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Having a car is not only about the convenience of transportation. It is about having a sense of success and prestige. This is why the passenger vehicles industry plays a huge role in developing countries such as India. Maruti Suzuki India, holding the largest market share in the passenger vehicles space in India, plays...

Bengaluru is known for being the IT hub of India. The growth of IT sector in the region has made the city an attractive place for corporates of many other sectors, to set up their headquarters in and around Bengaluru. Presence of such major conglomerates has also led Bengaluru and regions around it to...

The Government of India has revised the CSR guidelines for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) by including the PM's Internship Scheme as the common theme for the current fiscal, according to a government official’s statement to PTI. Theme-based CSR Spending Currently, CPSEs follow a theme-based approach in utilising their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. CPSEs have to spend...

The Government of Maharashtra has recently launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Vayo Shri Scheme’ with the aim of benefitting senior citizens. The purpose is to provide financial assistance to senior citizens so that they can live life with dignity. The state government has also announced that it will provide Diwali Bonus to women as part of the...

Pune is close to the nation's financial capital and an emerging hub for business and information technology. This flourishing, culturally rich city belongs to Maharashtra, which is the highest spender for corporate social responsibility in India. Naturally, Pune has a thriving CSR culture. In FY2022-23, Pune received the second-largest share of the amount of the...

To enhance safety of college students across the district and handle harassment cases more strictly, the Nilgiris District Police in Tamil Nadu inaugurated the ‘Police Akka’ project on Wednesday. The initiative was launched N.S. Nisha, who took charge as the District Superintendent of Police in August, this year. The initiative was launched by Coimbatore...

Indians waste as much food as the whole of United Kingdom consumes, according to a study conducted by United Nations Development Program. While this is majorly because of a large population size of the country as compared to the UK, it is still an alarming statistic considering how much of the country's population still...

India is a great mix of both urban and rural spaces. While urban spaces connect the country to technology and the outside world, the rural part of India produces food and fibre for the entire nation. But despite its valuable contributions, rural spaces in India suffer setbacks in education, technology, innovation, social change, and...

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is hosting a hunger strike 15th October on Tuesday in solidarity with the doctors of Kolkata who are on fast unto death since 5th October in protest against the brutal rape and murder of trainee a doctor in the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, which took...

Tata Steel is the 10th largest steel producer in the world. It is one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers. Together with its subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, the Company’s operations are spread across five continents with an employee base of over 65,000. Tata Steel is a socially responsible corporate citizen, which believes...

The cities of India might be designed based on the idea of modernisation, but not on the idea of gender equity. The infrastructure of the city does not provide for enough clean female toilets, subsidised women's transport and other women-only mobility options. This restricts a female from accessing the city, in a similar manner...

According to WHO, rabies is a viral, zoonotic, neglected tropical disease that is 100% preventable. While the disease infects mammals including cattle, cats and dogs are also highly vulnerable. An otherwise controllable disease is responsible for loss of lives, both animal and human, due to lack of awareness and preventive care. Making its contribution in...