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When a cricket team is playing against a rival, the only priority for the entire country is the team’s victory. The spectators in the stadium are too nervous to pay attention to anything else. How does it matter where you throw the plastic water bottle or the biscuit packet, as long as the batsmen...

Education should not be a privilege but a right to everyone. However, it would only matter in the cause of progress and economic development if the education is qualitative. It does not make any sense to teach the students, the detailed working of Black and white TV in the era of LED and smart...

It is rightly said that Education is the key to success. It is like a light of dawn after an extended darkness of ignorance, illiteracy, poverty and everything else that holds us back from becoming a superpower. Government of India has realised the importance of education and is working towards providing quality education to...

Sports is an important component in socio-economic development of any country. It not only promotes productivity and fitness in the community but also helps in generating good leaders, reduces medical expenses, imbibes discipline and enhances social cohesion. Community participation in sport also represents the character and culture of a country. India does not have much...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned a digital India. In lieu of this the government is working hard towards bringing financial inclusion in every part of the country. In support of this initiative, Vodafone Foundation has launched Jaadu Ginni Ka - its financial literacy program to build a financially inclusive nation. Financial inclusion is the...

“Milk is very good for you,” said my mother while growing up. “It is important to have milk everyday to have strong body,” she said. Milk and its products have been associated with calcium and protein supplements. In a country where beef is officially banned in 24 of its states, siting it to be inhumane...

The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is the leading global network for investors, committed to integrating environmental, social governance (ESG) practices into investment policies and practices. Kotak Asset Management Company (Kotak Mutual Fund) recently signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, becoming the first asset management company to lead the responsible investing narrative...

Today city folks have come out in large to work shoulder-to-shoulder with villagers for a few hours. Aamir Khan, Founder of Paani Foundation, recently appealed to students and urban citizens to become ‘Jalmitras’ to join this effort against drought. People have signed up on work in villages with villagers on 1st May which is Maharashtra Day. “I...

Empowering rural women and children is required for the upliftment of their standard of living as well as the overall economic development of the country. An average village worker earns between 30-80 rupees a day. The amount is not enough in today’s market to provide for nutritious meals as well as proper healthcare and...

India is one of the world’s largest food producers. This makes the sustainability of the country’s agriculture system of global importance. Groundwater irrigation has been respite to India’s agriculture sector, especially for places with low, or uneven rainfall. However, this has led to overexploitation of groundwater. According to the World Bank data, since 1980, groundwater...

A cup of coffee is what it takes to be able to wake up and start the day for many of us. But what is the cost of that one cup of our beloved bitter concoction? Coffee is world’s second largest tradable commodity after oil. It is a multimillion dollar global industry and is constantly...

There will be no resources left at the way humans are consuming energy. The Indian government is aiming to develop cost effective and efficient solar power stove systems. The intention is to touch the lives of poor by providing them safe and low cost alternatives for clean household cooking. Recently, ONGC held a Solar Chulha...