Vodafone committed a sum of Rs 17 lakh to the Lotus Medical Foundation, a Kolhapur Based NGO to increase awareness about HIV. It is a part of Vodafone World of Difference programme, a flagship initiative by Vodafone Foundation. A …
Working mothers from 28 slums of Delhi on Tuesday said anganwadi centres should have creches where they can leave their children and are not forced to leave them unattended at home. "I need a safe place to leave my children …
Extending its footprint in the field of low-cost sanitation outside India, NGO Sulabh International is all set to improve the sanitation scenario of 15 African countries. Addressing sanitation experts from across the world at the …
To strengthen its social presence in India, British defence major BAE Systems signed an agreement with Smile Foundation, an Indian NGO, to support the underprivileged in primary education and healthcare. A company statement here …
The experts' committee was granted more time by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to submit a report suggesting guidelines to prevent rampant use of banned pesticides in vegetables and fruits. Counsel Meera Bhatia, appearing for …
Sulabh International, a NGO, on Thursday provided five ambulances to Vrindavan-based widow homes that house 250 widows.
65-year-old Sarthi Majumdar, a widow who has lived in Vrindavan for 40 years now, says she is happy that …
Expressing concern over content of a recent television commercial of the Sahara Group, an NGO has asked the information and broadcasting ministry to intervene and withdraw it from broadcasting, for using fear and scare …
A 20-month-old girl has received another chance at a normal life. The girl is all set to receive a cochlear implant in India. The procedure will be performed at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, thanks to an NGO. The implant will …
An NGO, Praja Foundation’s survey among 15,0000 households in Mumbai established that over 3.9 lakh people in 2011-12 were affected by malaria or about 148 in every 1000 people. The official figures however put the number at …
A group of 100 children suffering from cancer and their family members visited the Metro Museum at the Patel Chowk Metro station and had a joyride on the Metro train for the first time. "The children from different part of the …
Newspaper advertisements of the film "Jannat 2" showing actor Emraan Hashmi smoking a cigarette violated anti-tobacco laws, an NGO said pointing to the violation. In a letter to the health ministry and the information and …
Following reports of a Tamil Nadu-based school discriminating against a 12-year-old student after he was found HIV-positive, an NGO Wednesday announced to launch a nationwide initiative to raise public awareness about such …
