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In a philanthropic move, the Indian Army is providing free preparation for medical competitive exams through the 'Army HPCL Kashmir Super 50' initiative in the northern districts of Kashmir. The Army is also offering financial assistance to students who are accepted into prestigious medical schools by funding their expenses. The situation in North Kashmir is...

The ways of engaging with your employees today is very different from what it used to be before the pandemic. Work is distributed amongst workforces spread across geographies in a hybrid mode – from homes and offices, where working within the traditional office timings is no longer prevalent. Working hours have got extended in...

By 2024, almost 40% of Indian digital infrastructure bids will require vendors to present their environmental initiatives and progress, according to market research and analysis firm IDC. IDC India Research Director for Enterprise Solutions and ICT Practices Sharath Srinivasamurthy stated ESG (environment, social, and governance) is rapidly becoming a focus for Indian organisations expanding...

A Tiruvannamalai-based NGO People Organisation for Planning and Education (POPE) was awarded the French Government’s prestigious human rights prize for 2021. During a virtual ceremony held from Paris, Lise Talbot-Barré, French Consul General in Puducherry, handed the prize to R.L. Rosario, POPE president at the Consulate. What is the Human Rights Prize of the French...

With the advent of new technologies, there is an increased requirement of skills such as cloud computing, AI, data analytics, etc. It is estimated by several studies that these technologies will replace about 50 per cent of jobs in the next couple of decades, while the requirement of individuals adept at such skills will...

By Dr. Swati Mahajan and Akshat Garg In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) agreed on an ambitious Five Year Strategic Plan known as the ‘Triple Billion Targets’. Under this initiative, by the year 2023, the WHO proposes to achieve three targets: - 1 billion more people have access to universal health coverage - 1 billion more...

YES Foundation and Humana People to People India (HPPI) launched the DISHA training programme to help marginalised women in rural areas set up and run their own nano enterprises. Over three years, the DISHA programme will skill and counsel over 36,000 women in Rajasthan in entrepreneurship and business development, enhancing the pool of livelihood...

It requires more than resources to be a philanthropist. Padma Shri awardee Prabhaben Shah from Daman proved that by spending her life providing for the vulnerable. Prabhaben was 12 years old when Mahatma Gandhi in 1942, at a Congress Session in Bombay launched the Quit India Movement. Prabhaben pledged to help the freedom struggle and...

Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has announced that its business Godrej Aerospace has partnered with Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, for innovating methods and processesfor industrial net zero initiatives. As a part of the ‘FutureScope Build UK-India’ programme, the focus is to foster collaboration between UK...

Film stars in the Southern states of India not only have a large and devoted following but also do tremendous amount of charity work alongside their acting work. 1. Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi first laid the foundation of the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT) in 1998, which works with eye banks and blood banks. The actor himself is a...

India’s largest Science-based Ayurveda major Dabur India Ltd has now become a 100% ‘Plastic Waste Neutral company’ in India, having collected, processed and recycled around 27,000 MT of post-consumer plastic waste from all over India in the 2021-22 financial year. With this, Dabur has become the first Indian consumer goods company to achieve this landmark....

At the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) in November 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 highlighted India’s proactive stand in the fight against climate change, sending a clear message to historical emitters. Action from the private sector will play a critical role in achieving this target and a...