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India is the only country in the world with a legislature on mandatory CSR. The biggest corporations in the country are obligated to spend 2 per cent of their net profits under Corporate Social Responsibility, according to Company’s Act 2013. As part of our series of CSR rankings, here is a glimpse of the CSR...

Imagine a 10-year-old child from a remote village in Manipur, Rajasthan or Assam reading learning about sustainability, climate change, reading books in English or solving complex mathematical problems! This is exactly what non-profit organization Barefoot College International (BCI) is doing among underprivileged children in India through their digital community school programme. Talking about the same,...

“Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast, Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast. (If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this),” the beauty of Kashmir can perhaps be best described by 13th century Indo-Persian Sufi poet-musician Amir Khusrau’s couplet. The tourism industry has experienced perhaps its all time...

Since 2011, 25th of January is observed as National Voters' Day in India to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India (ECI), which was formed on this day in 1950. The purpose is to encourage young voters to participate in the polling process. For this, the government of India announces and...

The sex ratio at birth (SRB) in India is 896 females per 1000 males. The huge disparity in the lower number of girls is not a natural phenomenon but an outcome of a dominant patriarchal society. The country talks about economic growth, but illegal practices like female foeticide, infanticide, and sex determination are very...

Lenovo announced its goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between the UN Global Compact, CDP and World Wide Fund for Nature – making it the first PC and smartphone maker and one of only 139 companies in the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mumbai to inaugurate Metro Rail Lines 2A & 7 worth around Rs 12,600 crores on Thursday. The Prime Minister enjoyed a metro rail ride and interacted with youngsters inside the train. The metro line 2A connecting Dahisar E and DN Nagar (yellow line) is around 18.6 Km long, while metro...

MG Motor India has signed MOUs with 22 colleges as part of its MG Nurture program to upskill more than 25,000 students in four years. What is the MG Nurture Program? MG Nurture is an initiative that intends to impart future-ready skills to students by way of hands-on and experiential training on EVs and Autonomous and...

Have you been harassed, abused or cheated? Are you struggling to find your crutch while leaving for the police station or unable to find your hearing aid? If you are deaf-mute or specially abled ‘Divyang’ residing in Indore, you will not have to take the trouble of traveling all the way to a police...

The city of Golden threads and palaces, Murshidabad plays a crucial role in the history of Bengal. Located near the Bhagirathi river, Murshidabad is known for being the residence of the Nawab Murshid Quli Khan (Murshidabad was named after him), Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula and other nawabs of Bengal. It was the capital of Subah Bengal...

Varanasi, also known as Benares or Kashi is among the oldest cities of India. The city is considered to be a holy city among Hindus, who believe that if they spend the last days of their lives in the city, they will be able to achieve salvation. Despite its religious and historical importance, the...

Are you a senior citizen residing in Kolkata? Does your son/daughter live abroad or settled in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai or any other city? Do you suffer from loneliness or feel helpless? Do you feel unsafe? Are you worried about your ailing spouse? Are you worried about whom to contact in...