Leaders Speak

We had the pleasure of interacting with a young social impact leader who is not only breaking the glass ceiling but also nurturing various philanthropic collaboratives at the national and international level. Naghma Mulla is the CEO of EdelGive Foundation, the philanthropic initiative of diversified financial services group, Edelweiss. She has developed and fostered...

National Institution for Transforming India, also known as NITI Aayog, anchors the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) with support from Central Ministries and the State Governments. The Government of India constituted NITI Aayog to replace the Planning Commission, which had been instituted in 1950. This think tank and knowledge innovation hub has been given the...

A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini is a responsible and diverse organization of 290,000 team members in nearly 50 countries. The company is an innovator in the world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported global revenues of €16 billion in 2020. Through it...

Majority of India's population reside in rural areas. In order to make it to the list of developed nations, it is very important for the country to focus on the development of these rural areas. Ambuja Cement Foundation, the CSR arm of Ambuja Cement, has been focusing on holistic rural development through various initiatives. In...

“Handloom is not only the second-largest sector after agriculture in providing livelihood but also the largest unorganized sector in India. However, handloom weavers are drifting away from the sector at an alarming pace. Precious skills of centuries could soon be lost with weavers in rural areas having abandoned the craft for want of proper...

Did you know there's a Tibetan Medicine Centre in Bengaluru city established by none other than the Dalai Lama himself? “My grandfather and father were big followers of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. My father had met him during one of his visits to Bengaluru, and that’s when he asked him about setting up...

Artificial intelligence in agriculture is attracting the attention of technology bigwigs like IBM. At a time when the whole world is disrupted by COVID-19 and social distancing is the norm, electronic mandis, for example, could offer an excellent way for transactions between farmers and customers in the post-COVID world. Manoj Balachandran who heads CSR at...

The government of India opened up the vaccination drive for people over the age of 18 for COVID-19 from May 1st 2021. With this, a large number of eligible adults are participating in the world's largest vaccine campaign. Amid this, there are many questions with regards to do's and don’ts of the vaccination drive....

कोरोना की इस जंग में 1 मई का दिन बहुत ही महत्वपूर्ण है। क्योंकि 18 साल से ज्यादा की उम्र के लोगों को आज 1 मई से टीका लगने की शुरुआत हो चुकी है। टीकाकरण की आज पूरे देश भर में शुरुआत हुई है। बड़े पैमाने पर युवा वर्ग विश्व के सबसे बड़े टीका...

पूरे देश भर में ऑक्सीजन की कमी है। कोरोना ने हाहाकार मचा रखा है। एक-एक सांस के लिए लोग आस लगा कर बैठे हैं, लेकिन ऑक्सीजन उन्हें नहीं मिल रहा है। आपातकाल के बीच एक अच्छी खबर उद्योग जगत से आयी है। ऑक्सीजन क्राइसिस में देशभर के कॉर्पोरेट्स आगे आए हुए हैं और बड़े...

Bisleri, the leading water bottle brand, firmly believes in responsible business practices. Owing to its contribution to water stress and plastic waste in the environment, it has endeavoured to not only optimise its operations but to do its best to conduct its business in a sustainable manner. Additionally, it has launched several initiatives with...

“If women are reminded of the fact that they can be and are equally responsible for managing their family finances, it will motivate them to understand finance,” says Tina Suzanne George in an exclusive interview on International Women's Day 2021. The eldest daughter of Thomas George Muthoot, Promoter-Director of Muthoot Pappachan Group, she is...