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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...

In an attempt to prevent child marriages, school dropout and boosting higher education especially among girl children, the Government of Jharkhand has been running the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana (SPKSY) scheme. Under this scheme scholarships totalling Rs 40,000 is provided to the beneficiary in six instalments. The scheme which was launched by the...

October 14th is observed as Global Handwashing Day across the globe every year. The day was founded by the Global Handwashing Partnership and was determined by the UN General Assembly in 2008. It focuses on the importance of hand wash and comes up with “creative ways to encourage people to wash their hands with...

Natural disasters, such as floods, are unpredictable and can cause significant damage to vehicles. With the increasing instances of floods due to heavy rains and storms, it is crucial for car owners to understand whether their car insurance policy covers flood damage and how to make effective car insurance claims in such scenarios. This...