Partnering with Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, Alibaba is on a mission to donate a million books to underprivileged students in India. Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Chinese e-commerce king Alibaba is known across the world for its multifarious businesses in B2B, B2C, digital wallet, logistics, and cloud software, among others, all of which have taken it …
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Initiative led by Katha in collaboration with CRY, others “There is need to innovate. We are levers of change and technology should be used to push us further,” argued 11-year-old Shehzaadi, a student from Katha lab school. She was one of the six students debating at the mock parliament session organised by non-profit organisation Katha …
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Driven, a car rally for women, discussed road safety and empowerment We’ve always seen those signboards about being safe on the roads. But last Sunday saw an awareness drive of a different kind. The women of Bengaluru, with their friends, donned their driving gloves, put on their coolest jackets and drove from the city …
India is ranked 117 of 157 countries on the 2017 Sustainable Development Goals Index, trailing behind Nepal, Iran, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. It is time startups show the way towards sustainability in collaboration with corporates. Rohan Shenoy and Puja Aarti are sweating it out in the barren lands of North Bengaluru. They are working with builders …
An eye on the future, Indian startups & companies keen to work towards sustainability Read More »
We travelled to India to learn about social enterprise initiatives that are taking place in the South of the country. We arrived to Madurai airport on the 28th June, and one of the founders of Madurai Craft Studio, Ashokkumar Goshi, was waiting for us there. This recently established social enterprise designs, develops and produces Eco-friendly products …
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