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India’s large populace requires ophthalmic care. But the question is, does it have enough human resource to address this need? Despite major advances in affordable technology and innovative models of eye health care delivery, blindness is still a major public health issue in India due to avoidable causes such as cataract and refractive errors....

The UN’s industrial development organisation (UNIDO) defines corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way of integrating social and environmental concerns in business strategies while satisfying, at the same time, economic interests. The concept of “triple bottom line” coined by John Elkington in 1994 merges in a single idea the intrinsic need for businesses of creating...

By Sudeep Gupta and Joy Sharma, Founding Partners, Impactify For a long time now, the social sector has been facing critical issues pertaining to funds – a lack of it to be precise. Regardless of the fact that the social sector’s intent and goals are sincere, the reality is that it faces a huge challenge...

By Mohana Nair, President, Ladies’ Wing of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Entrepreneurship needs a different mindset. It is much easier to work for a boss rather than to be the boss yourself. Women have a much more difficult task leading an enterprise than men do. Men are easily accepted as leaders, while women heading...

One of the most promising ways to close the stubbornly persisting gender divide is technology. While inclusion is growing for everyone, women tend to lag men globally when it comes to having access to financial products in emerging markets. In many contexts, women have less access and are less adept in the use of...

The latest World Economic Forum report states that India is the fastest growing, large economy (GDP growth–7.5%), and by 2030 is forecasted to become a USD 6 trillion economy. This consumptiondriven economy is creating a new landscape, governed by consumers and stakeholders like the NGOs and media. The private sector and brands are not just...

India is one of the most populated countries in the world, with the majority of its population devoting their passion towards the game of cricket. Sports like hockey, football, basketball, badminton, etc, have always had a niche following in our country, but the introduction of the league based model for these sports, has resulted in...

Healthcare as an industry has seen major developments in the past decade. There has been a constant requirement of qualified doctors, medical practitioners, and public-private collaborations that will promote better quality healthcare services to the masses. Corporate Social Responsibility in India has the maximum contribution towards education followed by healthcare. Although the contribution towards improving...

By Ami Misra, Programme Specialist, National CSR Hub, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Women’s empowerment is a buzzword in contemporary times. However, the nuances of this buzzword are seldom understood with all its complexities. The Indian landscape has a large variety of actors advocating for and promoting the cause of women. Apart from having a Cabinet...

By Vaishali Nigam Sinha While otherwise enjoying a phase of robust economic growth, India, unfortunately continues to be plagued by energy poverty. This is more pronounced in the rural regions, which are home to close to 70% of Indians. Though the government has focused attention on rural electrification, there are still around 41 million houses implying...

By Abdul Bari Nijrabi and Max Bone On April 25, representatives of the United States, Russia, and China convened at the first trilateral meeting on the Afghan Peace process in Moscow. At the conclusion of this meeting, the United States released a statement outlining the agreements reached during the trilateral consultation. This meeting was preceded...

‘Development' in agriculture by the mechanization of agrarian systems did not only make agriculture dependent on machines but, with time and technological development, has gradually been successful in reigning over every agricultural input. As the first link to our agricultural and food system, the seed becomes one of the most inevitable inputs to do farming....