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How the mighty fell yesterday... if only for a few hours. US Presidential hopeful Joe Biden, eccentric tech heavyweight Elon Musk, God-complex rapper Kanye West and his reality star wife Kim and the world's richest man (Amazon CEO) Jeff Bezos and other widely followed celebrities were targetted in a high profile hacking spree. They...

School dropouts tend to get into petty jobs with no employee benefits or guarantee. The dropout masses of India face challenges in finding decent jobs and building a career off them. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India has been imparting employability to youth not only in keeping with the Skill India Mission but also...

Whiz kids in India are coming up with new technology to make the lives of the specially-abled smoother and more comfortable. From an electric wheelchair for rough Indian terrain, an AI-driven app for the autistic to digital braille for the visually impaired to a device that helps throat cancer patients get their voice back,...

Even as two players tested positive for COVID-19, the American National Basketball Association is going ahead with its plans to resume the season on 30th July. In wake of the protests tearing through America, the NBA has dedicated the upcoming 2020 season to “social justice”. The phrase “Black Lives Matter” will appear on court. Social...

Persons with disabilities often prove to be more than the sum of their parts. 29-year-old Premalata Behera, from a tribal community of Odisha, lives with her parents and three siblings. Her father is a small marginal farmer and supports the family with his meagre income. Due to economical reasons, he could not take care...

Overpopulation feeds traveling viruses like the globe-trotting novel coronavirus we are grappling with. Back in 2009, the swine flu pandemic infected millions and killed thousands of people before coming to a halt a year later. The culprit behind it was a new strain of H1N1. Ironically, H1N1 is the virus responsible for the destructive...

Newly-vegan actress Rakul Preet Singh admits to “feeling lighter” ever since she stopped consuming animal products. She is also proactively being a responsible celebrity after going vegan. Rakul Preet is collaborating with international nonprofit Million Dollar Vegan to share 1,000 vegan meals a day with people in Dharavi. Masoor biryani and vegetables are on...

Population is often considered to be the root cause of all the problems in many countries. China, the most populous country of the world, has therefore been trying to control the population growth by incentivising couples opting for only one child. In India too, similar policies have been adopted by certain states. World Population...

Sports has significant mindshare for the Indian public. Notice how we become one mind during the World Cup final. Current sports CSR budgets have been largely invested in promoting excellence in sport. However, sports can play a transformative role in achieving value for the company in question as well as the communities involved. Despite high...

Leadership in the right direction, assertion and tremendous empathy can pave way for transformation. This has been achieved by Anshu Pragyan Das, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Ecotourism. Muduligadia, a small village in Nayagarh district of Odisha consisted of about 35 households. The residents of the village had for years engaged in gathering forest resources...

Business has an important role to play in Nation Building, and the fact is not lost on the Indian government. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs formulated the CSR provisions in the Companies Act in a way that would make it most conducive for India Inc to be socially responsible. The Central government has actively...

India should remain on “high alert” over the locust threat for the next four weeks, advises FAO (the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation). Meanwhile, the Indian government has stepped up efforts and is using drones and Bell helicopters for control of the plague. In its latest update, the FAO said that spring-bred locust swarms that...