Kasmin Fernandes

Globally, it is estimated that women earn 77% of what men earn. While data from 37 countries show the gender pay gap is slowly decreasing according to the UN Women report ‘Turning Promises Into Action’, at current trends equal pay will not be achieved before the year 2086 without targeted action. Since gender pay gaps...

‘Cyclone Fani’, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, made landfall near Puri, India, on 3rd May 2019. Over 10,000 villages and 50 towns bore its brunt, with over 1.4 million people still in relief centres across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Drinking water is evident...

Despite the brickbats The Vedanta Group has been receiving from environmentalists, Annanya Agarwal is positive that the group is committed to continuously work towards improving quality of life of the communities in its operational areas. "Even though CSR is a mandatory activity under the Companies Act, we always ensure that we spend much more...

In 2018, a report by NITI Aayog stated that India was facing the worst water crisis in history. Over 60% of the country is vulnerable to drought and one-third of the country’s districts have faced more than four droughts in the past decade. But, the worst is yet to come. By 2030, India’s water...

Ahead of Mother's Day, here are some statistics on a particular condition affecting mothers that will blow your mind. Postpartum depression affects nearly 20% of Indian mothers within the first 12 weeks of childbirth, while a milder form of the same, postpartum blues affects 50% to 80% of Indian women. The numbers are no different...

Motorcycles have numerous environmentally-friendly advantages over cars. Here are some of the many eco-friendly qualities motorbikes boast. "Motorcycles create less carbon dioxide than cars because they burn fuel more efficiently. Since carbon dioxide emissions could be argued to be the primary cause of global warming, this is significant," says Aravind Sanka, co-founder, Rapido, a bike...

Due to the concerted efforts of academics and disability activists alike, the dialogue around disability has moved far away from theories of ableism and segregation. Decades of work to change attitudes and approaches towards PwDs (persons with disabilities) has brought the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion to the forefront of the disability discourse. In...

After the Companies Act, 2013, many family-owned businesses have set up foundations that are at times also used to deploy personal wealth for philanthropy. More evolved Next Generation Philanthropists (NGPs) have established tight governance structures, and are adopting successful business practices to create a dynamic culture of giving and a positive work environment. Chetan Mehrotra...

Globally, a digital divide separates not only rich and poor but also men and women. Most countries have some distance to travel to open up access to digital technologies for women. Access and use of digital technologies is a powerful enabler of economic advancement for both individuals and entire economies, and it can have...

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) formulation has been a more open and more inclusive process than the formulation of the earlier Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) driven by United Nations Member States. Whereas MDG 3 had a single target focussed on education, SDG 5 proposes a range of targets to end discrimination, violence and...

Sachin has won hearts with his sportsmanship and his charity work. He auctioned the bat he used to score his 100th century and donated the money to charity. The former cricketer put in 51 lakh rupees towards a relief fund to help Uttarakhand in its time of loss when it was ruined by enormous...

A charity the Duchess of Sussex worked with before she got married to Prince Harry has released new video of Meghan in India. Meghan's travels with World Vision to Rwanda in 2016 have been well documented, but the charity today released more images of the duchess on a humanitarian visit to Delhi and Mumbai...