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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....
AI to Reduce Food Waste
Food waste is a global issue that poses a plethora of challenges at humanitarian, environmental and economic levels. However, the threat that it actually...
Up-Cycling Denim Waste
Denim is the fastest growing fashion trend in the world. The durability and comfort of the material have made it extremely popular. However, with...
A child leader fighting for child rights
For a change, a burn gave birth to fire. This is the story of Thimma Reddy from Raichur, who is emerging as one of...
CSR: Rise in India’s Carbon Emissions
India has been responsible for 2,299 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA)....
First transgender woman to marry legally, set for Bollywood debut
Shree Ghatak Muhuri, a transgender woman, has been cast in director Ram Kamal Mukherjee's film Season's Greetings. Celina Jaitly’s comeback movie will see the...