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The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on the 26th of June every year with the aim of spreading awareness against the menace of drug consumption and peddling and promote a healthy life free of addiction. From time to time, police across Indian states and union territories have taken initiatives...

Are you a woman residing in Tamil Nadu? Do you have to travel late night for work or any other purpose? Do you feel scared or unsafe while travelling alone at night? If the answer is ‘yes’, then here is good news for you! Tamil Nadu Police has launched a new initiative keeping the matter...

Cancer is a major cause of deaths across the world. In the year 2018, cancer was the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or one in six deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). While lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types...

Free and compulsory education for all children in the age group of six to fourteen years is a Fundamental Right in India. But how many children get to enjoy this right? How many children or their parents living in rural areas or urban slums are even aware about this? While governments schools in India provide...

In a first of its kind initiative, Bidhannagar City Police (West Bengal) has started a Tele Medicine Project for senior citizens and police personnel. This has been done in association with AMRI Hospital Salt Lake and East Kolkata Nagrik Foundation, a non-governmental organization. Face to face or virtual consultation The project has been initiated under the...

B.R. Ambedkar, also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was a social reformer, jurist, and politician who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement. He was the architect of India's Constitution, which is considered to be one of the most progressive and liberal in the world. Ambedkar dedicated his life to uplifting the oppressed...

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are known for their successful careers in the entertainment and sports industries, respectively. But the couple has also been making headlines for their philanthropic efforts. At the recent Indian Sports Honour awards, they announced the launch of their new philanthropic venture called SEVVA. SEVVA is an acronym for their...

They don’t beg anymore. They don’t pull pedestrian’s clothes asking for money or food. Instead, one can find them happily sitting together with books, copies and pencils in their hands and smile on their faces. A lot of these children, who reside on footpaths of Kolkata’s Gariahat area, are now receiving education from ‘Gariahat...

Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar has launched a new sustainability campaign aimed at raising awareness about the urgent need for climate action. The campaign, called Climate Warrior, is part of the actress' ongoing efforts to promote environmentalism and encourage her fans and followers to make more sustainable choices in their daily lives. Pednekar's Commitment to Environment...

It's hard to deny that we live in a world where there seems to be an app for everything, from ordering food to connecting with friends, and now, there's an app to help us contribute to the SDGs. The Centre for Social Initiative and Management (CSIM) has developed an app, called SDG Lab, for college...

Ratanpur, a small, quiet village under Shantiniketan Police Station in West Bengal’s Birbhum district has a population most of whom sustain on agriculture. However, since January 2023, the village proudly boasts of a Sunday library where not only local children but also students from other neighbouring villages are flocking to read books. On top...

Gender gap in education is persistent in almost every state of India, in some areas it is more, and in some areas it is less. But it exists. Even today, the number of school dropout girl children is higher than that of boys that is the harsh reality. Non-profit organisation Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan...