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Food scavengers in India: Individuals, restaurants to the rescue
March 17, 2018
While many in India are ignorant about inclusion and rehabilitation of the poor and hungry, there are cafes, restaurants and individuals pan India, who are recognising the need to provide necessities for the population.
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Fighting scavenger deaths, infant mortality and more
January 6, 2018
Even though the government and private organisations are aiming to improve the health infrastructure in India, with the increasing cases of scavenger deaths and infant mortalities, the country is still toiling to eliminate its health concerns and social taboos.
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Saying it through art
November 11, 2017
As India faces the challenge to educate its masses about the prevailing social and environmental issues along with the many taboos and social codes; activists, individuals, and non-governmental organisations are increasingly trying to sensitise people through different art expres...
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Helen Keller Awards 2017
November 1, 2017
Now in its eighteenth year, the Helen Keller Awards have not only led to a recognition of the social responsibility held by corporates, NGOs and individuals, but have also emerged as a way to map the progress made each year towards greater empowerment of India’s millions of dis...
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International Day of Peace 2017
September 22, 2017
As the world observes international peace week, India ranks 137 out of 163 countries on Global Peace Index 2017 with being the second-largest troop contributor to peacekeeping missions on one hand, while announcing to deport around 40,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees, on the other.
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The earth is drowning in water-crisis, because we ‘eat’ water
September 6, 2017
Particularly, percent distribution of sea water and fresh water on the Earth has not changed for at least four billion years when life on earth was formed. Amount of water too has not changed on this earth for billions of years. It is said that if at all anyone knows the full his...
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India suffocates beneath its own waste
September 3, 2017
Currently generating nearly 62 million tonnes of solid waste jointly in a year, with inappropriate separation and control systems, Indian cities are drowning in their own waste, highlighting the garbage segregation and management problems in the country.
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World Water Week 2017
August 31, 2017
As the world observes 2017 World Water Week from August 27-September 1, over 180 million people lack basic drinking water in countries affected by conflict and unrest. And for India, where per capita availability of fresh water declined by more than 50 pc in the past 50 years, pr...
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Biodegradable sanitary napkins produced by women of Goa
July 12, 2017
In a country where menstruation is hardly spoken about; forget about discussing issues related with decomposition of sanitary napkins. However, women from ‘Saheli’ - a Self Help Group (SHG) in Goa, are changing the norms by manufacturing eco-friendly sanitary napkins to elimi...
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Differently-abled finding a place in Indian politics
April 10, 2017
Though many in India are ignorant about inclusion and rehabilitation of disabled people, the differently-abled are recognising the need to tap their own population. Despite the challenges, not only prominent politicians but also the disabled in rural areas are now actively partic...
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