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It is cruel to wear silk. Find out why
Did you know, some 6,600 silkworms are killed to make just 1 kilogram of silk?
Silk is the fibre that silkworms weave to make their...
Maharashtra Ex-CM Manohar Joshi in conversation with Editor-in-Chief Amit Upadhyay on “Dil Se Dil Ki Baat”
Watch Maharashtra Ex-CM Manohar Joshi in conversation with Amit Upadhyay, editor-in-chief, The CSR Journal
UN leads new united push on green tech solutions
The UN, tech giants, and the policy, finance and science communities today teamed up to launch major new pushes on using cutting-edge technology to...
New ‘hotspots’ tool pinpoints unsustainable consumption and production
UN Environment launched in March 2019 a new tool that allows countries to see “hotspots” of unsustainable practices in consumption and production.
The tool, known...
CSR: Air Pollution Shortened Lifespan of an Indian Child by 30 Months
Air Pollution levels have been disturbingly high in India over the last few years. In fact, the majority of the top 20 cities with...
BCG donates 300 laptops and INR 5 lakhs to Computer Shiksha
Global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group donated 300 laptops and Rs. 5 lakhs to Computer Shiksha, a non-profit organisation based out of Gurugram.
Vikash...
Instagram backlash and the social media void
August 2018 saw the launch by New York-based Village Marketing of the first Instagram-centric apartment. The 2,400-square-foot SoHo space, which is decked out with...
TISS AESDII concludes Programme and Financial Management Workshop
TISS AESDII in collaboration with Shantilal Muttha Foundation concludes Programme and Financial Management Workshop.
TISS AESDII in collaboration with Shantilal Muttha Foundation concluded its Programme...
IIFL Finance raises awareness of social causes with contest
On 23rd March 2019, IIFL organized “Rangon Ka Milan” Drawing and Slogan contest which was conducted in more than 1,240 IIFL branches in a single day in over 700 cities and towns across the...
Special training for Omega Healthcare employees to mentor visually impaired kids
As per a report from WHO, about 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide. Census data indicates India being home to the world’s largest...
More than 300 global and Indian leaders gather in Mumbai to tackle UN SDGs
This week saw the second annual gathering of leading business leaders, policy makers, academics and artists at the Xynteo Exchange/India2022 hosted at the Nehru...
Trans inclusion in Kochi Metro, the ups and downs
Kochi Metro’s move to hire 23 trans people from the self help group Kudumbashree in housekeeping and ticketing earned national as well as international...