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As the norm goes, the focus is always the "child". It is no different in case of the special needs child as well. Everyone is always concerned about how the child is doing? How is he recovering? Is he walking or talking yet? Nobody ever thinks about the mental health of parents of these...

There is increasing awareness and concern about mental health globally, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. India accounts for 15% of the world’s mental ailments burden, and the country is struggling with a substantial treatment gap that healthcare providers are working to bridge. While there are several explanations for this, social stigma is the most...

The FMCG market has always been closely connected to its consumers and their diverse choices; hence, a long-term shift in consumers’ habits and choices is bound to have a definite impact. For a while, the new-age consumers have been facing extreme climatic conditions and changes, which have affected their purchasing habits and made them...

In today’s world, design has become an integral part of our lifestyle. Be it across fashion, décor, or media, every aspect today has a design element to it.  It is that strong pillar of creativity that runs with upcoming trends and contributes to the success of different industries. Alike other industries, the world of...

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have increased the popularity of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The concept of CSR has evolved from being a suggestion that corporations should set aside a part of their profits to invest toward philanthropic activities, to becoming a basic component of how many companies operate their business sustainably. What...

When you start to think about sustainable development and things like food and water security, you come to realise that it is the humble farmer, who has the most valuable and important job of this country. Farmers are saddled with a difficult dual responsibility: to supply primary agricultural produce in large enough quantities, safely,...

The Indian CSR sector, although active, is only now waking up to creating a sustainable and impactful presence. Especially in the case of healthcare CSR, which has received a lot of attention, post the pandemic. The past two years of COVID-19 have unfolded several loopholes in the Indian healthcare and medical infrastructure and have...

Social entrepreneurship is slowly evolving in small pockets in different parts of India. While most such ventures generally start with a lot of promise, only a few of them are able to survive and prosper. Many of them opt for funding to build the scale of operations, and sometimes even to keep the enterprise...

India has a vast arable land area with 15 agro-climatic zones identified by ICAR, with all sorts of weather conditions, soil types, and the ability to cultivate a wide range of crops.  According to the second advance forecasts for 2019–20, total food grain output in the country would be a record 291.95 million tonnes....

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on people and communities at large, disrupting the socio-economic landscape of the country and the gains made towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the last few years. Its sudden onset impacted how we see the world, conduct business, and go about our lives. During this...

In India, as is the case globally, investors use different strategies to build and diversify their asset portfolios to optimize financial gains. While multiple new-age assets have arrived for both short and long-term benefits, one emerging trend over the past decade has been sustainable investing. While sustainable investing is another proven method of growing one’s...

What is ESG? ESG refers to the environmental, social, and governance factors of a company’s non-financial performance. It relates to the sustainability practices adopted for the long-term. Today, customers and stakeholders have an expectation from businesses to be cognizant of the environmental, social, and governance impact that an organization has through its operations. ESG is...