's...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. SDG 11 is about creating sustainable cities and communities. SDG 11 aims to ensure that cities and human settlements are safe, resilient, inclusive, and sustainable. This goal is...

The Earth, which is our only home, is struggling to survive amid increasing average global temperature, which is known as ‘global warming’ and extreme weather events. These are contributing to transforming ecosystems across the globe and threatening biodiversity. As a result of climate change, forests are drying up, there is less rainfall and polar...