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Twitter’s Commitment to Social Responsibility – Ban on Political Ads
Sophists were the first political philosophers, contemporary to Socrates, who believed that virtue, in general, is the ability to acquire those things that people agree, give them pleasure – wealth, honour and status; and political virtue, in particular, is the ability to acquire these things by the successful use of power. Which is why,...
How Faster Shipping Impacts the Environment
By: Riley Panko
According to new research by Clutch, nearly half of online shoppers receive packages within 2-3 days of placing their orders.
Unfortunately, rushed shipping can lead to significant environmental problems.
For example, Amazon’s 2017 deliveries emitted roughly 19 million metric tons of carbon, and that was before the company began rolling out its new one-day...
President of India Confers Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presented Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards to selected companies. The President conferred national awards to winning companies in two categories namely, “Corporate Award for Excellence in CSR” and “Contribution of CSR in Challenging Circumstances”.
In his address, President Kovind stated that CSR has now become an integral part of business...
World Vegan Day – Going Vegan For One Day A Week
Veganism is a growing trend among the millennials as well as influencers across the world. With all of its health and environment benefits, it has been among the most acceptable food and lifestyle choice for a large number of people.
Considering its role in animal welfare and environment conservation, November 1st of every year is...
Preventive Climate Action or Disaster Management
Businesses are recognizing the risks associated with climate change. More severe weather patterns are already impacting the economy and making parts of the world more volatile. Such changes damage infrastructure, interrupt supply chains, hurt agricultural productivity and impact human health.
The United Nations has estimated that the economic cost of climate-related disasters alone hit $2.245 trillion over the...
देवेंद्र फडणवीस की “हत्यारी” पुलिस ?
कानून व्यवस्था पर नकेल कसी रहे इसलिए महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस ने गृह मंत्रालय अपने पास ही रखा, भले ही फडणवीस पांच साल पूरा करने वाले प्रदेश के दूसरे सीएम हो लेकिन पांच साल पूरा होते ही मुंबई की पुलिस जो सीधे सीएम के अधीन आती हो उसपर ऐसा दाग लगा कि महाराष्ट्र...
Ethical Dilemma in Growing Organoids
On Monday, October 21, at Neuroscience 2019, the Society for Neuroscience’s 49th annual meeting, held in Chicago, U.S., two neuroscientists warned the gathering that fellow scientists are “perilously close” to crossing the ethical red line of growing mini-brains or organoids in the laboratory that can perceive or feel things.
Organoids are a group of cells...
पुलिस हिरासत में मौत, संजीदगी से पुलिस फर्ज निभाती तो बच जाता विजय सिंह
रात 2 बजे की वारदात, वडाला टीटी इलाके में कानून के रखवाले ही कानून की धज्जियां उड़ा रहे थे, पुलिस वाले रखवाले होने के बजाय भक्षक बन रहे थे, विजय सिंह पुलिस हिरासत में था और वो तिल तिल मर रहा था लेकिन पुलिस वाले उसकी जान बचाने के बजाय बेबस और मासूम को...
CSR: Reviving Health of Our Rivers
Water is the most important resource for the survival of life. In fact, life for the first time was detected not on land, but water. Even today, when our scientists try to explore other planets for the possibility of life there, they look for the existence of water on it.
Almost two-thirds of the earth’s...
ITM Institute of Hotel Management hosts 450 underprivileged kids on this International Chef’s Day
ITM Institute of Hotel Management at both their campus i.e. Navi Mumbai and Mumbai campus celebrated International Chef’s Day and World Food Day by preparing and serving food along with acclaimed Chefs from the Industry to the children from Premdan orphanage, Kharghar, St. Catherine Orphan Home, Spark-A-Change Foundation, and Schools on Wheels, Mumbai.
The students...
बीजेपी, शिवसेना या फिर तीसरा विकल्प, जो भी सरकार बने, जिम्मेदार बने
हरियाणा में सरकार तो बन गई, लेकिन महाराष्ट्र में सरकार बनने में पेंच फंसा हुआ है, महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा चुनाव में बीजेपी सबसे बड़ी पार्टी बन कर उभरी तो जरूर है लेकिन जनादेश और सीट दोनों कम होने की वजह से उनकी सहयोगी दल शिवसेना बीजेपी को आंख तरेर रही है। पांच साल सरकार में...
Genome Sequencing in India
It has been rightly said that ‘Prevention is better than cure.’ Especially in the context of healthcare. Technological advancement is taking slow but sure steps towards this ideal.
Research laboratories working under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced the completion of genome sequencing of 1008 Indian individuals representing diverse ethnic groups...