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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated once every two years to solidify the engagement of the Indian diaspora with the government of India and to aid them in reconnecting with their roots. The day has been celebrated since 2003 to commemorate the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India in 1915. A convention...

After inviting Indian business to the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit in the financial hub of Mumbai, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath returned to Uttar Pradesh with investment offers apparently totalling more than Rs 5 lakh crore. During the Chief Minister's two-day visit to Mumbai, industrialists from significant groups like Reliance, Tata Sons, Adani, Godrej, Birla,...

According to data available from the Union ministry of corporate affairs, India Inc. used the largest portion of its compulsory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund in the education sector during FY16-17 and FY20-21, followed by the health and rural development sectors. The education sector received 29,918 crores in CSR grants throughout these five fiscal years....

With the advent of globalisation, the need to connect the entire world with each other arose. Companies such as Cisco facilitated the same. However, virtual connections are highly relevant today in the COVID and Post-COVID world, where a major chunk of population is and will continue working from home. In absence of seamless communication, the...

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism, defines sustainable tourism as tourism which should: ‘--Make optimal use of environmental resources that constitute a key element in tourism development, maintaining essential ecological processes and helping to conserve natural heritage and biodiversity. Respect the socio-cultural...

Businesses are known and lauded for their ability to allocate resources in a way that allows them to achieve maximum efficiency. It is this ability which enables them to make huge profits. The idea of CSR is exciting because of the assumption that companies will bring about much development in society by employing this...

India celebrated National Farmers Day, aka Kisan Diwas just a few days ago on December 23 to pay tribute to the country’s farmers who work hard from morning to dusk every day to produce crops. The last Census was held in 2011, as per which almost 70% of the country's population lives in rural...

National Farmers' Day or Kisan Diwas is celebrated every year on the 23rd December as a gesture to appreciate India’s farmers who give their blood and sweat to the land irrespective of scorching heat, shivering cold or heavy rains. Farmers toil very hard throughout the year to produce crops and yet, there are many who...

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has become the first Indian e-commerce company to commit to sourcing 100% of its electricity needs from renewable sources for its entire operations by 2030.  As a part of this pledge, Flipkart has taken Climate Group’s RE100 commitment, a collaboration of the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity. In alignment with its Net Zero...

Christmas is in the air! This is that time of the year when we flock to bakeries to taste finger-licking flavours of Christmas cakes or bake at home. This is that time of the year when tea cakes, cup cakes, sponge cakes, marble cakes, plum cakes, rich dry fruit cakes, wine cakes, dates, walnut,...

In the present day, plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environment problems. Plastic pollutes land, ocean, harms animals, marine life and even human health in so many ways. However, awareness is increasing. There are a handful of people who are taking an initiative to stop plastic waste from going to the landfills...

The education department of Maharashtra has enrolled one million parents of students in Classes 1 through 3 to tutor them in essential skills as part of an effort to raise the standard of instruction in government-run schools. The state government has picked Pratham, an NGO that aims to raise the standard of education for...