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फोनी ने मिटाया, आपदा प्रबंधन ने बचाया
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सोमवार को फोनी तूफान से सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित ओडिशा का दौरा किया और मुख्यमंत्री नवीन पटनायक के साथ एक उच्च स्तरीय बैठक की अध्यक्षता भी की। इस दौरान पीएम ने इस भीषण तूफान से मुकाबले के लिए सीएम नवीन पटनायक सहित यहां के लोगों की प्रशंसा भी की। साथ ही...
Trending #MyWishForMoms creates open dialogue about postpartum depression
Ahead of Mother's Day, here are some statistics on a particular condition affecting mothers that will blow your mind. Postpartum depression affects nearly 20% of Indian mothers within the first 12 weeks of childbirth, while a milder form of the same, postpartum blues affects 50% to 80% of Indian women.
The numbers are no different...
Bajaj Auto to provide CSR support to Sufi and Bhakti documentation project
Bajaj Auto Ltd. (BAL), a two and three-wheeler manufacturer in India, will extend its CSR support to Sahapedia’s documentation and education project in Rajasthan and Maharashtra that seeks to explore Bhakti and Sufi traditions in the two states and bring into focus the wealth of poetry, music and artistic creativity these movements inspired across India.
The project titled...
CSR: After-effects of The Catastrophic Cyclone Fani
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted cyclone Fani to hit the coastal state of Odisha India. The storm which was supposedly the strongest to hit the country in 20 years was predicted with almost pinpoint accuracy according to the UN agency. Considering the warnings by IMD, the states were well prepared for the...
Jio University must convince UGC panel about actions, plans for IoE tag
To obtain the much-coveted tag of ‘Institute of Eminence’, Jio University must apprise the UGC-appointed Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) of the steps it has taken in the last six months and its plans for the next two-and-a- half years.
“The university is yet to get the Institute of Eminence (IoE) tag, for which it needs...
NSDC partners with UAE bodies to set up international driver training institutes in India
In line with providing international opportunities to the Indian workforce, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has collaborated with the Emirates Driving Institute (EDI), UAE, and the Youth Chamber of Commerce (YCC), UAE, to establish driver training institutes in various parts of India.
The partnership will facilitate the candidates to acquire a UAE driving license, in...
The politics and control of seeds by corporations
‘Development' in agriculture by the mechanization of agrarian systems did not only make agriculture dependent on machines but, with time and technological development, has gradually been successful in reigning over every agricultural input.
As the first link to our agricultural and food system, the seed becomes one of the most inevitable inputs to do farming....
CSR: Take a bike taxi to reduce your carbon footprint
Motorcycles have numerous environmentally-friendly advantages over cars. Here are some of the many eco-friendly qualities motorbikes boast.
"Motorcycles create less carbon dioxide than cars because they burn fuel more efficiently. Since carbon dioxide emissions could be argued to be the primary cause of global warming, this is significant," says Aravind Sanka, co-founder, Rapido, a bike...
Adani’s Carmichael mine is unlikely to go ahead
There’s general agreement that Adani’s proposed Carmichael mine in the Galilee Basin will be a big issue in the current election campaign. If that were to be true anywhere, it would be in the seat of Herbert, based on Townsville, which hosts Adani’s regional headquarters.
Yet a recent Newspoll conducted in Herbert estimates the two-party...
World Vision India team prepares for Cyclone Fani
World Vision India’s team is on the ground and ready to respond to Cyclone Fani, which continues to intensify, threatening millions of people in India.
Tropical storm Fani, (pronounced “foe-nee”) a severe cyclonic storm formed in the Bay of Bengal with wind gusts of up to 175 mph has completely moved to the land and...
CSR: Antimicrobial Resistance – Securing Future From A Major Health Crisis
Antimicrobial resistance has been acknowledged as a major health crisis by several policymakers. However, the economic impact caused by this has not been considered completely. A report titled “No Time to Wait: Securing The Future From Drug Resistant Infections” from the Interagency Coordination Group(IACG) on Antimicrobial Resistance has put the financial fallout into perspective.
The...
Canada Is Working on Plastic Problem Following Philippines’ Threat of ‘War’ Over Waste
Many developed countries, including the US, Canada, and countries in the EU, have been exporting their trash to developing nations to be recycled and processed, though it often simply ends up in developing nations' landfills.
Lack of resources in Southeast Asian countries, in particular, have prevented them from investing in waste management systems, resulting in anaccumulation...