LG Electronics: Bringing light into people’s eyes and lives
In November, LG Electronics India celebrated Diwali by commemorating its initiative called Karein Roshni. In 2019, LG Electronics had pledged to support Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital and Sankara Eye Foundation and help people who could not afford eye-transplant surgeries due to financial
Sustainable Living and Working: The Ideas Series
– Ramji Raghavan, Agastya International Foundation
Many of the problems the world faces today are the result of a lack of cause-effect thinking including the spirit of enquiry, and creative problem finding and solving. Creativity in the face of complexity is the need of the hour. Simply put, most
Age-control creams that are natural, toxin-free and vegan?
Personal-care brand The Moms Co. has launched a ‘natural age-control range’ which it describes as a 100% natural, toxin-free and vegan solution to fight early signs of ageing. Launched with a digital campaign celebrating #AgelessExpressions featuring actor Kalki Koechlin, the range includes three
Ideas to make mobility more mobile and less troublesome
Three solutions aimed at solving Bengaluru’s traffic woes were proposed at the Mobility Champions programme, hosted in October by Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC) in partnership with the #BengaluruMoving campaign, World Resources Institute India (WRI), and Let Me Breathe (LMB). These solutions
A helpline to help artisans
A helpline for artisans has been launched by Okhai, established by Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) to encourage and empower women in rural areas. The initiative is in line with this year’s theme, ‘Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of
No #MeToo for informal workers
A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found that women employed in India’s informal jobs sector are routinely sexually harassed and abused at work despite the existence of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act (or POSH Act). Poor enforcement
China to become carbon-neutral in 40 years
China has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2060, as per a recorded video message to the UN General Assembly by the country’s leader, Xi Jinping. He also reiterated his previous commitment that the country will aim to halt the rise of its carbon
A Model Project
Breakthrough: Breaking gender norms
Cricket as a metaphor and more Discrimination based on gender, caste, creed and ethnicity exists in every society irrespective of the progressive values it upholds. For women and girls, it is always challenging to raise their voice against such inequities because of the
Sustainable Living and Working: The Ideas Series
– Rajiv Williams, Jindal Stainless
The world has undergone much change in the name of development and progress, particularly over the past century. I think it is relevant to understand the fundamentals of the basic existential tenets of life and how ‘the self’ has come before ‘service’ or
Mahindra Holidays: Sustainability done right?
The Mahindra Group is a well-known Indian conglomerate and its brand name is ubiquitous in the country and abroad. One of its most recognisable companies is Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL), or Mahindra Holidays, which is part of the leisure and