Ecofeminism and why you should care about it

Ecofeminism and why you should care about it

Mar 14, 2017

Feminism is a beautiful enabler. The very fact that this author is free to write this article without resorting to a masculine pseudonym shows how far we have come from the days of George Eliot. Whatever your understanding of the term ‘feminism’ (basic

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Galaxy Toyota launches road safety project for school children

Mar 13, 2017

[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he stated objective is to educate the younger generation on responsible road safety habits and develop them as road safety ambassadors. This ‘safety model school’ project is a collaborative effort between Galaxy Toyota and Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) and has been launched

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Watching birds near your home is good for your mental health: Study

Watching birds near your home is good for your mental health: Study

Mar 13, 2017

[dropcap size=big]P[/dropcap]eople living in neighbourhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress, according to research by academics at the University of Exeter, the British Trust for Ornithology, and the University of Queensland. The study,

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Women’s Day; How corporate India is celebrating

Mar 8, 2017

IndiGo ties up with Rahul Bose’s biopic Poorna to celebrate girl power [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]hrough this association, IndiGo seeks to honour the achievements of Poorna Malavath, the youngest girl in the world to climb Mount Everest, and many other women champions who defy odds

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When media and money collide

When media and money collide

Feb 16, 2017

One of the pivotal books on media and journalism that should be on everyone’s reading list is Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky and Edward S Herman. The book clearly elucidates how the media frames every news piece and every issue according to a

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India’s air-pollution scare: Time we pressed the panic button

India’s air-pollution scare: Time we pressed the panic button

Feb 14, 2017

Take a look at India’s air quality map and you will be hard-pressed to find places with acceptable levels of pollution. Most of the flags are in the unhealthy and hazardous zone. Predictably, things got worse during Diwali. An IndiaSpend analysis showed that

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Standing Rock and how to save the environment: Learning it from indigenous peoples

Standing Rock and how to save the environment: Learning it from indigenous peoples

Dec 15, 2016

With the world facing impending environmental doom (doesn’t help that the world’s second highest carbon emitter has a climate-change denier for President) in the not-so-distant future, one would be wise to turn to Noam Chomsky for his views: ‘The only communities standing between

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Companies that got RoC notices/warnings for CSR non-compliance: CauseBecause RTI revelations

Nov 21, 2016

Which all companies received a notice or warning from their respective regional registrar of companies (RoC) for non-compliance or for not reporting on their CSR? Many of you must have read this piece of news in a mainstream business daily as per which

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Environment and climate change – why Indians don’t care and why they should

Nov 19, 2016

Earlier this year, a lot of Indians heaved a sigh of relief when Delhi was downgraded by WHO from the top spot to the 11th position in the world’s most polluted cities list. It was one of those rare times when the word

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CSR of hospitals: A few free heart surgeries and some mobile clinics. What else?

Nov 17, 2016

It would not be incorrect to state that healthcare and social responsibility go hand in hand. After all, few things are as important, essential and literally a matter of life and death as right and timely healthcare. The morally hazardous bit comes in

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