Ahana Bhattacharya

Cancer is a major cause of deaths across the world. In the year 2018, cancer was the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or one in six deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). While lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types...

Animals are the most frequent victims of cruelty. No matter how much trust and love they shower us with, we humans subject them to various kinds of cruelty and suffering. Sometimes this cruelty is for a reason like testing of products on animals in laboratories and several times this is done just for ‘fun’...

The plight of stray animals on our streets and instances of human cruelty towards them is known to all. But just like cruel people, kind humans also exist, who make the world a better place to live for our four legged friends. Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF) is the umbrella entity of Vedanta Limited’s initiatives to...

The process of admission has begun in the 80 Schools of Excellence inaugurated by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in various districts across the state. For admission to 1st, 6th and 9th standards, the last date for submitting the application is 15th May, while admission tests would be conducted on 19th May. In a historic...

Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in September 2015, Sustainable Development Goal 4 or SDG 4 is about quality education. Sustainable Development Goal 4 aims at ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Lotus Petal Foundation is an NGO that works in the area...

The 9th of May every year is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate world famous poet Rabindranath Tagore. However, only addressing the legend as a ‘poet’ will be doing injustice to his versatile talent and vast sea of literary work. Popularly addressed by names like ‘Kabiguru’ and ‘Gurudev’, Tagore was a scholar,...

In a first, the Government of Jharkhand has launched an air ambulance to facilitate transport facilities for healthcare. This is an effort to provide timely better treatment to seriously ill people. While the service is chargeable, the government will also provide the air ambulance for those who are unable to pay for it as...

Here is good news for commuters of Mumbai Metro! Senior citizens, specially abled ‘Divyang’ and students can now enjoy traveling in Mumbai Metro at discounted rates. This announcement has been made by the honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde as a special gift to the residents of Mumbai for the occasion of Maharashtra...

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...

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...

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...