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India is estimated to be the economic superpower of the future. Globalization has empowered the country and its youth to grow significantly. However, large percentage of India’s population still remains un-impacted to this progress. This is because of lack of digital literacy in the rural India. In India, approximately 40% population is living below poverty...

मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फड़नवीस ने हाल ही में प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस द्वारा यह दावा किया है कि महाराष्ट्र को अब खुले में शौच से मुक्त कर दिया गया है। इसके पहले बीएमसी ने भी मुंबई को खुले शौच से मुक्त किया था लेकिन आज भी मुंबई में लोगों को खुले में शौच करते देखा जा सकता है। मुंबई में...

Few decades ago, a lean man with a stick took the country up by a storm by boycotting all the foreign fabric to initiate a revolution and encourage people to adapt local fabric. This action was aimed towards saving and rescuing the country from the plunges of Britishers. The world needs to follow his...

On April 22, over one billion people in 192 countries will celebrate Earth Day. Established in 1970 to raise awareness about the need to conserve our planet's natural resources, today the torch is carried by thousands of schools, non-governmental organisations and local and global institutions, starting with the United Nations. The United Colors of Benetton is joining in...

Recently, the E-waste Management Rule was amended. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) have simplified targets for electronics makers to collect e-waste depending on their yearly sales. As per the government rules notified late last March but effective October 2017, the life of a smartphone has been determined as five years, while that of a...

Global warming and climate change has taken up the world by the storm. Floods, droughts and hurricanes have increased in different parts of India in last few years. Droughts in particular have been significantly high in many states, causing extreme water scarcity. This has also resulted in may farmer suicides. According to a study,...

India is the sixth richest country in the world according to a report by New World Wealth, a global wealth intelligence and market research company. However, India houses largest number of people living under poverty line. Income inequality in India has risen substantially since the 1980s. According to a report by the World Inequality Lab,...

Charity begins at home. If you cannot help yourself and keep your own people happy, how will you ever keep the world happy? It will be nothing but hypocrisy. After the enactment of the CSR mandate, many corporates have associated themselves with various NGOs, or have started their own foundations as part of their CSR...

India is currently facing blood shortage. It has about 10% less blood corresponding to its requirements. This accounts to 12 lakh blood units. The eligible blood donor population is more than 512 million people in India. However, because of ignorance, lack of knowledge about the simple process, and myths associated with it, India has...

Every child has a dream and each dream is valid. This is because their dreams, thoughts, and aspirations make children what they are. An event showcasing the beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra’s “Giving Every Dream a Chance”—a special initiative to nurture children with unique dreams was held at Taj Yeshwantpur, Bangalore. It is a humble...

Cricket is the only sport that gets serious light in the country. Indian cricketers make somewhere around 2 crore rupees per annum. This is in the games. With the limelight they receive, they easily make way more than that in endorsements. However, the hockey players in India make somewhere around 15 lakh rupees per...

एक बार फिर से सारा देश उबल रहा है, कैंडल मार्च, सोशल मीडिया पर अत्याचार के खिलाफ खड़े होने की अपील, लोगों के ट्वीट्स और राजनीतिक पार्टियों के आरोप प्रत्यारोप, फिर वही सब, फिर फिर...लेकिन क्यों?, अब तक तो हमारे समाज को इन बातों का आदी हो जाना चाहिए था। क्या निर्भया कांड के...