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CSR: Government Initiatives to Bring Sustainability in India’s Agriculture
India is predominantly an agrarian country. Agriculture employs almost half of the country’s workforce. It is also responsible for providing livelihood to the majority...
Innovative solutions in slums to beat the summer heat
Within the growing urban vulnerability, it is the poor and those who live in informal settlements that will be the hardest hit. There are...
CSR: Government Initiatives to Empower Rural Youth
Some of the most critical developmental goals that governments strive to achieve are providing employment, securing livelihoods and improving incomes of the people. Indian...
CSR Fighting Anaemia in India
Malnutrition is a substantial issue in middle income and low-income countries. It encompasses both – undernutrition as well as obesity. However maternal undernutrition is...
CSR: Fighting Thalassemia in India
Thalassemia is the most common genetic blood disorder that is prevalent in India. It is a blood disorder, which destroys critical red blood cells....
Scaling innovation in clean drinking water for rural India
If India is to achieve its goal of supplying water to 90% of rural households by 2022, then scaling water interventions is paramount.
However, the...
FSSAI Mandates Brands To Stop Using Misleading Words in Advertising Food Products
Pure, organic, fresh, natural, authentic are some of the words that the FMCG industry commonly use to describe their products. These words which play...
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...
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...
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...
CSR: How can India Inc Help in Reducing Perchlorate Contamination
Perchlorate contamination is slowly and gradually taking over all the food and water we consume. Whether or not we are aware of it, we...
Rohini Nilekani: The social sector must recognise and talk about failure
By Rohini Nilekani
A lot of ink is spilled, and awards are bestowed celebrating the success of the social sector–and there is much to celebrate....