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Over 650 million people live in extreme poverty, all over the world. More than 1.5 billion people lack access to banking and financial services. In fact, about 617 million youth lack basic mathematics and literacy skills. Such a gap has led to inequitable development of people across the world. Technology is an integral part of...

Concluding our #LocalForDiwali series, we are being #vocalforlocal food providers in Mumbai. Diwali is not complete without awesome festival food. The tasty treats in form of sweets and savouries are enough to compel the most sincere diet watchers into taking a few cheat days. All across the country, home-made food businesses have increased in numbers...

Continuing our Diwali series, we are here being vocal for local for a few festival related services that everyone need at this time of the year. Diwali preparations involve a ton of cleaning and decorating of the house. The festival is all about letting the old clutter of the year go and welcome the...

11th November is celebrated as National Education Day in India every year since 2008. The day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – the first Union Education Minister of India. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Maulana Azad is considered to be the driving force behind shaping of the modern education system...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the citizens of India to be vocal for local and to promote ‘local for Diwali’ this festive season. He encouraged the people of India to participate in the festivities this year by purchasing local products. “Celebrating Diwali with local will give a new boost to the economy,” he said....

Pfizer Inc has announced that its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective. This marks a major milestone in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, crashed the global economy, initiated labour crisis, rendered people jobless and uprooted the everyday life of millions of people. Pfizer along with...

A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has revealed that 30 cities of India may face severe water scarcity by 2050. The report listed a hundred cities across the world including the 30 Indian cities that are likely to face such severe water scarcity. The reason for this grave water risk has...

According to the Global Nutrition Report 2020, India is among the 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025. The report also identified the country as one with the highest rates of domestic inequalities in malnutrition. What are Global Nutrition Targets? In 2012, the World Health Assembly - the decision-making body of the...

Today marks the end of Ganga Utsav 2020, the festival which celebrates the glory of the historically and religiously important river Ganga. On November 4th 2008, Ganga was declared as the national river of India. Ganga Utsav Ganga Utsav is celebrated each year by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). The three-day festival aims to promote stakeholder engagement and...

Coca-Cola India Private Limited is a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company which manufactures and sells concentrates and beverage bases and powdered beverage mixes. With an aim to ‘Refresh the world and make a difference’, the company works to preserve the synergistic interconnectedness of its communities and activities. Through its Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Coca-Cola...

According to a study published in journal Cardiovascular Research on October 26, 2020, about 15 per cent deaths across the world due to COVID-19 can be linked to long-term exposure to air pollution. The study was conducted with the epidemiological data available from the previous studies conducted in the United States and China on air pollution, COVID-19 and...

World Vegan Day is celebrated on November 1 every year across the globe. The day marks the founding day of The Vegan Society in the United Kingdom. It is observed to promote adoption of Vegan Lifestyle and to educate people on the benefits of veganism to health as well as the environment. Veganism has a...