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From “beta, how do I save a number?” to scam-savvy pros: How young volunteers are helping seniors outsmart scammersYoung students are bridging the digital divide by teaching seniors essential tech skills, empowering them against online fraud and fosterin...- Budget 2024: Elderly NGOs seek major revisions in upcoming budget to support senior citizensA significant demand is the revision of the central contribution to the old age pension under the National Social Assistance Program (NSAP).
- Budget 2023-24 has very little to offer for marginalised, say rights groupsVarious rights groups Thursday alleged that the Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 has very little to offer for the marginalised -...
- Why ageing citizenry is a challenge across the globe, particularly for IndiaFrom 5% of the population in 1950, senior citizens were close to 10% of the population by 2016, and this is estimated to rise to 19% by 205...
- India will continue to be our launchpad, says GoogleGoogle has also announced a cybersecurity upskilling program for about 100,000 developers, and IT and startup professionals across India.
- Google joins MeitY, launches pan-India effort to improve online safetyGoogle said it is also starting a multilingual user awareness campaign supported by the MeitY and Digital India Corporation to encourage mi...
- India's elderly wait for monthly pension to hike from Rs 300The solution, according to Datta, is that the Central government and state governments set up a committee to jointly decide on the pension ...
- India's retirees tap savings, eat less as living costs soarSharply rising prices are hitting older people the world over as global supply problems caused by the pandemic -- and made worse by the Ukr...
- Budget: NGOs recommend creating separate ministry, special digital literacy scheme for elderlyIn view of the consequences of the pandemic, the need for increased social and health security has been emphasised upon while adding new ar...
- Julius Baer pledges Rs 10.5 crore to support critical Covid-19 relief programmes in IndiaAn internal employee fund raising initiative was also launched via JB Cares (philanthropic association run by Julius Baer employees) collec...
- Covid-19 relief conundrum: NGOs working on other causes are strapped for fundsAfter firms diverted their CSR funds to PMCARES, India's smaller NGOs now stares at an existential question.
- Funding tech incubators can qualify as CSR spendThe government panel on CSR is likely to suggest tweaks to the CSR framework to allow funding to all incubators to be counted towards CSR s...
- How a skewed demography, digital revolution and changing social mores are making growing old in India difficultFrom consumption to knowledge, the balance in India is now tilted in favour of the digitally savvy young.
- Parliament should approve revised national policy on elderly: SC toldThe NGO in its report has said that according to the Census of India in 2011, the number of elderly people was 103 million and that it was ...
- Why Kolkata’s seniors feel safer and less lonelyNot just in Kolkata, police in other cities are also stepping up. With crimes against the elderly on the rise — over 20,000 offences in 201...
- Companies like IBM, Deloitte rolling out benefits for aged parents, parents-in-law of young employeesFew companies are going beyond just maternity and childcare benefits to also extending a slew of benefits towards employees’ parents and pa...
- Society, government ill-equipped to take care of elderly: Hamid AnsariHamid Ansari said that the society and government are ill-equipped to take care of elderly who are fast growing in number and will shoot up...
- India spends mere 0.032 per cent of GDP on senior citizens: StudyAs per the 'State of India's Elderly-2014' report by HelpAge India, the country has 100 million elderly and by 2050 the figure is likely to...
- NGOs under pressure to reveal their funding source, show the impact of their workAs NGOs gain traction in public and policy spaces, they face increasing pressure from the political class and citizens to reveal their sour...
- Charity begins at institutionsThere are two ways of donating for charitable purposes. One is by way of sponsoring programmes organised by corporates. The other way is th...
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