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Once a bureaucrat proves that they are credible, nobody dares to threaten them directly. This is the experience of a brave IAS officer Dr Renu Raj in the state of Kerala. Dr Raj who scored All India Rank 2 in 2014 batch of the UPSC civil services exam in her first attempt, received her first...

The role and scope of the agricultural sector in achieving India’s $5 trillion economy target are important, considering the labour force participation witnessed by the sector, said Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal emphasised on the role...

In order to bring scalability in a social welfare program, it is important to bring about a behavioural change, especially in a country like India where the traditions and taboos are deeply imbibed in the psyches of the people. In a 2018 report, “Bold Philanthropy in India,” The Bridgespan Group observed that the barriers to...

To create awareness and pledge commitment towards the empowerment of women across social and economic domains, the third edition of The CSR Journal Excellence Awards will celebrate the theme of ‘India First’ with a focus on ‘Women Empowerment’. The awards will be held at Vigyan Bhava in New Delhi on 22nd July 2019, as...

The use of artificial intelligence will be critical to delivering truly autonomous vehicles and seamlessly integrated transport in cities one day. The transformation of it has already started in various cities of the world with AI being used in a host of transport applications, cutting CO2 emissions on the roads. In some of the cities...

Located in the greenest part of the city Lutyens’ Delhi, Shangri-La’s – Eros Hotel, New Delhi is the right choice for a ‘Breathe Easy’ stay, with the natural air-purifying plants. Apart from the Electronic Air Filters that remove airborne particles as small as 2.5 microns, there are a variety of air-purifying plants that have been placed...

The Bombay High Court, on July 16, 2019, quashed the coastal regulation zone clearances granted to Mumbai’s civic body and ordered construction on the proposed $1.7 billion (about Rs 12,000 crore) Mumbai Coastal Road project to stop. The project is one of the most expensive infrastructure development projects, stretching 35.6 kilometres and connecting the entire western coast...

Reaching the most marginalised is a matter of social justice, as well as being essential for creating inclusive societies and sustainable economic trajectories. Inequality hurts everyone, hampers progress on poverty reduction and the realization of human rights, threatens social and political stability and is a drag on economic growth. At the same time, it is vital...

Walking is one of the most important means of moving from one place to another. However, as India’s car ownership capacity increases, the lives of these pedestrians and cyclists are more at risk. In the absence of pedestrian-specific infrastructure in the country, the walkability of the Indian cities is getting worse as the number of...

Jaquar Group, the leading ‘complete bathroom and lighting’ solutions company with a presence in over 45+ countries, announced its continued support to the government’s Skill India initiative on World Youth Skill Day. As part of the Group’s existing plumber training and customer service initiative; 63,000 plumbers have been trained through PAD (Plumber Associated with...

Human trafficking, defined as the illegal trade of humans most commonly for the purposes of sexual slavery and forced labour, currently claims an estimated 24.9 million victims worldwide. Of them, 8 million trafficking victims live within India’s borders according to the Global Slavery Index. In 2017, an IPS officer, Raj Tilak Roushan was transferred from...

During the recent Road Safety Week, there was much discussion in the media about road accident fatalities in India. To all of us lucky enough not be affected by such ghastly mishaps, these numbers are mere meaningless statistics. So, let’s try and put in some context. In November 2018, Brown University in the US released...