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Have focused on divyang empowerment: PM ModiOn World Disability Day, Modi said in a blog post that his government has an approach that is "all-encompassing, sensitive and one working ...
Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar appointed new NCW chairpersonVijaya Kishore Rahatkar is named the new chairperson of the National Commission for Women, succeeding Rekha Sharma. Archana Majumdar joins ...
MHA grants SRK's NGO, Meer Foundation, FCRA licenceShah Rukh Khan's NGO, Meer Foundation, granted FCRA licence by MHA for 5 years to support acid attack survivors.
Consumer interest watchdog CCPA issues notices to Flipkart, Meesho for sale of acid on their platformsThe CCPA, the watchdog of consumer interest in India, has come across the sale of highly corrosive acids on these e-commerce platforms. It ...
Pride Month: Keshav Suri says diversity in hiring, sensitising corporate leadership can make workplaces inclusiveThe youngest Executive Director at The LaLit Suri Hospitality Group speaks on the much- needed changes in the corporate world to maintain e...
New Delhi woman Chaitanya Venkateswaran 'becomes' British High Commissioner for a day!The British High Commission has been organising the 'High Commissioner for a Day' competition annually since 2017, inviting young Indian wo...
SREI focuses on innovative disruption for Sustainable growth: Hemant KanoriaSREI Infrastructure Finance Limited ("Srei"), a Kanoria Foundation entity, is one of India's largest holistic infrastructure institutions. ...
Government to fix time-frame for probe & trial of acid attack casesAs per Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, a person convicted for acid attack is sentenced to imprisonment for ten years or life.
US students set up ventures for social cause in IndiaBy setting up foundations & ventures, the students have substantially improved many lives but test lies in keeping them sustainable after t...
Acid attack victims join hands, open cafe near TajLocated opposite the Taj Mahal in Agra, a brand new cafe is the latest initiative of the NGO Chaanv that has collaborated with the acid att...
Enhance punishment, make illicit acid sale non-bailable: Home ministrySC had laid down fresh rules on sale of acid on the plea of a 23-year-old acid attack survivor, Laxmi, whose face was disfigured after an a...