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In India, most citizens are not aware either about organ donation or how to go about through the correct channels.  Various NGOs and corporate are trying to raise awareness across the country and reach out to masses. A critically ill one-year-old baby underwent a successfully performed a liver transplant. He is the the smallest baby at...

It hasn’t been long since the terror of Blue Whale game had taken the teenagers and children across the globe by a storm. In India too several teenagers were victimized by the game and committed suicide. The children are the future of our nation and their safety should be the biggest concern. It does...

The arena of sports is an ever growing and changing one in our country. It needs support for all age groups. More importantly, the juniors as well as established girl athletes. To encourage girl athletes from various parts of the country and in different individual sports disciplines, so as to enable them to compete on...

According to census 2013, about 70 per cent Indians live in villages and are poor. In order to increase the pace of development, it is important to enable access to resources to everyone which is not always there for these people living in the rural regions. Development is effective when it is simultaneous on all...

Today, women are playing a significant role in sustainability initiatives for their organisations, which not only covers environmental and societal issues, but also focuses on issues of gender equality and inclusiveness in the workplace. There is an increase in the engagement with sustainability leaders from across industries, highlighting important milestones while taking on the...

Sustainability is a business issue. With consumption growing rapidly due to growing population and rising income, there is unprecedented strain on natural resources. In response, many companies have set environmental performance targets. A lot of action has been taken over the last decade by corporates and it is no longer difficult to get case...

Thousands of girls get lost into the black hole of trafficking. There are over 3 million prostituted women in India, out of which 1.2 million are young girls. The average age of recruitment of girls into prostitution is between 9 and 12 years of age. Imagine playing an interactive game on the same lines. The...

‘My daughter got her first job at a hospital after she finished her nursing program. Her supervisor, after inducting her and her colleagues, got up from her chair to direct them out to their respective stations. While getting up, she whispered, “Thank you, Dan!” My name is Dan and she was my student. I...

About 1.5 million babies are born premature in India every year. Shruti, was born in Aurangabad on a bright day in April. Her entire family was happy and overjoyed, but their happiness over was short lived.  Soon after she was born, she was diagnosed with an eye complication which led to her blindness being...

विपक्षी नेता धनंजय मुंडे के भ्रष्टाचार के मुद्दे पर सदन के शुरुवात में ही बीजेपी और शिवसेना ने जोरदार हंगामा किया। लेकिन बाद में किसानों की रैली ने सदन का नूर ही बदल दिया। विधिमंडल का कामकाज आम आदमी की मांगो को लेकर केंद्रित हुआ। देवेंद्र फडणवीस की सरकार ने नाशिक के आदिवासी इलाके...

Cleft lip and Cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth does not form properly during pregnancy. In India, about 35000 children are born with clefts every year. Children with untreated clefts have difficulty in breathing, eating, and speaking. In India, less than 50% of children born with clefts get...

Government of Maharashtra and Reliance Foundation has collaborated to minimise malnutrition in children through adoption of Reliance Nutrition Gardens. The partnership is aimed at improving nutrition status of more than two lakh children in Anganwadis. The tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was earlier signed in 2015, between the Rajmata Jijau Mother-Child Health Nutrition Mission...