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Government to rope in banks, financial institutions to push Swachh Bharat

NEW DELHI: The government is looking at roping in state-run banks and financial institutions to give a push to its Swachh Bharat campaign. The finance ministry will prod lenders to increase credit towards industries, especially small and medium enterprises, involved in sanitation products.  “DFS (department of financial services) & MDWS (ministry of drinking water and …

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Cities need a sustainable transport update

The car has been the signifier of the aspiring Indian for decades. Starting in the 1980s, the democratization of car ownership with the explosion in sales of the humble Maruti 800 heralded an emergent middle class. Every year, governments across the country lay down fresh tar on any available city space to welcome the latest …

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Run for Girl Child on January 7

The second edition of “Run for a Girl Child” will be held at Gachibowli Stadium on January 7. The event will be organised by Seva Bharathi-Telangana. The announcement came at a press meet in the city in which Raghunath Verrabelly, General Secretary of Seva Bharathi and Ramamurty Prabhala, the President of the organisation unveiled the …

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Social responsibility of a business doesn’t end with CSR, says Vinita Bali in Pune

Vinita Bali, former managing director and chief executive officer of Britannia Industries, was in the city on Wednesday to be part of the lecture on ‘Social Responsibility of Business ‘ organised by Pune International Centre (PIC). Sharing her views, Vinita Bali emphasised that a socially responsible business is one which makes profit through serving society.  …

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This NGO in Delhi is opening up a lot of empowering avenues for women in the country

The NGO is being led by Sharnas Muthu, who began her campaign in October.  It was the winter of 2012 and Sharnas Muthu, a PhD scholar in Jamia Millia Islamia, had begun data collection for her thesis – ‘Role of legislation and justice system in safeguarding dignity of women’. The thesis dealt with the issues …

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