Society
NGO Series: Durbar – Empowerment of Sex Work...
January 4, 2017
Durbar, a large collective of sex workers in West Bengal, is working to ensure the rights of this largely marginalised section of society.
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Who was the Indian poetess Savitribai Phule ?
January 4, 2017
Celebrating the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, the poetess who stood against caste and gender-based discrimination in India during colonial times, Google India shows a meaningful gesture.
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NGO Series: The Rising People Welfare Society
January 3, 2017
In an effort to contribute to the society, a movement by young people taking ownership of the institutionalised children in the community led to the formation of ‘The Rising People Welfare Society’, an NGO in New Delhi that helps provide education and healthcare to Delhi's ma...
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20,000 NGO licenses cancelled in India
December 28, 2016
A year ago, the Indian government became compulsively vigilant on foreign funds procured by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and now, out of the 33,000 NGOs in the country, 20,000 have their licences cancelled for violation of laws.
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Delhi metro’s masterstroke of turning waste into...
December 28, 2016
In a bid to reuse the thousands of tonnes of waste that the Indian capital generates on a daily basis, the authorities of Delhi Metro are developing art by using waste and going green.
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NGO series: Vaani – Sound of the soul
December 26, 2016
To inaugurate a series on Indian Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) and to hold a light to their noble contributions to make the world a better place, MIG chose to start with an organisation which is dealing with a major yet unnoticed problem – hearing impairment. Not only V...
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Orange Festival of Adventure and Music 2016 aims a...
December 21, 2016
The third edition of Orange Festival of Adventure and Music (OFAM), in the remote Dambuk village in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India, is a unique event that positively impacts communities in the region.
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At least 74 journalists killed globally in 2016, a...
December 20, 2016
A recent report by Reporters Without Borders revealed that at least 74 journalists were killed globally while on duty, and India remains among most dangerous countries in world for journalists according to other reports.
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Chhattisgarh to go Open Defecation Free
December 17, 2016
The forested state of Chhattisgarh in central India has been long deprived of basic cleanliness and hygiene infrastructure, and a lot of its people have been living in homes that do not have toilets. But now, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or the Clean India mission is making Chhattis...
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New disabilities bill passed in India
December 17, 2016
Passing of the bill has been hailed as a step forward for the rights of disabled people even as some key concerns remain unaddressed.
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