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National Voters Day 2021: Electoral Literacy Among Indian Voters

January 25th is observed as National Voters Day in India since 2011 to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The aim of the day is to encourage more young voters to take part in the polling process. In order to do this, the government of India announces and conducts...

US Rejoins Paris Climate Accord – How Will India Get Affected by This?

The new President of the United States of America, Joe Biden assumed office on January 20th, 2021. He started his tenure by signing 17 executive orders on the first day itself to bring about the contradiction in his policies from the previous Trump administration. Of these orders, one was for the U.S. to rejoin the...

L’Oréal Paris CSR initiative Launches a Digital Training Program to Prevent Street Harassment

When we see someone hurt, or fall on the road, we instinctively reach out to help. But it is not so when someone is being harassed sexually on the street. People tend to look the other way when they see someone uncomfortable on the street because of eve-teasing. People think that interfering will put...

NDRF’s Disaster Response in 2020

18th Jan is celebrated as National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day across the country. On the occasion of 16th NDRF Raising Day, let us look at the role of NDRF in disaster management in 2020. NDRF During Cyclone Amphan As the country was grappling with the COVID-19 outbreak, the people of Bengal and Odisha were...

Shaina Ganapathy from Embassy Group Talks about the Power of Collaboration in CSR

With an aim to build a sustainable ecosystem and actively contribute to the Social, Economic, and Environmental Development of the communities in which it operates, the Embassy Group has been focusing its CSR initiatives in addressing the education and healthcare challenges in collaboration with the government. The group has been pioneering in collective CSR...

National Road Safety Week: CSR Initiatives of Honda 2Wheelers to Address Road Safety in India

India is among the world’s biggest two-wheelers markets. In fact, surveys have shown that one in three households in India owns a two-wheeler. As the roads get more and more crowded with vehicles, it is important to take measures for road safety to avoid mishaps and loss of life as well as property. Honda 2Wheelers...

National Youth Day 2021: Initiatives by India Inc for Re-Integration of Youth in the Post COVID Recovery Phase

12th January is celebrated as National Youth Day in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda and his thoughts are still an inspiration to youth. He believed that the role of youth was very significant in the process of nation-building. In the current times, the youth of the country are highly...

National Road Safety Week 2021: Diageo India’s CSR Initiative Addressing Road Safety

The World Health Organisation report on Global road safety has estimated that India suffers a loss of $58 billion because of road accidents every year. India is burdened with 12.5 per cent of the total road accidents across the world. To curb such incidents and spread awareness about road safety, January 11th to 17th...

Hindi Diwas: Inspirational Hindi Medium Students

Hindi is the most spoken language in India. Even outside of the country, there are several countries where the language has massive popularity. Its popularity and acceptance across the world have compelled the United Nations to launch a newsfeed on Twitter in Hindi. In fact, India is lobbying to include Hindi as one of...

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: NGOs Supported by the Indian Diaspora

9th January is observed as ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ every year in India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India. The day is celebrated to commemorate the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on the same day in 1915. The overseas Indian community is very much...

The Need to Improve Research and Development in Agriculture in India

India has set its target to double the farmers' income by 2022 from its base year 2015. In order to achieve the target, the sector would need to display the growth of ten per cent each year from 2015. However, not for a single year have we been able to reach the target. In...

Mental Health of the Elderly in India

A recent survey conducted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has revealed that 30 per cent of the 103 million people above the age of 60 in India are suffering from some form or degree of depression. The first chapter of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) report has estimated...

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