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Fire Service Week is observed across the country in the memory of 66 fire fighters who laid down their lives while fighting fire at the Bombay Dockyard. It took one week April 14 to 20, 1944 to extinguish the fire which broke out on a ship. Seawoods Grand Central Mall in Navi Mumbai has launched...

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) inaugurated its Center of Excellence – Anti Retroviral Therapy clinic (ART clinic) in New Delhi. To be known as The People's Clinic the ART center will operate for 12 hours a day, six days a week. The extended hours will serve the general public and incorporate an evening Moonlight Testing...

India regained its status as the world’s fastest-growing major economy at the end of  2017, posting a growth in GDP of 7.2%. Its population of 1.3 billion is also growing fast, as the country added 15 million people last year. Although welcome in their own right, these growth rates raise significant problems for the...

Indian weaving traditions have existed since time immemorial and have been a representation of the many unique sub-cultures within the country. With motifs, patterns, and techniques of woven textiles changing every few hundred kilometres, each region has been lent a new face and identity. Despite Indian handloom being at the centre-stage of world fashion, our...

A water ATM reduces the dependence of citizens on packaged drinking water, which otherwise is an expensive option, especially for those living in rural areas. The United Nations recognizes access to clean water as a basic human right. Yet, the World Resources Institute (WRI) found that over 100 million people in India are living in...

There has been a huge paradigm shift in the way the businesses worked after the term Customer Relationship Management (CRM) was coined. The service sector has become very dominant in today’s world, leading the other businesses to provide additional services along with the products to increase as well as retain the existing customers. Personalisation...

Contribution from the manufacturing sector to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has remained stagnated at around 16% for the past 25 years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Make in India on 25 September 2014, to curb the situation and turn India into a manufacturing hub of the world. He also introduced ZED (Zero Defect,...

On May 7th, 2016, Joshua Brown, became the first ever casualty, in an autonomous car accident. The cameras on his Tesla did not see a white trailer truck. He was driving at about 70mph, on a sunny Florida day. A white trailer truck was coming in the opposite direction, and against the glint of...

India is known to be the fastest growing economy in the world. However, there are certain conflicts in the country that act like hurdles to progress. Casteism is one of the biggest among them. India has seen many riots and conflicts triggered by casteism. Many people have died, many have become handicapped and many have...

A middle aged woman plays with her life everyday on the Marol Maroshi Road when she walks to the Vijay-nagar bridge to buy the favorite vegetables and fruits for her young granddaughters. A bike rider going to office everyday from the Ghatkopar Link Road is looking for alternate options for commute fearing his safety...

Sharmaji ka beta is always alert while handling any vehicle on the road. He loves to drive, and he is a disciplined driver. He always believed, if you are a responsible driver, you can always escape mishaps. One night, Sharma with his wife, went cycling after dinner, to exercise and burn some calories while enjoying...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Mizoram and Meghalaya to launch various projects. The government has taken a number of measures to fast-track North-East’s development since 2014. From boosting its tourism potential to improving connectivity, it is actively transforming the region. But the figures informed in the Parliament recently speak a different story. Companies spent...