Every morning, you keep your dustbins outside, the cleaning staff comes and collects the garbage. Ever wondered where all this trash goes? In many cases, the diligent sanitation workers will have to manually separate the garbage, while being at risk of infection themselves. While some of this waste can be composted or recycled, what happens to the used diapers, sanitary …
An ex-techie and a fitness enthusiast, Ripu Daman Bevli followed his heart in cleaning up the nation while inspiring others to join the cause. In 2017, while enjoying his breakfast at Qahwa — a cafe in the SDA Market in New Delhi — Ripu Daman Bevli read a newspaper report, which said a particular stretch of road had been littered …
Research has shown that low-cost sanitary pads don’t solve the myriad issues related to traditional menstrual practices and is more like band-aid on a deadly wound. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address on Independence Day this year touched on an important public health issue: menstruation. Modi said, “Through 6,000 Jan aushadhi kendras, about 5 crore women were provided sanitary pads at one rupee (each).” …
UDAIPUR: In an innovative approach to increase forest cover in the state, the forest department on Tuesday used a specialised drone for dropping seed balls in interior hilly areas at Sarveni Ven that falls under Salumber forest range of Udaipur district. The initiative was a part of the pilot project jointly taken up by the ministry of forest and environment …
From listening to your donors to focusing on ground-level data, here are learnings from Rajasthan on using CSR funds more strategically. With the passing of the Companies Act in 2013, India became one of the first countries to mandate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).1 Raising more than INR 50,000 crores from 2014 to 2018 alone, the Act has reshaped corporate social spending and expanded …
