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Widespread use of concrete and cell phone radiation has affected sparrows as well as the other common flora and fauna in urban habitat and is a dire warning to humans about impending environmental hazards. 20th March is earmarked as World Sparrow Day annually, to raise awareness about the importance of sparrows in the ecosystem and...

Holi is one of the major festivals in India. The festival of colours is a two-day celebration with people applying colours and water on each other on the second day. While this is a fun activity, the colours used in the festival are often hard and tough to get off. The chemicals used to...

Despite having access to reasonably extensive aquifers, the coastal regions of India face a risk of saline water intrusion, rendering their water unusable without treatment. In the 1990s, Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) observed that the salinity had seeped inland in the Gujarat coastline to up to 15 kilometres and the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) was...

Adani Enterprises Limited on February 25 won the bid to manage and operate the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport after it quoted the highest price among all financial bids. However, four years ago, in August 2015, Adani group, the Gujarat-based corporate giant had signed the work contract agreement for development of the Rs 7,252 crore Vizhinjam...

The world today laid the groundwork for a radical shift to a more sustainable future, where innovation will be harnessed to tackle environmental challenges, the use of throwaway plastics will be significantly reduced, and development will no longer cost the earth. After five days of talks at the Fourth UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, ministers...

In the gold rush for global domination of the electric mobility market, India has thrown its hat into the ring. The Modi-led government announced last month that it would offer US$1.4 billion in subsidies for both buyers and manufacturers of electric vehicles and impose higher import tariffs to spur domestic companies to build vehicles. The government...

In a major push to utilize CSR for sustainable development of Skills, Bihar Skill Development Mission (BSDM) organized a summit titled Confluence of State Skill Mission and CSR for Sustainable Development of Skills. The summit was held on 19th March, 2019 at India Habitat Center by Bihar Skill Development Mission (BSDM) to create synergy between...

The most important people in an actor’s life are not only their parents, but also their personal staff. Some actors are known to be generous to their drivers, bodyguards and makeup artistes. But it takes an extra kind heart to do what Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt did. Alia's driver Sunil and her helper, Amol are...

Hundreds of domestic workers, construction workers, trade union members, advocates, civil society organisations, working women and youth participated in #March4Women, a silent march to demand safer and more gender-equal working conditions. This march was part of a larger campaign organised by CARE India and PAHAL, two non-profit organisations working to bring an end to gender-based...

Annual philanthropy convening ‘Dasra Philanthropy Week 2019’ was hosted by Dasra, a strategic philanthropy foundation, in New Delhi. It brought the empowerment of India’s 250 million adolescents at the forefront of the discussion between government officials, non-profits, sector experts, foundations and philanthropists. Through the lens on ‘collaborative action’ with the government, the convening spotlighted on government schemes like Rashtriya Kishor...

Corporate Social Responsibility has gained a lot of importance in the last few years. Especially after the CSR mandate, the companies are investing their time as well as money in ensuring that the maximum impact is made in society. With rising popularity, CSR has introduced a lot more challenges for the corporates. One of...

The Delhi government has drafted a policy to keep a check on the food wastage at social functions in the national capital. All organisers and caterers will have to register themselves with NGOs to manage the surplus and leftover food for distribution among the underprivileged, says the draft policy. "The caterer should make proper arrangements...