Health & Sanitation

Old age makes you vulnerable to develop various ailments. Hence, at this stage, you require adequate health insurance that can secure you against the rising cost of medical expenses. Health insurance plans for senior citizens allow you to spend your golden period of life peacefully. Apart from this, it also saves you from the...

Being one of the simplest forms of life insurance products available in the market, term insurance is a popular choice of insurance buyers when it comes to securing the financial future of the family. But as an insurance buyer, it is important to understand that purchasing term insurance is not only about paying the...

Surekha Gadpori lives in one the most socially and economically disadvantaged pockets in the city of Hyderabad. With extensive experience in active social work, the sprightly 60-year-old saw the potential for safe drinking water to improve her community's health and wellbeing. Surekha leveraged the trust and respect of her community to join the growing...

JanaJal, the technology-enabled safe-water services provider, has launched two Water Knowledge Resource Centres (WKRC) at its water ATMs at AIIMS, New Delhi, and Bhopura Chowk, Ghaziabad. The initiative has been taken in association with USAID and Safe Water Network under the ambit of their programme SEWAH (Sustainable Enterprises for Water and Health). The objective...

COVID-19 outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. A number of jobs have lost, industries and businesses have collapsed, schools have closed off and people are losing their loved ones every day. While efforts are being made to revive the economy and bring back the order, it is difficult at the moment as...

Allcargo Logistics, India’s largest end-to-end integrated logistics provider, in a truly heart-touching gesture, provided life-saving free-of-cost heart surgeries to children from underprivileged sections of the society. 25 young children were treated bringing much-needed relief to the concerned families in this time of the pandemic. Allcargo Logistics collaborated with Satya Sai Education and Health Trust to...

Importance of sanitation in the world that is struggling to break the rapid spread of COVID-19, cannot be stressed enough. Sanitary and hygiene practices directly affect the health of individuals. This makes it crucial for India – home to a population of over 1.3 billion people, with the not-overly impressive healthcare system. For India,...

As a part of its Independence Day celebrations for 2020, Cadila Pharma celebrated freedom by honouring more than 4,000 COVID warriors across the country. The special evening was organised on a digital platform. Throughout the event, the organisation made sure that even though how we celebrate festivals has changed, the spirit remains the same. Independence...

While the medical fraternity globally is under various stages of trials for COVID-19 vaccines, preventing oneself from this virus is still the most potent tool to break the chain and flatten the curve. Using the right masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and maintaining physical distance while in proximity with others are very effective...

PM Modi announced the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) this I-Day and a wave of hope for universal health coverage swept across the nation. It was welcomed more than the declarations on cybersecurity and optical fibre connectivity, for obvious reasons. Health and immunity are on top of every citizen's minds since the nation is...

Media and Entertainment Powerhouse ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. in line with its national level CSR drive against COVID-19, officially handed over critical healthcare equipment (20 oxygen humidifiers) to the state of West Bengal in the presence of Narayan Swaroop Nigam I.A.S, Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Govt. of West Bengal. The Company has...

Among the many challenges that have gained urgency in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, housing requires a highly creative response. The huge exodus from cities to villages was necessitated on account of lack of proper housing in cities. Expanding access to affordable housing is essential not just for equitable development but also social...