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Women and men, in all their diversities, interact with the environment differently. For instance, evidence shows that climate change has gender differentiated impacts, employment data indicate that women rely on natural resources more than men do, and literature is plentiful on the disproportionate barriers women face to own assets, the absence of which can...

On the eve of International Women's Day 2022, meet 5 women who in a decidedly gender unequal world, are exemplifying how to defy glass ceilings and lead empowered and inspiring lives. With their work and their lives, they are showing us how we can come together to #BreakTheBias, which happens to be the campaign...

According to a new report, India has dropped three ranks from last year's 117 to 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals announced as part of the 2030 agenda by 192 UN member states in 2015. With the most recent rankings, India has fallen behind all other South Asian countries, with the exception of...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose great risk to the health and safety of India’s population. The continued threat of new variants, has reinforced the need to boost investments and partnerships in the health sector. India has the potential to generate a staggering $774 billion revenue in the healthcare sector by 2030, suggests a new...

In yet another humanitarian initiative for the Indian students stuck in war-torn Ukraine, volunteers from the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha temple in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Poland rushed to help with the emergency relief work on the ground. The relief efforts include establishing a mobile field kitchen in Rzeszów,...

In the Mahabharata, the wife of the Pandavas, Draupadi had to face all forms of inequality. This shows that women were treated lower than men. The ideal mindset of the society was to make the girl-child marry at a very young age. However, this state of affairs was weird and different as, on one hand,...

Sonu Sood has once again become a messiah, this time for Indian students trapped in war-torn Ukraine. He made plans for the young students to be evacuated and safely return home. Several of these students have posted videos on social media thanking the actor for saving their lives during the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Russia-Ukraine War The military...

The time to take action against climate change and adapt to rising temperatures is quickly running out. According to the latest study by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), acting now to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels can result in a "substantial" reduction in losses and damage...

As we commemorate those we have lost during these tough times, our society's devotion and goodwill towards one another has moulded and saved countless lives in the last 24 months. Humanitarian and relief efforts around the world, as well as in India, have helped stakeholders realise the necessity of individual social responsibility in numerous...

चुनावी बिसात पर राजनीतिक ड्रामा खूब खेला जा रहा है। चाहे उत्तर प्रदेश हो या फिर या फिर पंजाब मास्टर स्ट्रोक पर मास्टर स्ट्रोक खेला जा रहा है। पंजाब की बात करें तो कांग्रेस में मचा सियासी घमासान कुछ हद तक स्थिर होता नजर आ रहा है। राहुल गांधी ने चरणजीत सिंह चन्नी को...

Cooling contributes to climate change by increasing demand for electricity, much of which is still generated from fossil fuels, and through leakage of refrigerants, which have a much higher global warming potential than CO2 emission. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that if left unchecked, emissions from cooling are expected to double by...

According to a TeamLease EdTech poll, a substantial majority of corporations in India want to expand their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) financing for skilling and education in 2022. According to the poll, which included over 100 organisations from around the country, approximately 70% intend to raise their CSR spending on education and skilling in...