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Financing Universal Health Coverage in India

In 2015, the Government of India made a commitment to the health and wellbeing of its citizens by ratifying the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG 3.8 obliges signatory states to realize Universal Health Coverage, which means that every member of society should receive quality health services without suffering financial hardship. To avert financial hardship, the...

CSR projects raising awareness about saving water

While the entire urban India is in the grip of water scarcity, several cities in the country have been grappling to the extent of living the “Day Zero”, when all taps in the city go dry for a day. According to government reports, 12% of India’s population is already living the 'Day Zero' scenario...

Report: 64% of schools in Karnataka have playgrounds, better than national average

The grass is greener for the children of Karnataka. According to the latest District Information System for Education (DISE) report, 64% schools in the state have playgrounds which scores better than the national average. The report further suggests that 60% of North Bangalore and 69% of South Bangalore schools have playgrounds. In 2009-10 when the...
marginalised women

How to reach the most marginalised for gender equality

Reaching the most marginalised is a matter of social justice, as well as being essential for creating inclusive societies and sustainable economic trajectories. Inequality hurts everyone, hampers progress on poverty reduction and the realization of human rights, threatens social and political stability and is a drag on economic growth. At the same time, it is vital...
child labour

Child Labour and School Retention Inversely Proportional

Child labour is directly linked with the retention in schools and children from all states agreed to this. In the study published in the report Child Rights in India: An Unfinished Agenda, children were of the opinion that as long as they were going to school, they would not get into labour (except that...
black gold

Indian scientists develop ‘black gold’ that could harvest solar & purify seawater

Indian scientists have tinkered with the chemistry of gold and turned it into ‘black gold' which they say can be potentially used for applications ranging from solar energy harvesting to desalinating seawater. Scientists at the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) used gold nanoparticles and by rearranging size and gaps between them developed a...
food wastage in India

Reducing food wastage and hunger in India

According to FAO estimates, over 190 million people in India are undernourished (which is approximately 20% of our population). And one-third of world’s stunted children are from India. In spite of this, it is estimated by the UN that nearly 40% of food in India is wasted or lost. Food wastage in India happens at multiple levels – harvesting,...
microplastics

Microplastics and nanoplastics are polluting your body, here’s how

While macroplastics are a visible problem, microplastics and nanoplastics which are generated through physical, biological and chemical actions on plastic are emerging as a more serious health hazard. Due to their invisible nature, microplastics and nanoplastics can enter our bodies through products that contain nano-plastics such as scrubs, lipsticks, mascara, shampoos etc., other than...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman before presenting the Union Budget 2019video

Business leaders react to Union Budget 2019

The CSR Journal spoke to leaders from the corporate sector as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the maiden budget 2019 of the second Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha on July 5, 2019. Budget 2019 is good for start-ups Said Avnish Sabharwal, Managing Director – Accenture Ventures & Open Innovation, India & Middle-East, “The Union...
Marine biologist Divya Karnad

Meet the first Indian woman to win prestigious Future for Nature award

Dr Divya Karnad, a marine biologist working on shark conservation, is the first Indian woman to win the prestigious Future for Nature award. An assistant professor of environment studies at the Ashoka University, she is among three young researchers globally selected for the award, given by the Netherlands-based Future for Nature Foundation, which includes...
Indian flying fox

Machine learning for identifying bats carrying Nipah virus

Nipah is a deadly virus that can be transmitted to humans from the body fluids of infected bats. When infected bats feed on fruits or date palms, they contaminate the fruits. Once someone gets infected, he or she can spread Nipah virus to others. The recent outbreak in Kerala, which follows one that occurred...
boy drinking water

Made in India innovation recycles sewage into clean drinking water

Here's a solution developed right here in India, capable of offering clean drinking water, practically free of cost. A small firm in Tamil Nadu is providing crystal clear water to cities abroad using traditional knowledge about herbs. The man behind the revolutionary innovation is a former journalist. KP Sunil "couldn't clean the scum of politics,"...

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