Category: CSR

An Indian-origin man, Jay Patel registered Patients Lives Matter earlier this month after his 30-year-old son, Balram, died due to “failures” in treatment and care at a hospital in London.   He has launched a new charity foundation to campaign for the rights of patients.  totally inadequate steps are available at the time of the incident to rectify the failure and ensure little or no harm comes to the patient.  “We feel very strongly that the government is taking steps ‘after the event’ so as to speak to see what went…

The world’s second-largest Hindu temple outside India to be inaugurated in the US on October 8.  The temple is located about 90 km south of Times Square, New York in Robbinsville Township, New Jersey.  Hailed as the world’s largest Hindu temple outside India “in the modern era”, the Akshardham temple has been built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham organization.  This grand temple is dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, a Hindu spiritual leader of the 19th century, and was inspired by his 5th spiritual successor and renowned saint Pramukh Swami Maharaj.  The…

Substance use disorder is an issue which has the potential to adversely affect the social fabric of the country. Dependence to any substance not only affects the individual’s health, but also disrupts their families and the whole society. Regular consumption of various psychoactive substances leads to dependence of the individual. As per report of first comprehensive National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India conducted by Department of Social Justice & Empowerment through National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS, New Delhi, Alcohol is the most common…

CSIR-IGIB (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) and KAMP (Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform), an initiative of CSIR – NIScPR & NCPL, marked a significant milestone during the “One Week One Lab” celebration. This event was attended by more than 1100 students from grades 5 to 12 who are part of the KAMP program. As part of the “One Week One Lab” festivities at CSIR-IGIB, a captivating Scientific Excursion was organized at the CSIR-IGIB campuses on Mathura Road and Mall Road. Dr. Souvik…

The fourth Gender Samvaad was co-organized by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry of Rural Developmen and Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE) yesterday here. Gender Samvaad, is a unique, joint attempt between DAY-NRLM and IWWAGE to establish a shared platform to generate awareness on DAY-NRLM’s gender interventions across the country, with a focus on hearing voices from the states and of SHG members. The virtual event brought together over 8000 participants, including senior officials MoRD, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of Bihar…

Indian Army Contingent consisting of 32 personnel from a Battalion affiliated to the RAJPUTANA RIFLES departed for ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus Expert Working Group (EWG) on Counter Terrorism Field Training Exercise (FTX) 2023 scheduled to be conducted from 25th to 30th September 2023 in Russia. It is a multinational joint military exercise being hosted by Russia as a co-chair of the EWG along with Myanmar. It was preceded by Table Top Exercise of the ADMM Plus EWG on Counter Terrorism at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from 2nd to 4th August 2023. Since 2017, the ADMM…

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will flag off nine Vande Bharat trains on 24th September 2023 at 12:30 PM via video conferencing. These new Vande Bharat trains are a step towards realising Prime Minister’s vision of improving connectivity across the country and providing world class facilities to rail passengers. The new trains that will be flagged off are: Udaipur – Jaipur Vande Bharat Express Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express Hyderabad –Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express Vijayawada – Chennai (via Renigunta) Vande Bharat Express Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express Kasaragod –…

Railways boost compensation for accident-related deaths and injuries by 10 times, lakhs of rupees to be disbursed.  Effective from September 18, this revised compensation scheme is a welcome relief for the affected individuals and their families.  In case of passengers killed in train accidents and manned level crossing accidents, the next of kin of passengers killed will now receive Rs 5 lakh as compensation.  It has declared some additional relief for extended hospital stays.  the Indian Railways has made substantial financial gains by amending travel fare rules for children in…

The Government on Thursday rolled out a new set of national awards named ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’  The objective of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is to recognize the notable and inspiring contribution made by the scientists, technologists, and innovators individually or in teams.  People of Indian Origin staying abroad with exceptional contributions benefiting the Indian communities or society shall also be eligible for the awards.  The awards are named as Vigyan Ratna (VR), Vigyan Shri (VS), Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB), Vigyan Team (VT).  The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar will be given…

The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever global report on hypertension.  India would need to more than double its count of people with blood pressure under control to achieve even a 50 per cent control rate, it said.  The report said 188.3 million people in the 30-79 years age group have hypertension, of whom 37 % have been diagnosed and 32 % receive treatment, but only 15 per cent have their high blood pressure under control.  The prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension has declined slightly from 29 per cent in…