October 1st, 201812419In Indian mythology, the teacher is given the highest position in the social structure. We call the teacher a GURU. As we hear the name of Guru, Dronacharyajee emerges in our mind and a legendary story of Eklavya donating his thumb as Guru Dakshina on his Guru’s direction without taking a second thought flashes out in our heart.
How...
October 1st, 20184109Since 1947, achieving food security has been a major goal of our country. This was because the Bengal Famine created awareness of the need for paying priority attention to the elimination of hunger.
Our Food Security Act 2013 specially mentions the need for nutritional security (An Act to provide for food and nutritional security in...
September 30th, 20188161Decisions! Decisions!Decisions!!!
We have plentiful to make!!! What if we knew our future, knew what was good and bad for us, knew which venture to put our money on and which to ignore, knew what will reap benefits and what won’t!!!
Presenting the astrological predictions for the month of October, 2018, by the famous celebrity...
September 7th, 201811127On Valentia Island, where I was fortunate to spend the past week, the locals held a swim on New Year's Day. Donal, who runs Walsh's Foodstore in Knightstown - just steps away from where the swimmers gathered before they braved the icy waters - told me the event was in honour of his cousin, Aidan, who died last year.
The swimmers and...
September 7th, 20181092Social responsibility programmes do not require corporate-sized teams or budgets, argues Lisa Henshaw from Fourth Day
Corporate social responsibility has come a long way, with community outreach and sustainability becoming standard practice for most well known business leaders. Companies like Google have been praised for their...
September 7th, 2018453According to United Nations in this new World Water Development Report Five billion people could be left with poor access to water by 2050 if nothing is done to enhance its supply and quality. It recognizes water not as an isolated element, but as an integral part of a complex natural process that involves evaporation, precipitation...
September 7th, 20188284According to Census 2011, 68% of India’s Population resides in rural India. On the contrary 2010 Census in USA states that ~80% populations stays in urban areas. Rural India has perennially been associated with lower infrastructure in terms of roads construction, irrigation, animal husbandry, electrification, water storages and cold...
September 7th, 201811114Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the ways to actively contribute in transforming India through job-ready workforce for domestic and international industry. Corporate organizations have a crucial role to play in accomplishing the national agenda for skilling India.
Following 5 models might support skill development...
September 6th, 201814128In the current world scenario, where there is a massive gap between the rich and the poor because of globalization, it is crucial that development should undertake in a sustainable way for the future wellbeing of human beings all across the globe. The idea of social entrepreneurship has been getting high attention more recently as it...