Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu top in NITI Aayog’s SDG Index
N ITI Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index 2020-21 has ranked Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu ahead of other states in meeting welfare goals such as ending poverty and ensuring gender equality by 2030, while Assam, Jharkhand and Bihar are lagging behind. NITI Aayog launched t
CSR takes a new turn due to Covid-19
With the country’s healthcare infrastructure reeling under the humungous pressure of the menacing second wave of Covid-19 cases, India Inc is joining forces in the fight against the pandemic. Companies such as the Tata Group, Reliance Industries Limited, JSW Group, Adani, ITC, and Jindal Steel and
Rise of digital payments in India
India is in the grip of a deadly second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, and efforts have been made by the governments in various states to mitigate the impact and avoid lockdowns as far as possible. It will take a Herculean effort on part of the government and the health sector to tide over the [&hel
Study says Covid is airborne: The Lancet
A study published in The Lancet, a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal, has stated that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an airborne pathogen. The report is written by six experts from the US, the UK and Canada. The report goes against the predominant scientific view which say
India’s Rising Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases
There is an accelerated rise in chronic non-communicable ailments like diabetes and hypertension, and they dominate communicable diseases in the total disease burden of the country. A study of two lakh people in 21 states by The Thought Arbitrage Research Institute (published by The Times of India o
“Most countries have not achieved gender balance”: UN report
As the world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, a UN Women report points out some interesting findings. According to the report that examines global data, women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making worldwide, and achieving gender parity in the political space is far
Carbon Watch is India’s first app to assess carbon footprint
In an innovative move, Chandigarh becomes the first state or Union Territory in India to launch Carbon Watch, a mobile application that helps to calculate the carbon footprint of an individual. Carbon Watch will allow users to determine their carbon footprint and will suggest ways to reduce it. Carb