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Soroptimist International Pune Metro East, a Non-Profit NGO focused on empowering women and conservation of the environment, hosted a March for “Global Warming is a Global Warning” on 30th June. Creating awareness about climate change and its dangerous ramifications, Col. Soli Padamjee graciously allowed the use of  Sardar Dastur School grounds on Col. Tarapore Marg...

Nipah is a deadly virus that can be transmitted to humans from the body fluids of infected bats. When infected bats feed on fruits or date palms, they contaminate the fruits. Once someone gets infected, he or she can spread Nipah virus to others. The recent outbreak in Kerala, which follows one that occurred...

Accenture, Cisco and Quest Alliance are teaming to equip 1.5 million youth across India with skills for the digital economy. As part of a year-long collaboration, the organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Directorate General of Training (DGT) within the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to offer a digital...

Companies are under great pressure to make sustainability a part of their core purpose because of climate change. According to the UN IPCC report, decisive bold steps are required to be taken in the coming decade in order to avoid the catastrophic consequences of runaway climate change. In fact, the World Economic Forum’s report has highlighted that...

India is a growing economy yet it’s frightening that every 3rd child in the country suffers from malnutrition, while two million children die from preventable diseases every year. Infant deaths in India remain the highest in the world. 802,000 infants died in India in 2017 due to lack of access to clean water, sanitation, proper...

While the countries of the world are progressing well at achieving the SDG targets, but the questions arise whether the efforts are enough after the Joint Monitoring Report on water, sanitation and hygiene, produced jointly by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO), that was released recently. According to the report,...

The government of Uttar Pradesh has appointed the Tata Centre for Development (TCD) at UChicago as one of the members of the newly launched Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) for catalysing collective action for rejuvenation of the Hindon River—a second-level tributary of the River Ganga. As a part of the Steering Board, which is the apex body...

The order of the Supreme Court issued on February 13, 2019 with respect to the claims of forest-dwelling Indian tribals — the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers — is a case of the Supreme Court speaking against itself. In effect, the court has ordered the eviction of lakhs of people whose claims as...

The mid-day meal program has been one of the most celebrated initiatives by the government in India. The program that provides mid-day meals to schoolchildren has been widely hailed for their multiple benefits such as an increase in enrolment and attendance particularly of children from vulnerable groups, contribution in reducing classroom hunger and improving...

At a time when a recent survey found seven elephant corridors in the country impaired, the Asian Elephant Alliance, an umbrella initiative by five NGOs, has come together to secure 96 out of the 101 existing corridors used by elephants across 12 States in India. What are elephant corridors? Elephant corridors are narrow strips of land...

Miracle Foundation’s CFE (Centre for Excellence) initiatives follow a four-pronged approach. These include building capacity and training of staff at CCIs, building a community of CCIs, getting government-run childcare institutions and other NGOs to participate, and a focus on guided self-assessment. In its first year, the CFE was jointly planned and launched by Miracle Foundation...

In a tribal district in Madhya Pradesh, toddlers are branded with hot iron rods to treat malnutrition. The tradition has been going on for generations. 42 per cent of Umaria’s land is under forest cover, and over 80 per cent of its population is rural. The district has been under influence of treatments by quacks...