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There are multiple agencies involved in the renewable energy sector in India. At the central level, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal ministry of the Government of India (GoI). The broad aim of the ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements...

Life for people with disability is not easy. It becomes very difficult for an individual who is deaf as well as blind to be able to express themselves. Especially to someone who is not acquainted with sign language. It is unfair to children with such disabilities because they do not get the opportunities every...

A new global coalition to combat sand and dust storms was launched at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of Parties (UNCCD COP14) meeting in Delhi recently. Sand and dust storms—also known as sirocco, haboob, yellow dust, white storms, and the harmattan—are a natural phenomenon linked with land and water management, and climate...

राजनीतिक हस्तियों के साथ साथ अब कॉरपोरेट घरानों पर भी आईटी और ईडी ने शिकंजा कसना शुरू कर दिया है। अब इस फेहरिस्त में देश के सबसे अमीर कॉरपोरेट घराना भी चपेट में आ गया है, रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज के मालिक मुकेश अंबानी की पत्नी नीता अंबानी और उनके परिवार वालों के खिलाफ ब्लैक मनी...

By: Nicole Schlabach It is increasingly common for corporate leaders to take stances about political issues and corporate social responsibility is en vogue. Often, leaders take stances in support of the causes of social equality or justice. Are these stances, though, socially responsible? Company Leaders Take a Stand for Many Reasons In today’s digital landscape, it’s become increasingly difficult...

Denim is among the fastest-growing fashion trend in the recent decade. With its sturdy finish and a comfortable fitting, it has become highly popular among millennials as well as the older generations. However, this denim is very expensive ecologically. Manufacturing one pair of jeans takes up 8000 litres of water. Taking this into consideration, a...

India has experienced unprecedented growth in urbanization in recent decades. More than 30% of India’s population is already living in urban areas and an estimate of the UN State of the World Population report says that more than 40 per cent of the population will be living in urban areas by 2030. By 2050,...

Pledging their relentless support to drive Swasth Nari (Healthy Women) mission in the Nagpur region, DXC Technology supported a state-of-the-art mobile healthcare medical van. Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis flagged off the van on 8th September 2019. The project will cover multiple villages across Nagpur region, educating women and girls on the importance of preventive...

The United Nations had launched highly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The comprehensive SDGs covered a variety of subjects from reducing carbon emissions, to reducing poverty, hunger and improving healthcare industry; set targets for the countries of the world to be accomplished by 2030. However, as the 2030 deadline to achieve them draws...

At a mere 14 years of age, Chandani Grover from Bhopal is raising awareness for the well-being of strays. Her work includes hands-on help through de-worming, vaccination, sterilization, and feeding on the streets. Chandani’s venture began the day she witnessed a vehicle run over a stray puppy. She sees a lack of empathy as...

By Dr Bharat Champaneria, Kaka Ba Hospital, CSR initiative of Cadilla Pharmaceuticals. Ingestion of bulk drugs by the rising demands in the global pharmaceutical markets has led to an exponential growth of the Indian manufacturers present in the healthcare industry. This makes one realise how well-being, fitness and everything related to health is becoming an...

A recent study calculated Mumbai’s open space per person at just 1.1 square metre, 31 times lower than in London and 26 times lower than in New York. For the population most primed for play, and who are set to make this the world’s youngest country by 2020, the children and youth, this is a...