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More than 200 NGOs have issued a warning that "stop the spiralling global hunger catastrophe" by taking swift international action. 238 organisations from 75 nations, including Oxfam, Save the Children, and Plan International, voiced alarm at the rising rates of hunger in an open letter to world leaders gathered in New York for the...

Google, a global leader in technology, has announced that it would now include information about hotel sustainability, health, and safety programmes in search results for users. It used to appear on the hotel landing pages in the Google hotel search results starting in 2020, however, it can now appear straight in Google Search. When a...

Reduce, reuse, recycle— these three ‘R’s are extremely important when it comes to protecting our environment. We discuss, talk and write about these but there are a handful of responsible people, who actually practice the same. Tanushree Ghosh, resident of West Bengal’s Madhyamgram (near Kolkata) has been actively trying to spread the message that...

Yvon Chouinard, the wealthy founder of Patagonia, has committed to donating his business to fight climate change. "Earth is now our only shareholder,” wrote Chouinard in a letter. “If we have any hope of a thriving planet — much less a business — it is going to take all of us doing what we...

Every year on September 16, people around the world celebrate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The day was established by the UN in 1994 in an effort to spread awareness of the need of safeguarding the layer that protects all life on Earth from the Sun's dangerous UV radiation. In...

In the words of 16th U.S. president, Late Abraham Lincoln, democracy is government “of the people, for the people and by the people.” The Encyclopedia of Britannica defines democracy as “Rule by the people. The term is derived from the Greek dēmokratia, which was coined from dēmos (people) and kratos (rule) in the middle of...

Shri O.P. Jindal found Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) 30 years ago and made the Jindal Group synonymous with mining and Industrialization in India. He also ensured that JSPL used its profits and resources for the betterment of the society through the CSR initiatives of JSPL Foundation. JSPL Foundation has been spending on...

The moment one says Rajasthan, we start imagining the desert. It is no surprise to learn that several regions in the state suffer from extreme water scarcity. One such region was the Tontari village. For decades, the people of this village had been facing a severe water crisis and were struggling to perform daily...

Over the years, NGOs have advocated for many good causes but over time their work showcased an image of poverty, sadness, and pity. This representation of multiple problems in India invites commiseration from the global as well as local audiences. However, there are a few NGOs who are taking a novel approach to dealing...

“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken” — Leo Tolstoy Our connection with nature is extremely crucial for human survival. To begin with, nature provides the oxygen which we inhale every second to survive. We get every necessity for survival from nature be it...

The State administration of Odisha encouraged the Center to design a framework for institutionalising proactive engagement in the growth of the scientific and technology ecosystem across all the States. Science and Technology Minister Ashok Panda stressed the importance of fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and research and development in order to improve the State's STI ecosystems...

According to a new report released on Thursday, the cost of achieving global goals to combat problems including hunger, poverty, and climate change increased by 25% to $176 trillion over the previous year as the performance on some of the indicators reversed. The report by the Force for Good Initiative (FFGI) has stated that...