Refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, and recycle! This is the 5-R motto that a 27-year-old resident of Bengaluru, Bhavna Singh, follows to lead a sustainable lifestyle. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes for a Swachh Bharat or Clean India movement, the country still has a long way to go. This is what Bhavna Singh believes. This …
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 …
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