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Working on his task of Character Designing, Kishore Mohite from Pune with hearing impairment is in the hope of winning the ICT competition. Orthopaedically challenged Anita used to work as an accountant. Today she is competing in Regional Abilympics showcasing her talent by giving beauty therapy to the onlookers. Mumbai recently hosted the regional...

Experiential marketing agency The Think Tank Entertainment celebrated its 6th anniversary with the residents of Kishan Gopal Rajpuria Old Age Home in Mumbai. The Think Tank Entertainment is a full service integrated entertainment network, which specialises in creative strategy and big ticket events. In an effort to bring back joy to their everyday lives, the...

India is racing to become a $5 trillion economy in the next 5 years as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is imperative to double the farmers’ incomes in order to achieve this. However, with a rising scarcity of natural resources such as land and water, and increasing food insecurity because...

While the concept isn’t new – false information and mistruths have been circulating for as long as stories have been told – smartphones, the internet and social media (especially Whatsapp) have given it a new lease of life and a new high-speed distribution mechanism. Back in 2013, the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report...

A high-level committee chaired by Injeti Srinivas, secretary, corporate affairs ministry, has suggested removing the criminalisation of non-compliance with CSR norms. The committee has recommended that non-compliance of CSR should be made a civil offence and moved to a penalty regime. The committee submitted its recommendations to Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman suggesting that CSR...

Nine states in India are reeling under the effects of severe monsoon flooding. Over 200 have been killed in different parts of the country and thousands have been displaced after heavy rainfall battered several states. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala are among the worst-hit states. Earlier in July, over 210 people lost their lives and...

With a vision to empower specially-abled people with economic security and to bring them at par with their peers, PNB Housing Finance has collaborated with Tender Heart Education Society, an NGO in Faridabad that provides skill-based training to people with special needs. The intent of the collaboration is to strengthen the existing vocational skills program...

Delhi has always been on the top of the list of most polluted cities of the world. In order to improve the air quality in the capital several initiatives have been taken over the years to increase the green cover. Despite this, the situation has not improved significantly. Stubble burning in the nearby states...

Procter & Gamble (P&G) in partnership with WE Hub, a state-run platform for Women Entrepreneurs, recently concluded its first Telangana edition of vGROW Summit. vGROW is P&G’s first-of-its-kind platform to identify and collaborate with businesses and individuals offering innovative industry-leading solutions. Three startups were selected to pilot innovative digitization and energy optimization solutions at...

In a first step towards empowering the transgender population of India, The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, has been passed in the lower house of the parliament by a voice vote on August 5. The bill introduced with an aim to ensure that the people of the transgender community are able to...

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) initiated flood relief measures on a war footing in Sangli district of Maharashtra providing essential help to the authorities as well as the flood affected families of the region. Sangli district in Maharashtra houses the first factory of the company at Kirloskarvadi, a township developed by Laxmanrao Kirloskar more than 100 years ago. Kirloskar Brothers...

Embassy Group, India’s leading real estate developer and Cerner Corporation, a global health platform and innovation company, have created a consortium of corporates and NGOs to enhance the health and hygiene conditions of 62 Government Schools in Bangalore. Under the Corporate Connect Program, Embassy Office Parks aims to bring together Business Park tenants with aligned...