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“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...

The Akshaya Patra Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2020. It continues to be the world's largest NGO school meal programme, serving hot, nutritious mid-day meals to 1.8 million school children in India every day. Not only does it reach out to kids, but to people in need at large. During the COVID-19 crisis,...

As per the WHO Global Report on Road Safety 2018, India accounts for almost 11 per cent of road crash-related deaths in the world – the highest among 199 countries followed by China and the US. According to the latest Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) report on Road Crashes in 2019, on...

महाराष्ट्र के पूर्व फ़ाइनेंस मिनिस्टर सुधीर मुनगंटीवार बीजेपी के कद्दावर नेता हैं, फ़ाइनेंस पर अच्छी पकड़ रखने वाले सुधीर मुनगंटीवार सीएसआर यानी कॉर्पोरेट सोशल रिस्पांसिबिलिटी में गहरी रूचि रखते है। सीएसआर फंड की मदद से सामाजिक काम करते है। सुधीर मुनगंटीवार महाराष्ट्र के चंद्रपुर से आते है, जहां इन्होने सीएसआर की मदद से जिले में...

जब भी हम आपदा और विपत्ति में होते हैं, हमें सिर्फ एक ही नाम आता है एनडीआरएफ, मुसीबत में फंसे लोगों की जान बचाने के लिए एनडीआरएफ के जवान देवदूत बनकर सामने आते हैं। 19 जनवरी यानी कि एनडीआरएफ रेजिंग डे, इस खास मौके पर बातचीत करने के लिए हमारे साथ मौजूद है एनडीआरएफ...