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Think of Ayodhya and the first phrase that springs to mind is Ram Janmabhoomi. Private and public enterprises doing corporate social responsibility have also limited their scope of work to this topic as far as Ayodhya is concerned. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath invited corporates to use CSR funds for the Rs. 330 crore...

“Get the word out there.” These five words sum up what mass communication is essentially for. The media relentlessly keeps the public up-to-date on the latest news in every field imaginable. So, when it comes to advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the possibilities of what diligent media coverage can achieve are endless: from facilitating dialogue...

March 22nd is celebrated as World Water Day across the globe to raise awareness about the global water crisis and support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. The theme of World Water Day 2021 is valuing water. The value of water is about much more than...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about an awareness about the state of healthcare infrastructure in the country. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that what we experienced with COVID-19 was certainly not great, but the worst is yet to come. It has warned that it is time for the world to make healthcare a...

Global Recycling Day, which is the brainchild of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), unites people across the world, highlighting the need to conserve our six primary resources (water, air, coal, oil, natural gas and minerals) and celebrating the power the “Seventh Resource” - the goods we recycle every day. In the wake of...

From UN leaders to the US Vice President, everyone was calling for women's equal participation in public this week. Kamala Harris said that “the status of women is the status of democracy” in her first speech before the United Nations in her role as Vice President of the United States. United Nations Chief António...

March 16th is celebrated as National Vaccination Day or National Immunization Day in India every year, to emphasize the importance of vaccination. The day was observed for the first time in 1995, the year in which the Pulse Polio Program was launched in the country. National Vaccination Day is extremely relevant this year as India...

Merely 4% of the houses that the Modi government promised under the rural housing scheme are complete. The Central government’s flagship programme called PMAY-G (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Grameen) is a rural welfare programme. What is PMAY-G? The objective is to construct concrete homes with basic amenities for homeless citizens living in the villages who can’t afford...

As part of the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign by the Delhi government, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has asked corporate players in the national capital to take up the cause by adopting electric vehicles in their fleets and use CSR funds for setting up charging stations in the city. In fact, according to the transport department, the...

The Weeknd aka Abel Tesfaye is popular for his dark and gritty songs but there is more to the mysterious popstar than his music and public persona. He has been backing political issues and donating vast sums to charitable causes including racial justice groups like Black Lives Matter, COVID-19 relief, and maternal health. Last year,...

A green economy and green mobility will drive the post-Covid world. So, it's safe to say that “green jobs” which contribute to this transition will only become more lucrative in coming years. Green jobs have already started making an appearance in the form of urban farmers who are experimenting with vertical farms and gardens in...

It has been said over and over again, that ‘Women are their own worst enemies. With repeated studies, dialogue and content published that says the same, it has almost become a belief. This is a grave injustice and a stereotype imposed on the womenkind that disregards the spirit of sisterhood among women. In a move...