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CSR: Oral Health Awareness In India

Oral health is an indicator of overall health. Hence, it is very important to maintain oral hygiene. In India, ignorance is a major cause of poor oral health in the country. In fact, people visit dentists only in case of severe problem or crisis. This too is done after the age of 40. And...
Hijra transgender community

The Third Gender (Trans In India)

The transgender community has been assimilated into Indian society as hijras, long before transgender people started finding acceptance in the rest of the world. In April 2014, the Supreme Court made it official by recognizing hijra and transgender, eunuchs, intersex people as a 'third gender' by law. The nation’s association with the community has...
pansexuality

Pansexuality Is Out of the Box

As part of our series on the LGBT community, today we are putting the spotlight on pansexuals. The term is back on the radar, after American singer Janelle Monae publicly came out as pansexual. Whether in music videos, television, film or books, pansexuality features in popular culture now more than ever. Depending on which social...
reading

CSR: Read To Stay Mentally Healthy

According to a recent study, the average attention span of human beings has declined from 12 seconds in the year 2000 to 8 seconds in 2015. With the fast pace of life, and enormous amount of content available for everyone to consume, it has become very difficult for individuals to build patience and attentively...
lesbian rights

Lesbian Rights Are Undermined in India

The Supreme Court’s dilution of Section 377 is sweeter news for the gay community than it is for lesbians. Bisexual women and lesbians will continue to be misunderstood. This faction of LGBTQ is largely perceived as sexually titillating rather than as a group fighting for equal rights. The first thing men think of when...
Sustainable inventions

CSR: Sustainable Inventions With Problem Solving Potential

“The very greatest things – great thoughts, discoveries, inventions – have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty,” Samuel Smiles, the Scottish author and government reformer has rightly said. For India, being a developing nation, at a time when the natural resources are diminishing, environment is...
empowering entrepreneurship

Empowering Entrepreneurship Through Co-Creation

India is a country of opposites. However, the paradox in entrepreneurship is rather inconspicuous. What is alarming is however is that while Indians are inherently entrepreneurial, they find it very difficult to set up and run businesses with ease. Access to technical knowledge, finance, market and poor entrepreneurship capacities inhibit enterprise development. Only 22% of...
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Education In India Needs Attention

India of the ancient times was labelled the Golden Bird. We had gathered immense wealth not limited to monetary gains since our real wealth lay in the gamut of practical, spiritual and philosophical knowledge. From the time of Nalanda University in the 5th Century C.E., India attracted scholars, students and thinkers from around the...
eco friendly cars in India

CSR: Eco Friendly Cars In India

According to a study, transportation accounts for about 24 per cent of India's carbon emissions. It is a major source of air pollution in several cities across the country. As per a recent WHO report, 14 of the top 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India. It is crucial to take...
online scams

4 Online Scams to Beware of

We've dealt with cybercrimes, cyberbullying and mobile safety in our series on digital frauds. We're ending this leg of the series with a quick guide to online scams. The amount of money lost in fake financial opportunities is increasing. Increasingly, scammers, enabled by social media, are getting in on the act. Celebrity endorsements are...
cyberbullying

5 Types of Cyberbullying

We tackled scam calls, cybercrimes against women and how to spot identity theft. Today, we put the spotlight on a specific cybercrime: cyberbullying. While online socialising has opened a whole new dimension of ways to communicate, it has some unpleasant effects, too. Cyberbullying is one example that has had devastating outcomes on our youth....
Tourism

CSR: Tourism Driving Social Change

Travel and Tourism has been growing significantly in the last few years. With many social media networking sites in place, many travel bloggers have evolved opening up a completely new market for travellers and travel or hospitality companies. The contribution of Tourism to the Global GDP has been growing at an average of 2.3%...

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