Ahana Bhattacharya

Did you know that you cannot wake up one morning saying “I will donate blood” and walk into your nearest hospital or blood donation camp? There are guidelines and health conditions which make you eligible or ineligible for blood donation. World Blood Donor Day is observed on the 14th of June every year across the...

Every time we visit a police station, we are distressed, worried, anxious or disturbed. Perhaps there a no instances where a person visiting the police station is happy! Have you ever sat inside a police station for a cup of tea/coffee with officials? Have you ever dined with police personnel that too inside a...

Fruits and vegetables comprise a major portion of Indian diet, especially, those which belong to the season. We are often advised not to consume fruits and vegetables which are not in season because they come from the cold storage and are not as fresh. However, if advised to avoid eating seasonal fruits, we will...

There is an “urgency” to save our planet which is dying, which is experiencing a loss of breath, all thanks to us – humans. To save Mother Earth, which is our only home, we need to wake up and act today. To start with, we can opt for habits that are environment-friendly or sustainable...

Cycling is a very enjoyable exercise which makes a person relaxed and happy. It is a low impact aerobic exercise which anybody belonging to any age group can do. Cycling does not cost you a bomb and is also a great way to contribute to environmental conservation as it is a sustainable activity. Every year,...

Are you a smoker? Are you planning to quit smoking for a long time but unable to leave it altogether? Are you wondering how to achieve the ‘no smoking’ goal? ‘World No-Tobacco Day’ is observed on 31st May every year to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it...

In the era of Artificial Intelligence and chat GPT, when every organisation and profession is increasingly being dependent on AI, why should India’s age-old Doordarshan lag behind? Doordarshan channel DD Kisan is coming up with two AI-enabled anchors, which makes it the first government TV channel of the country to do so. The two anchors...

Election is a very important tool in democracy. It is through election that citizens of a nation choose their representatives and select their leaders. Political leaders represent different political parties which work for various goals. In the general election held in 2014, the BJP-led NDA secured 282 seats and formed the government, making Narendra Modi...

Melinda French Gates has announced resignation from her role as Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - one of the most influential non profit organisations in the world which will turn 25 next year. Taking to social media platform X, Melinda wrote, “My last day of work at the foundation will be...

Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi, Member of Pariament - Rajya Sabha and Deputy Leader - Shiv Sena (UBT) joins us in an exclusive conversation with The CSR Journal for our Lok Sabha Elections 2024 special programme "Bharat Ka Bhavishya". Priyanka feels India is currently experiencing a “Russian style of democracy” where the voice of the opposition and...

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to have less haemoglobin than normal. It is a rare burdensome disease requiring lifelong repeated blood transfusion, as well as other expensive medical interventions for survival. Aplastic Anaemia is a condition that occurs when body stops producing enough new blood cells. Being an important cause...

In a heartwarming gesture, billionaire industrialist Anand Mahindra has offered to support the education of a 10-year-old boy selling egg rolls on the streets of Delhi. The child named Jaspreet, who lost his father to brain tuberculosis, is selling egg, chicken and paneer rolls in his father’s roadside stall to sustain himself and his...