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Coca-Cola India Private Limited is a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company which manufactures and sells concentrates and beverage bases and powdered beverage mixes. With an aim to ‘Refresh the world and make a difference’, the company works to preserve the synergistic interconnectedness of its communities and activities. Through its Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Coca-Cola...

According to a study published in journal Cardiovascular Research on October 26, 2020, about 15 per cent deaths across the world due to COVID-19 can be linked to long-term exposure to air pollution. The study was conducted with the epidemiological data available from the previous studies conducted in the United States and China on air pollution, COVID-19 and...

Crimes against journalists are grossly overlooked in the judicial system. Killers of scribes often go unpunished. According to the UN, no less than 1,200 journalists were killed all over the world in the last one and half decades. Most of the murder cases are pending, with only one in 10 criminals being punished by...

World Vegan Day is celebrated on November 1 every year across the globe. The day marks the founding day of The Vegan Society in the United Kingdom. It is observed to promote adoption of Vegan Lifestyle and to educate people on the benefits of veganism to health as well as the environment. Veganism has a...

These new-age firms driven by Indian whiz kids are firing up the farming ecosystem. Agritech is short for agricultural technology and also goes by the term agrotech. With farming being the main source of livelihood for more than half of our national population, Indian agritech startups have the potential to empower millions of men...

Human prosperity is the result of economic development and technological innovation. In recent years, the twin forces of globalization and digitalization have elevated lifestyles to new levels of convenience and affluence. However, the flipside of this is the emergence of several global societal issues that grow in severity each year, including economic inequality, resource...

Citizen social responsibility (CSR) puts the act of categorising your household garbage at the top of the pile of personal duties. Take ownership of the waste your home generates, say local municipal corporations. But why is it so important to segregate waste at home?  If waste is not separated properly, it all gets mixed up...

Gender equality in the labour market seems like a utopian concept today, with not a single country in the world has achieved it. According to the 2020 edition of the United Nations report on the state of gender equality in the world, there has been no change in the gender gap in the labour market...

The penultimate day of Navratri celebrates the divine feminine in the form of Maa Mahagauri. The eighth day is also known as Maha ashtami. She is the most compassionate form of Goddess Durga, hence devotees worship her to ease their earthly and planetary suffering. In honour of Maa Mahagauri, we are looking back on...

Tomorrow is the 75th UN Day – the historic day on which the United Nations officially came into being after the ratification of the Charter by the world's biggest countries. The UN Charter is the founding document of this great non-partisan institution that has been working towards global peace and equality. India commemorates this special...

Today is the sixth day of Navratri, considered to be the most auspicious of the nine days. On this day, Goddess Durga assumes the form of the dauntless Katyayani. The myth goes that the goddess was born as a daughter to sage Katyayana, hence the name. Goddess Katyayani went on to slay Mahishasur and...

The fifth day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Skandamata. She is the epitome of motherhood and brings the mother-child relationship to the fore. The most striking thing about her portrayal in popular culture is the way she is holding her infant in left hand. Her left arm is also positioned so as to...