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India has achieved significant progress on the financial inclusion of both women and men over the past six years. The number of bank accounts has more than doubled, and the number of bank accounts held by women has almost tripled. Several initiatives have succeeded by addressing pull and push factors simultaneously, as well as opportunities...

India has progressed significantly in healthcare over the last two decades. However, it still lags way behind in ensuring the reach of healthcare to every citizen. According to a report presented by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence in the supervision of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the year 2015-16, only 27%...

Traditionally, cities and urban areas were perceived as being in some kind of competition with the hinterland and rural areas. It is now clear that they are all connected. The majority of the world's population now lives in urban areas and even India, a country predominantly viewed as rural, will be overwhelmingly urbanized in another...

The wood products sector operates under more intense public scrutiny than other extraction-based industries because wood comes from forests and forests are commonly seen by the public as natural places that should be relatively untouched by humans. Forest certification and eco-labelling are two important concepts to ensure that wood is sourced from sustainably managed...

A healthy population can lead any country to the heights of progress and success. India has made significant progress in many health indicators. The country has seen an increase in life expectancy at birth, reduction of infant mortality and crude death rates, eradication of diseases such as smallpox, polio and guinea worm. However, it...

Millennials make a huge chunk of the audience for any business. Today, according to demographers at Pew Research Center, they account for 27% of the global population. These young people have a lot of purchase power themselves and have tremendous influence on the older generation in terms of purchase decisions. This makes it imperative...

India has the largest number of smartphone users in the world. With the launch of Reliance Jio, every citizen in the country is able to afford a cellphone and data. This has made many services to go digital. The steep growth in digitalization has encouraged the app developers of the country to leverage the...

Corporate social responsibility and corporate philanthropy are emerging as major supporters for resolving the cancer epidemic. CSR is fighting cancer tooth and nail. CSR is fighting cancer Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata believes that the Tata Trusts in association with the Government would be able to set a pattern to reduce the deaths caused by cancer...

“I consume only organic food”, said Rithika, a homemaker staying in the posh locality of South Delhi. India imitates the west to meet the needs of its growing population by implementing the Green Revolution. India’s food production saw rapid gains by usage of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, tractors, irrigation facilities, pesticides, and fertilizers....

Noting that over INR 15,500 crore was disbursed to states for projects under District Mineral Foundation (DMF), a parliamentary panel has asked the government to review mandatory provision of spending 80% of CSR funds by companies in mining areas to avoid overlapping. DMF has been set up in states under a mining Act to implement...

India has been a favourite destination for migratory birds. However, over the past few years, their numbers have been reducing because of poaching, wetland pollution and habitat loss. Little Rann of Kutch hosts about 300 critically endangered species of migratory birds each year. The desert which houses several rare mammals is suffering from drought for...

How does the giving of sanitary napkins make a difference when there are no functional toilets in schools or where functional toilets have no water? There is a potential loss of about US $100 billion in GDP to India as a result of girls dropping out of school due to menstrual health issues and thus...