Biodegradable cotton ear buds from Tulips
These cotton buds/swabs launched by personal hygiene-care brand Tulips are made from certified paper and purest-grade cotton fibre, as per the company’s official press release shared with CauseBecause. Rahul Jain, partner at Tulips, says, ‘We plan to promote these cotton buds widely and
Tata Chemicals: Training the next generation of apprentices
On July 15, Tata Chemicals’ flagship Apprenticeship Training School (ATS) in Mithapur observed World Youth Skills Day. Established in 1954, this school has trained lakhs of young people to develop skills that make them employable in any manufacturing industry across sectors. To encourage
Climate change affects right at conception
A new report claims that climate change has adverse effects on pregnant mothers who are more likely to have premature, underweight or stillborn children. The research by JAMA Network Open, part of the Journal of the American Medical Association, provides evidence that exposure
GMR Group: Learning for the youth continues
GMR Varalakshmi Foundation (GMRVF), the CSR arm of GMR Group, has launched an online skill-based training course for young people at the GMRVF Hyderabad Centre. The course is aimed at enhancing the employability of school/college dropout youth during the lockdown. Since the pandemic
A fight for peace, happiness and all things not warlike
The world is not the same anymore. I know, I know. Who doesn’t! What’s the point in stating the obvious though? Also, when has the world been the same anyway? Things have always been happening to it. Sometimes to shock, sometimes to restore
CSR: Who should write your mandatory report?
While the next few months are about guessing when will the new guidelines making CSR impact reports mandatory be passed, one must also wonder who will be measuring the ‘impact’ in the first place. While I write down a few principles that social
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter: Road safety is important, lockdown or no lockdown
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd (HMSI) has further expanded its digital road safety campaign. With social distancing becoming the new normal in the Covid-19 era, Honda 2Wheelers India introduced the Digital Road Safety Awareness Training initiative – ‘Honda Road Safety E-Gurukul’
How The Live Love Laugh Foundation is living up to its name
The three verbs in the name of this organisation founded by Indian film actor Deepika Padukone appear to have been chosen with thought, care and deliberation, to send out a message to all concerned that any conversation around mental health is pointless without
Tata Power: Shop direct, help direct
Tata Power has launched a dedicated website offering products made by SHGs and farmers supported by the company. The website, SaheliWorld.org, is a marketplace for its rural entrepreneurs and offers a wide range of Covid-19 essentials, apparel, handicrafts, home décor items, and dairy,
Identify: Trans rights are human rights
Launched in June this year in Mumbai, Identify, The World For Transgender, will work with trans people across India. Much of the trans community that’s solely dependent on the alms they make in the ladies’ compartments of Mumbai locals, at the signals,