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...
24 Sep, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
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.
25 Aug, 2022, 03.08 PM IST
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...
25 Aug, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
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 ...
31 Jul, 2022, 03.15 PM IST
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...
25 May, 2022, 04.44 PM IST
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...
31 Jan, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
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...
15 Jun, 2021, 12.29 PM IST
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.
12 Jul, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
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...
18 Apr, 2019, 09.03 AM IST
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.
02 Sep, 2018, 02.26 PM IST
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 ...
22 Jan, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
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...
20 Nov, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
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...
05 Feb, 2016, 06.26 AM IST
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...
01 Oct, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
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...
20 Feb, 2015, 10.34 PM IST
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...
31 May, 2011, 08.03 AM IST
- Charity begins at institutions
There are two ways of donating for charitable purposes. One is by way of sponsoring programmes organised by corporates. The other way is th...
10 Sep, 2007, 07.46 PM IST