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Cleanliness has always been etched in the DNA of Indian culture since time immemorial. Mahatma Gandhi has gone so far to preach “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Following his values and teachings, the government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi started ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ to promote cleanliness and sanitation in...

It looks like time is up for corporate entities that ignore a toxic work environment. In the US, at least. Popular American talk show The Ellen DeGeneres show has been in the news because of multiple shocking allegations of workplace harassment, racism and sexual harassment by former employees. Hollywood's darling host Ellen feigned cluelessness...

Independence Day 2020 was a celebration of freedom not only for human citizens but also for stray dogs and puppies on the streets of the Mira Road-Bhayandar area in Maharashtra. Mira-Bhayandar residents who are volunteering with the NGO People with Paws and Wings took to the streets for a citizen social responsibility (CSR) drive. Mira-Bhayandar...

The soul of India lives in its villages. Corporate social responsibility is actively engaged in giving wings to this soul by funding rural development in a structured manner. CSR in rural development Numerous long-running CSR programmes, from HDFC Bank's Holistic Rural Development Programme to ITC's Mission Sunehra Kal are making progress in sustainable rural development. These companies...

Independence Day is symbolic of so many things for the citizens of India. It stands for the strength of our leaders who fought for Independence, for the heroic role played by the Indian Nation Army in India’s freedom movement, for the unity shown by the diverse populace of India, and for the road to...

PM Modi turned his attention to an aquatic species on Independence Day 2020. He launched Project Gangetic Dolphin on 15th August, a 10-year government scheme to protect and increase the numbers of the endangered species. Needless to say, environmentalists are thrilled. It was 11 years ago that the Ganga River Dolphin was declared the...

India officially got independent from British Rule on August 15th, 1947. The years of struggle of thousands of people and the political leadership of our leaders at the right time finally culminated in the freedom of our beloved nation. On the 15th day of August 1947, the citizens of India gained political and legal...

Mumbaikars have been known for their never-give-up spirit and their selfless generous acts of kindness. The population that has left behind their homes to fulfil their dreams are able to relate to distress and struggle making them empathetic to fellow humans. This is why, every now and then, stories of mumbaikars helping each other...

The founding fathers of our nation laid out a structure for governance with a strong centre. However, we wonder on the eve of Independence Day 2020 whether they realised that it would concentrate all power with the Union government, particularly the PMO (Prime Minister's Office). This centralisation has always been a source of tension....

One person donating his/her organs can save eight lives at once. In addition to this, the said person’s tissue and corneas can drastically improve the lives of another 75 people. Therefore, just by signing up to donate organs after death can make a person a life-saving superhero for many others. In the wake of COVID-19...

Delhi is considered to be the most polluted city in the world. In fact, the city experiences a public health emergency every winter due to the rise in air pollution, which has become a recurrent annual crisis. Vehicular pollution is one of the major contributing factor to this. In order to combat this, recently,...

Organ Donation Day 2020 is close. We will celebrate it on August 13th in gratitude of donors and by recipients like would-be engineer Shreya Siddanagowder. Back in 2016, she was a fiercely independent 18-year-old student, when her life changed course forever. She was travelling by a Volvo bus from Pune one early morning. The...