Kasmin Fernandes

In the lower foothills of the Himalayas, local women do their best to earn a living in agriculture and handicraft. Like Gopuli Devi, who works at Kumaun Grameen Udyog, partner of Women on Wings. Living the rustic life Gopuli says she's somewhere ‘in her early forties’. She was not registered at birth, like many people in...

Basic freedoms are at risk in Kashmir. The latest news on the human rights violations front there is that American lawmakers are expressing serious concern over the situation in occupied Kashmir. They have asked India to refrain from committing human rights violations, release all political detainees and lift restrictions in the territory. The lawmakers aired...

With the Supreme Court declaring only two types of firecrackers legal and its insistence on ‘green crackers’ to curb air pollution, The CSR Journal decided to dive into ways you can reduce the impact on the environment – and your health – by keeping things eco-friendly this festive season. Here are three foolproof ways...

The Indian economy is expected to expand by 7.6 and 7.4 per cent in 2019 and 2020, respectively, after expanding by 7.4 per cent in 2018. Economic growth continues to be underpinned by robust private consumption, a more expansionary fiscal stance and benefits from previous reforms. Yet, a more robust and sustained recovery of...

India is emerging as the third largest online labour market. Online Labour Index survey 2016 shows that India-based employers represented 5.9% of all projects/tasks posting for online labour of which 45% were for software development and technology projects. This trend suggests the changing nature of employment in the IT-BPM sector. This trend was reaffirmed as...

Girl Effect is a creative non-profit working to support girls through adolescence and empower them to make positive choices so they can reach their potential. Founded by the Nike Foundation in 2004, Girl Effect is now an independent organisation working from nine global locations and active in over 50 countries. Using a unique understanding of...

A recently released Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) survey shows that 35% of Indian children under five are stunted, 17% are wasted and 33 per cent are underweight. Only 42% of children (6 to 23 months) are fed at an adequate frequency and only 21% are fed an adequately diverse diet. Timely complementary feeding...

With rising concerns around climate change, environment protection, ever-increasing pollution levels, and waste management, the role of new-age corporate businesses in addressing social challenges and promoting ethical business practices is gaining significant importance. Keeping this as the focus, the School of Business Studies at Sharda University-hosted the 6th International Conference on CSR & Sustainable Development...

Children with intellectual disabilities (which may include Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and other cognitive delays or disabilities) need physical activity just as their typically developing peers do. Sports can help build kids' confidence and help them get to know other kids in the community. In kids with Down syndrome, in particular, cardiovascular fitness...

We are taking stock of where India stands in education of the girl child on the International Day of the Girl today. In 2010, the United Nations Population Fund (India) along with the Planning Commission carried out a study to evaluate the progress of 15 schemes addressing education of girl child across the country....

In the industrialized countries of the early twentieth century, there were no standards of protection for children. It was common for them to work alongside adults in unsanitary and unsafe conditions. Growing recognition of the injustices of their situation, propelled by greater understanding of the developmental needs of children, led to a movement to...

The apathy of the authorities, judiciary, influencers, corporates and ministries concerned towards the daylight murder of Mumbai city's only forest in the "Aarey row" is perhaps summed up in influential actor Amitabh Bachchan's recent tweet. Otherwise recognised as a sensible and articulate personality, Bachchan had tweeted: “Friend of mine had a medical emergency, decided to...