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COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread across the globe. The virus has severely affected millions of people putting an unprecedented burden on the healthcare systems of the countries of the world. Even the most developed countries are struggling to contain the virus and the hospitals are compelled to ration their resources. In order to check the...

People in the little village of Gunvata in Rajasthan's Amer district had been falling prey to various illnesses from burning unclean fuel for cooking. They relied heavily on fuel sources such as firewood and cow dung cakes for cooking food indoors. The smoke from these fires adversely affects women’s health the most since they...

COVID-19 lockdown in India caused a major disruption in the schedule of school-going children of the country. With new norms to be followed, the schools across the country were shut down resulting in compromised education status of young students of India. Considering the uncertainty regarding the duration of COVID-19 lockdown or social distancing norms,...

As Pride Month 2020 comes to a close, let's turn our attention to trans-inclusion at corporate houses in India. All central government departments were recently asked to include ‘transgender’ as a separate category of gender for recruitment in civil services and other posts, according to an order by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances...

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has said that Land Use Change, prepares the ground for zoonoses like Covid-19, and it should be reversed. Land Use Change reduces the physical distance between animals and humans, which increases the interaction and conflict between the two. These interactions often result in zoonoses like Covid-19. What is...

Why is a natural bodily process a topic of shame for women and teenage girls? Access to sanitary care products was hard; the COVID-19 pandemic has made it all the more difficult, especially for Indian women in the villages. Menstruation is a taboo word and various rituals demonising the natural female process culturally bind...

Atmanirbhar Bharat and its easy money components are encouraging more youth to startup their own businesses, in an effort to solve the problems that are faced by our society in an innovative way. India being a tropical country faces a major brunt of environmental degradation and global warming. Considering this, many startups have shaped...

The country is reeling in shock over the passing of the talented, smart and popular actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The much-loved actor, took his own life at his apartment, leaving his family, colleagues and fans in a dark abyss. Rajput was a kind soul who tried to help out the society and reduce the sufferings...

India had begun taking big steps to leverage technology in the healthcare sector much before the pandemic hit. In the segment of health-tech in India, polices can focus either on devices or technology or both. We take you through the public policy on this subject that has become more crucial since the spectre of...

Every two minutes someone needs blood in India. According to a study by India Spend, India faces a shortage of 1.9 million blood units every year. This problem has reached new heights in the time of COVID-19 wherein social media is flooded with requests for blood from family members because the blood donation camps...

India has always been leading the world in terms of problem solving and innovation. With innovations like Ecoclean 2300 for purifying the sewage water or Waste decomposer for waste management, Indians have time and again proved their worth by providing cost-effective and energy-efficient solutions for community problems. This quality has always managed to earn...

As India gradually unlocks and the private sector gets accustomed to the 'new normal', where does corporate social responsibility (CSR) stand? Let's take stock of CSR funding in post-lockdown India. The economic recession we are experiencing due to the pandemic has already seen company stocks performing poorly across the board, from the SME startups to...